Wheal Martyn Clay Works
You reach Wheal Martyn Clay Works, a museum, by heading 1.4 km southwest of Stenalees. It is managed by Wheal Martyn Trust. Add Eden Project, 4.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 39 places within 15 km.
Museum near Stenalees
Just outside Stenalees
Wheal Martyn Clay Works is 1.4 km southwest of Stenalees. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
The warmest afternoons in Stenalees run June to September, at 18–20°C.
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Wheal Martyn Trust
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km southwest of Stenalees
- Official site
- wheal-martyn.com
How to visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Wheal Martyn Clay Works at a glance
Orange is Wheal Martyn Clay Works; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Wheal Martyn Clay Works
St Austell is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (24,361 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Stenalees
St Austell
Penwithick
Trewoon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wheal Martyn Clay Works is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenalees | 1.4 km northeast of it | 796 | 6 |
| St Austell | 1.5 km southeast of it | 24,361 | 7 |
| Penwithick | 1.8 km east of it | 1,706 | 7 |
| Trewoon | 2 km south of it | 1,246 | 3 |
| Bugle | 2.3 km north of it | 2,430 | 3 |
| Foxhole | 3.6 km west of it | 1,526 | 2 |
| Nanpean | 3.9 km west of it | 1,077 | 3 |
| Polgooth | 4.2 km south of it | 1,096 | 3 |
Combine it with these
There are 39 within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 historic houses and 2 gardens among them.
GardenEden Project4.6 km away2
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle12 km away3GardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan8.9 km away4
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle12 km away5
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House12 km away6
Historic houseTregrehan House5.2 km away7
CastleCaerhays Castle14 km away8
Historic houseTrewithen House12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Wheal Martyn Clay Works: the answers
Where is Wheal Martyn Clay Works?
Wheal Martyn Clay Works is 1.4 km southwest of Stenalees, Cornwall.
What is Wheal Martyn Clay Works?
Museum in Cornwall, England.
Who runs Wheal Martyn Clay Works?
Wheal Martyn Trust.
When is the best time to visit Wheal Martyn Clay Works?
June to September are the warmest months in Stenalees, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wheal Martyn Clay Works?
Within 15 km: Eden Project (4.6 km), Restormel Castle (12 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (8.9 km) and St Catherine's Castle (12 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 (8)
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregrehan House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caerhays Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trewithen House: ElzbietaBorgosz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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