Join the Mevagissey Shanty Festival at Wheal Martyn for our annual fundraising concert! The Block House Chainers from Fowey and The DerryAirs from Downderry will be performing traditional and original shanties and folk songs inspired by Cornwall and our rich mining and maritime heritage. Read more
Discover what nature has to offer here at Wheal Martyn, and investigate our beautiful summer season Read more
More Cornish than May Day is a celebration of the centenary of the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival, known locally as Bugle Band Contest which is held annually within our parish. Read more
A seven piece, youth-led contemporary folk group from across Cornwall and Devon who weave traditional music and song (including Cornish, Irish, English and beyond) with original material to create their powerful and distinctive sound. Read more
Buy your Wheal Martyn ticket online today. A full price ticket gives you free return visits for a whole year! Read more
Complete your Bronze or Silver Arts Award with Wheal Martyn Read more
Anyone who likes to craft is welcome to join Wheal Martyn Stitches group which meets in our café on the first and third Friday of every month. Read more
Make a treasured gift and memory by printing your cherished pet’s foot onto ceramic or into a clay tile. Read more
Join us for our monthly Cornish speaking event! Come and learn some new Cornish phases or engage in fluent conversation – everyone, from beginners to fluent speakers, are welcome. FREE - just turn up on the day! Read more
A new Welsh language conversation group, meeting in the café at Wheal Martyn on the first and third Tuesday of each month for a fun and social morning, speaking and practising Welsh (Cymraeg). Read more
Summer is here and, with all the beautiful flowers in bloom, why not make your very own vase to display them? In this workshop, you will be shown an easy technique to create a beautiful flowing vase. Read more
Our regular Memory Café offers a friendly place to chat over a cuppa and take part in creative activities. Read more
Make your own mini ceramic Cornish cottage, harbour or boat out of clay, inspired by places from around Cornwall. Read more
As part of our celebrations and exhibition of the centenary of the Bugle Band Contest we are delighted to have Redruth Town Band doing a free performance on our café terrace. Redruth Town Band is one of Cornwall’s oldest brass bands, with roots dating back over 200 years and references to musicians in the town as early as 1828. Read more
Have you ever wanted to have a go at pottery but not sure where to start? We are running a one day workshop where you will be shown two basic techniques – how to make a pinch pot and a decorative tile. Read more
Join us for our monthly Sunday social gathering of all vehicles Vintage, Classic and Prestige – the last Sunday of each month. Read more
Pop in and join us for a pottery painting session. There will be a choice of items for children and adults to paint ranging from ornaments to dinnerware. Read more
Have you ever wanted to a conga to a funeral song?! If the answer is YES, then look no further! The Press Gang have brought Cornish-themed, foot-stomping jovial fun to stages near and far for well over a decade and like nothing more than a crowd up for some Cornish maritime folky fun. Are you going to be part of that crowd (and potential conga!) at Wheal Martyn?! Read more
Join Cornwall based dance company, Cscape Dance, for their performance of the Quest for the Lost Words. Read more
We began with 3 people in 2021 during lockdown. 2 years later and we are 25 happy souls practising every Monday evening 6.45pm to 9.30pm at ClayTAWC (the local community hub) The Old School, Fore St, St Dennis. We play many different types of gigs from the local Women’s Institute to the Royal Cornwall Showground Flower Tent and recently collaborating with various choirs. Read more
Exiles is a magical blend of music and spoken word which is set in the 1960s and draws on extraordinary tales and characters from the Cable & Wireless archive. Read more
We are The Lemonaires - Men of Cornwall and we are based in Mylor Bridge. We sing of Cornwall, fishing, farming and mining with the vigour you would expect from proud Celtic men. Read more