Cornish Mines and Engines
Visitors to Pool and Illogan can see Cornish Mines and Engines, a museum. 10 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 1.6 km reaches Carn Brea Castle.
Museum in Pool and Illogan
Inside Pool and Illogan
Cornish Mines and Engines is inside Pool and Illogan’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Pool and Illogan peak at 17–19°C, June to September.
Cornish Mines and Engines
Museum.
In Pool and Illogan, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Pool and Illogan
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Cornish Mines and Engines; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Pool and Illogan’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Camborne tops the 8 for size, at 20,445 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Pool and Illogan
Redruth
Illogan
Tolvaddon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cornish Mines and Engines is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool and Illogan | It’s in town | 8,588 | 13 |
| Redruth | 500 m east of it | 15,455 | 12 |
| Illogan | 700 m northwest of it | 1,096 | 11 |
| Tolvaddon | 1 km west of it | 1,107 | 12 |
| Camborne | 1.3 km southwest of it | 20,445 | 12 |
| Portreath | 2.9 km northwest of it | 1,218 | 10 |
| Four Lanes | 3.1 km southeast of it | 1,579 | 9 |
| Troon | 3.5 km south of it | 1,402 | 9 |
What else is near Cornish Mines and Engines
27 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle among them.
CastleCarn Brea Castle1.6 km away2
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine100 m away3MuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House400 m away4Theme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)1.3 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km away6
MuseumKing Edward Mine3.2 km away7
Heritage railwayHelston Railway12 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseScorrier House5.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Cornish Mines and Engines
Where is Cornish Mines and Engines?
Cornish Mines and Engines is in Pool and Illogan, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Cornish Mines and Engines?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Cornish Mines and Engines?
June to September are the warmest months in Pool and Illogan, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cornish Mines and Engines?
Within 15 km: Carn Brea Castle (1.6 km), East Pool Mine (100 m), Michell's Engine House (400 m) and Heartlands (playground) (1.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.