Visit - A7 St Agnes Mining District
A7 St Agnes Mining District - Ranndir Balweyth Breanek
Iconic clifftop engine houses and much more
Famous for its spectacular coastline and well-preserved Cornish engine houses perched on rugged cliffs, such as the iconic Wheal Coates; one of the most photographed and well-known Cornish Engine Houses. This Area also has a rich heritage to explore inland, from the tin treatment works in narrow stream valleys to the pretty village with its granite mineworkers’ cottages, fine public buildings and luscious gardens.
‘If you’re lucky you might catch a glimpse of the dolphins that play off the coast in the summer’.
Places to visit
Wheal Coates qualifies as a Cornish icon with some of the most photographed mine buildings in the UK.
Clinging to the cliff edge along from St Agnes Head and just up from Chapel Porth beach, the historic remains of the Towanroath pumping engine house, stamps and winding engine houses are both dramatic and impressive.
St Agnes Museum is full of fascinating artefacts and information about the Parish of St Agnes. There’s lots about our rich mining and maritime history with a detailed model of the former harbour and our fabulous Lady Agnes figurehead.
There are many interesting items in our collection relating to farming, folklore, religion, archaeology, domestic bygones, life in the Victorian era, and much more. Our Museum is a real ‘cabinet of curiosities’!
Located within the Cornwall National Landscape and World Heritage Site, Trevaunance Cove has the remains of the historic mineral harbour, which can be explored on the western side of the beach at low tide. Historically, St Agnes' has been especially rich in tin and evidence of mine workings in the form of small openings can be seen dotted throughout the cliffs here.
