Some animals have nowhere left to live in the wild - we provide a sanctuary for them. Our Museum, the nations foremost museum of cycling history is housed in an old Victorian Railway Station - A history of cycling from 1818. The museum has a permanent display of the history of Cornwall from the Stone Age to the present day, as well as the natural history of Cornwall, a world famous collection of minerals, a pre-eminent collection of ceramics. Please contact the curator for details of the current exhibits at Mevagissey Museum. Sir Richard Edgcumbe of Cotehele built a new home in his deer park at Mount Edgcumbe in 1547-53.
Distances shown are in a direct line.
Distances by road will be longer. The views from the Victorian Metropole are pretty spectacular, standing as it does on a hill overlooking the harbour and Camel estuary. The Glendorgal Hotel is a clifftop hotel set in 17 acres of private headland, overlooking the Atlantic ocean. Spectacular views, with access to beaches and coastal walks. The Hotel Bristol is situated on a cliff top overlooking the superb golden sands of Tolcarne Beach.