Michell's Engine House
Museum.
Museum in Pool and Illogan
Inside Pool and Illogan
Michell's Engine House is inside Pool and Illogan’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Warmest: June to September
Afternoon highs of 17–19°C, on the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages for Pool and Illogan. When to go ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Pool and Illogan, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
Michell's Engine House
Museum.
It is run by National Trust.
In Pool and Illogan, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- in Pool and Illogan
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/east-pool-mine
Where Michell's Engine House is
Orange: Michell's Engine House. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Pool and Illogan’s built-up area.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Michell's Engine House
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out. Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Michell's Engine House
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
CastleCarn Brea Castle1.5 km away2
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine400 m away3MuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines400 m away4Theme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)900 m away5
MuseumKing Edward Mine2.8 km away6
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km away7
Heritage railwayHelston Railway12 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseScorrier House5.7 km awayVisiting Michell's Engine House
Where is Michell's Engine House?
Michell's Engine House is in Pool and Illogan, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Michell's Engine House?
Museum.
Who runs Michell's Engine House?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Michell's Engine House?
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 Michell's Engine House?
Within 15 km: Carn Brea Castle (1.5 km), East Pool Mine (400 m), Cornish Mines and Engines (400 m) and Heartlands (playground) (900 m).
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
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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