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 Corridor Gallery - Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm
The Archive Room - Wednesday's 10:30am to 3:30pm
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.
The Cornish Coffee Lounge is open Wednesday to Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm
ENTRANCE ACCESS is via
- CRANTOCK STREET: Opposite the Lighthouse Cinema above PSP Insurance Solutions. The Cornish Coffee Lounge 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 Towan Vintage and Proper Photography Kernow and the office of Kowethas Ertach Kernow.
Regrettably lack of volunteers and local support has led to changes in the way the museum operates. This is not all bad news and Newquay Museum is evolving to meet its challenges and increase the number of people we are able to share Newquay's heritage with. Working with our museum partner Kowethas Ertach Kernow our aim is to make information available online to a worldwide audience.
Newquay Museum is an entirely volunteer led museum and archive and is not supported by the local town council relying entirely on donations and fund raising
For Newquay Museum facts and future CLICK HERE
Kowethas Ertach Kernow
For those wanting to learn more about Cornwall and Cornish historic, culture and environmental heritage: Click the image link below.
This site has a growing amount of information including the weekly Ertach Kernow blogs, published as articles in the Voice newspapers throughout Cornwall. Links to many other Cornish sites and information including YouTube videos
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Projects & Activities
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