Charlestown
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Charlestown
Looking across Charlestown from the
Shipwreck and Heritage Centre.
Shipwreck and Heritage Centre
Quay Road Charlestown
Tel: +44 (0)1726 698 97
Shipwreck and Heritage Centre
Quay Road Charlestown
Tel: +44 (0)1726 698 97
Charlestown's Centre commemorates achievement and
heartbreak in a unique 18th century setting barely touched by time.
The achievement belongs to one man, Charles Rashleigh,
whose vision created a thriving port out of an obscure fishing village.
His reasons are, literally, a part of the Centre, which is built
over the tunnels of an old China Clay "Dry". Down these - as you
can see today - stevedores pushed wagons full of Cornwall's "white
gold" to waiting ships.
The activity and facilities generated other trade
- in pilchards, stone, tin, copper ore, timber and coal - and with
it, a large commercial infrastructure.
Full-scale tableaux in the ' Heritage section show a cooper, blacksmith
and others at work, drawn to Charlestown by the magnet of trade.
In the Audio Visual Theatre you can see the saga unfold, from the
optimism of the 1791 blueprint, through a century of growth to recession
and decline at its end.
The Shipwreck section flips the coin of enterprise
to show the forces it cannot control. Round Britain's coasts are
over 250,000 wrecks, many with stories of courage and cowardice,
greed or sacrifice to tell. The Centre shows a rich sample, in photography
and wreckage or salvaged cargo: here, a 400-year old cannon; there,
priceless Nanking porcelain: the artefacts recovered from the tragic
sinking of HMS Ramillies in 1763, and - in a unique display - the
history of underwater exploration, from the original wooden diving
barrels to the latest 'bell".
Fittingly, the Centre's latest addition emphasises
the saving of life at sea. While remaining fully operational, the
Lifeboat "Aurelia" is on display for all to see how the RNLI volunteers
face the elements.
The beach and entrance to Charlestown Harbour | The Charlestown Shipwrek Museum
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Charlestown Holiday Cottages - B&Bs
Holiday Accommodation in Charlestown
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Piskey Cove
Tel:
01726 843781.
En-Suite
B&B Stays
in Pentewan nr St Austell
Boslinney Barn B&B
Tel:
01726 843731.
En-Suite
B&B Stays
in Mevagissey
sleeps 6.
Prices from £80
to £80
Courtyard Cottage
Tel:
07599 922569.
Self-catering Holiday
Cottage
Rental
in Mevagissey
sleeps 8.
Sat Changeover,
Prices from £396
Yet Gwynn
Tel:
01872 501 991.
Self-catering Holiday
Rental
in St Austell
sleeps 4.
Sat Changeover,
Prices from £319
to £979
East Crinnis Mongolian Yurts
Tel:
01726 813023.
Visit England / Quality in Tourism 4 star
Self-catering Holiday
Rental
Camping and Touring
in Par
sleeps 4.
- suitable for Large Groups,
Sat Changeover,
Prices from £125
to £545
Pets Welcome
Rescorla Farmhouse
Tel:
01726 851669.
En-Suite
B&B Stays
in St Austell
sleeps 6.
Prices from £85
to £110
St Margarets Park
Tel:
01726 74283.
Quality in Tourism / Visit England 5 Star
Self-catering Holiday
Rental
in St Austell
sleeps 6.
- suitable for Large Groups,
Prices from £180
to £935
Pets Welcome
Sun Valley Holiday Park
Tel:
01726 843266.
CTB member,, Quality in Tourism / Visit England 4 Star \ AA 5 Pennant Holiday Park
Self-catering Holiday
Caravan
Rental
in St Austell
sleeps 6.
- suitable for Large Groups,
Fri, sat, sun, mon, tues,wed, thurs Changeover,
Prices from £10
to £200
- onsite swimming pool
-
Pets Welcome
East Crinnis
Tel:
01726 813023.
Visit England 4 star
Self-catering Holiday
Rental
in Par
sleeps 8.
Sat Changeover,
Pets Welcome
Tregrehan Garden Cottages
Tel:
01726 812438.
Self-catering Holiday
Cottage
Rental
in St Austell
sleeps 8.
variable Changeover,
Prices from £150
to £970
Pets Welcome
Lantern Cottage
Tel:
07599 922569.
Self-catering Holiday
Cottage
Rental
in Mevagissey
sleeps 4.
Sat Changeover,
Prices from £275
The Old Shop Apartment
Tel:
07599 922569.
Self-catering Holiday
Apartment
Rental
in Mevagissey
sleeps 4.
Sat Changeover,
Prices from £235
Gwyndra Bed & Breakfast
Tel:
01726 73870.
En-Suite
B&B Stays
in St Austell
sleeps 6.
Penmarlam Caravan & Camping
Tel:
01726 870088.
AA 3 Pennants
Camping and Touring
in Fowey
with
Sea Views-
Pets Welcome