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) have a gallery room which also hosts the Cornish Coffee Lounge. There is a Cornish research room with a wide range of books to help answer any research or general enquiries about Cornwall and its historic and cultural heritage.
The museum and archive rooms are open
Wednesday to Friday 10.30am to 3.00pm
ENTRANCE ACCESS is via
- 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 between PSP Insurance Solutions [Cornish Coffee Lounge is situated in the museum]
The Cornish Coffee Lounge is open Wednesday to Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm and forms part of the museum. The Corridor Gallery is open during normal office hours Monday to Friday.
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Projects & Activities
Cornish Cultural Hub Tewynblustri
Cornish Coffee Lounge - Cornish Cultural Social events at Newquay Museum
Hear about Newquay and Cornwall’s history and culture through a series of illustrated talks and Celtic themed music events all part of our programme of monthly events on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Many experts in their fields will be sharing their knowledge
Booking is essential to ensure a place – Venue has a limited capacity
First event on 22nd June - Newquay's Past Through Pictures, presentation by Len Sheppard
Cornish Cultural Hub Tewynblustri
Cornish Cultural Hub Tewynblustri is based at Newquay Museum in Central House in Crantock Street, Newquay.
Uniting heritage and cultural groups in Newquay to better share interests by providing facilities for networking, exhibiting and working on future plans and projects.
A webpage is being produced to share activities and events, please check this out by clicking the blue link above or the logo to the left. More information being is added as the project develops.
Check out our webpage for details - Click Here or the Cornish Cultural Hub LOGO
Newquay Museum's inhouse coffeeshop reopened on 21st April and is now the 'Cornish Coffee Lounge'. Here we welcome 'One and All' in this fully inclusive space and encourage small groups wanting to make it a base of operation for meetings and activities. We look forward to meeting all those who love Cornwall and Cornish history, culture and our environment.
The Cornish Coffee Lounge will be hosting a range of activities, illustrated talks, exhibitions and music events over the coming months. Used by many smaller groups as a place to meet as well as local folk catching up with friends we hope that you too will join us.
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.
Discover Newquay Videos
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
Museum & Collections
Images - Artefacts - Art
