Liskeard and Liskeard & District Museum

Mining settlements and social infrastructure

While Liskeard is not part of the Caradon Mining District the town was built on the wealth created by the copper mining boom in the Caradon Mining District and is the gateway town to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. 

Liskeard’s steep streets and lanes hold a wealth of historic buildings, shops, markets and public buildings.

The Liskeard & District Museum has a permanent collection including mining exhibits related to the Caradon Mining District along with changing exhibitions exploring and celebrating life in Liskeard over the years.

Liskeard and Liskeard & District Museum - facilities, transport and parking:

There is no parking at the Liskeard & District Museum but there are a couple of car parks within 250m as well as on-street parking nearby.

The museum is on a steep hill which is relatively quiet with space to drop-off outside.

Liskeard’s streets are very steep and pavements are narrow in places.

There is plenty of public transport to and from Liskeard.

The museum has step-free access, an accessible toilet, lift access to all floors and other resources, including sensory backpacks.

Liskeard’s steep streets are lined with buildings that are testament to the town’s boom time when the Caradon Mining District was one of the richest in the country.
The Liskeard & District Museum is on a quiet, steep road close to the centre of Liskeard, with space to drop-off outside.
The museum has step-free access, an accessible toilet, lift access to all floors and other resources, including sensory backpacks.
The museum has a permanent collection including mining exhibits related to the Caradon Mining District along with changing exhibitions exploring and celebrating life in Liskeard and the surrounding areas over the years.