This is a new website replacing the longstanding Newquay Old Cornwall Society website and is an ongoing project in the course of construction. Please bear with us and much more information will be added as soon as possible.
Newquay Museum is run by volunteers from Kowethas Kernow Goth Tewynblustri (Newquay Old Cornwall Society). We collect, preserve and share knowledge, artefacts, photographs documents and carryout research about the districts historical and cultural heritage. The Newquay Old Cornwall Society areas of special interest cover Newquay and the surrounding parishes of Colan, Crantock, Cubert, St Columb Minor, St Eval, St Mawgan and St Newlyn East.
Museum partner Kowethas Ertach Kernow (Association for Cornish Heritage) hosts the Cornish Gallery & Towan Vintage. There is a Cornish research facilities with a wide range of books to help answer any research or general enquiries about Cornwall and its historic and cultural heritage.
The museum Corridor Gallery - Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:00pm
The Cornish Gallery & Towan Vintage is open Wednesday to Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm
The Archive Room - Wednesday's 10:30am to 3:30pm
ENTRANCE ACCESS
- MANOR ROAD: between the Piazza [opposite the Lighthouse Cinema] and the Bus Station opposite the bottom of the St Georges Road Car Park.
- CRANTOCK STREET: Opposite the Lighthouse Cinema above PSP Insurance Solutions. The Cornish Gallery & Towan Vintage is part of Newquay Museum having a gallery of Cornish art, pottery and artefacts. and can also be accesses via Manor Road Wednesday to Friday. It also houses Proper Photography Kernow and the office of Kowethas Ertach Kernow.
Kowethas Ertach Kernow
Find out more about Cornish historic, culture and environmental heritage: Click the image link below.
Newquay Museum & Archive collection
Dairyland Museum
Projects & Activities
Discover Newquay Videos
This is an ongoing project that originated during May 2021 with a collaboration between Newquay Museum and Newquay Library as a Local History & Community Month project.
Links to our original videos and more can be found on our Discover Newquay webpage click the image to open the video page.
![The second Trenance Viaduct The second Trenance Viaduct](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ON0071-1-150x150.jpg)
![Great Western Hotel c1890 Great Western Hotel c1890](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ON0129-1-150x150.jpg)
![Herring Boats Leaving Harbour Herring Boats Leaving Harbour](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Herring-Boats-Leaving-Harbour-1-150x150.jpg)
![Commercial Square, Newquay 1909 Commercial Square, Newquay 1909](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ON0019-150x150.jpg)
![Fistral Beach Late 19th Century Fistral Beach Late 19th Century](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ON0198-150x150.jpg)
![Active, Good Intent & Fly Fish Cellars Active, Good Intent & Fly Fish Cellars](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ON0053-150x150.jpg)
The Railway Comes to Newquay
Early Tourism in Newquay
Newquay's Fishing Industry
Newquay Town Centre
Newquay's Beaches
Newquay's Historic Buildings & Places
Our Partner Organisations - Projects & Collections
![Pentire Neckring Pentire Neckring](https://newquaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/neckring-300x292.jpg)
Museum & Archive Collections - Links to images, video's and history of Newquay and District