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orwellham Quay, features many different attractions including: a historic port, copper mine, working


Victorian farm, railway, heavy horses and museums of costume and mining. Situated just four miles west of Tavistock and bordering the beautiful River Tamar, visitors can discover this lost world with the help of the Living History team. For many, a highlight of the visit is the circular train trip into the George & Charlotte Mine provides the rare opportunity to experience the life of a mineworkers deep underground.’


The George and Charlotte mine is open to visitors who


are taken on the electrically driven trains deep into its dark interior. Eventually emerging into daylight from another mine entrance, then travelling back along bank of the Tamar River.


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Inside the mine visitors can see mineral veins containing copper and a fully working water wheel used to pump water from the lower levels. The train drivers double up as guides offering an expert commentary on the technical aspects of hard rock mining. In the 1860s Morwellham Quay was known as “The


Greatest Copper Port in Queen Victoria’s Empire!” By way of contrast the Victorian farm and nature reserve


offer visitors the chance to escape the hustle and bustle of 21st century life as they wonder through the tranquil countryside. Whether visitors have an interest in Victorian mining, history, shipping in the age of sail, market gardens, reed-beds, old farm machinery, or they simply want an entertaining day out, Morwellham Quay is a uniquely interesting place to visit.


Address Morwellham Quay, Morwellham Near Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JL Telephone 01822 832766 morwellham@btmmail.co.uk www.morwellham-quay.co.uk


Opening times Open every day, 10.00 – 17.00


Price


Adults £7.95 Concessions £6.95 Children £4.95 Family Ticket £24.95 Mine train not included


avistock in west Devon is a town that, while it has adapted to changing needs, has managed to retain in its activities, buildings, and atmosphere, a real feeling for the past. Over the course of a thousand years, it has been a monastery town, a market town and a mining town. Tavistock Museum tells this story through artifacts, displays, DVDs and exhibitions. The Tavistock Museum is a community museum situated within an important group of public buildings built from mining royalties by the Bedford Estate, which includes the Town Hall, Police Station and Guildhall. It occupies two rooms above Court Gate, the historic gateway into the abbey (Grade I listed), and provides a very fitting use for these Grade II listed rooms. The circular train trip into the George & Charlotte Mine


provides the rare opportunity to experience the life of a mineworkers deep underground. The museum moved into


these premises during the summer of 2003 and has been open to the public since that time. There’s so much to discover in the town itself – a vibrant Pannier Market open daily from Tuesday to Saturday, many small shops offering a wide variety of specialist goods, and pleasant walks along the riverside, canal and former railway line. • •


A community museum in a historic gatehouse Discover Tavistock’s rich and diverse story


Useful links:


Tavistock & District Local History Society www.tavistockhistory.btck.co.uk


1752 Map of Tavistock www.tavistock1752.co.uk


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Address Tavistock Museum, Court Gate Guildhall Square, Tavistock Devon, PL19 0AE www.tavistockmuseum.co.uk


Opening times Easter to end of October Open every day 11.00 – 15.00


Price Free. There is a donation-is- requested policy.


Did you know? The big boom The 7th Duke of Bedford reputedly earned over £2 million (equivalent to £165 million today) from the Tamar Valley mining boom.


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