Morwellham Quay Historic Port, Farm and Copper Mine

Morwellham Quay The Morwellham & Tamar Valley Trust, Tavistock

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Type: Historic Site

An award-winning, evocative museum and visitor centre based around the historic port and mine workings on the River Tamar (Devon/Cornwall boundary). Here you can journey into another world! Costumed guides and craftsmen are on hand to interpret this unique site and a tramway will carry you deep into the heart of the George and Charlotte Copper Mine. Elsewhere the whole panoply of Victorian life unfolds, sailing ships, picturesque cottages, a farm worked by horses, walled gardens, child labourers and overcrowded tenements, all human life is here.

Contact Details

Morwellham Quay
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8JL

Tel: 01822 832766

Fax: 01822 833808

Click here to visit website

Information

Opening Times

Open All Year
01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012

Facilities

Attraction Facilities

  • Shop

Provider Preferences

  • In countryside
  • Indoor Attraction - Most activities take place under cover.
  • Outdoor Attraction - Lots to see outdoors, nature trail, water wheel, historic ship.

Accessibility

  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors - Incline from main car park, flat from disabled car park
  • Ramp/Level Access - Where possible; some areas have limited disabled access due to the age and nature of the site.
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Parking & Transport

  • Coach Parking
  • On site parking
  • Parking (free)

Catering

  • On-Site café/restaurant - Ship Inn, seats 100; undercover, fully licensed some outside seating available. Dogs are not allowed inside.
  • Picnic Site

Payment Methods

  • Approx length of visit - 4hrs
  • Delta accepted
  • Groups Accepted - Essential to pre-book. Times negotiable - please telephone.
  • Maestro accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Max group size - 250
  • Min group size - 16
  • TIC Staff Admitted Free
  • Visa accepted

Establishment Features

  • Audio Commentary in Foreign Languages
  • Dogs Accepted - £1 fee. Dogs are not allowed into the Ship Inn.
  • Event Venue - Occasional concerts and special events – see website or phone for details.
  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages
  • Toilets

Audio Commentary in Foreign Languages

  • French audio guide

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • Dutch printed material
  • French printed material
  • German printed material

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups

Road Directions

Nearest major road is A38. Follow the A386 to Tavistock, then the A390 and follow brown signs.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest station is Gunnislake station, 4 miles. Taxi from station.

Sunday & Bank Holiday service no. 187 ‘First’ bus between Morwellham Quay and Gunnislake station.

Weekday service 87/87A Jacketts Coaches between Tavistock or Bere Alston and Morwellham Quay, alight at ‘Rock’, 20-30 min walk down hill.