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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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Lantern Cottage
Tel: 07599 922569. Self-catering Holiday Cottage Rental in Mevagissey sleeps 4. Sat Changeover, Prices from £275
Piskey Cove
Tel: 01726 843781. En-Suite B&B Stays in Pentewan nr St Austell
The Old Shop Apartment
Tel: 07599 922569. Self-catering Holiday Apartment Rental in Mevagissey sleeps 4. Sat Changeover, Prices from £235
Courtyard Cottage
Tel: 07599 922569. Self-catering Holiday Cottage Rental in Mevagissey sleeps 8. Sat Changeover, Prices from £396
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.
Tregrehan Garden Cottages
Tel: 01726 812438. Self-catering Holiday Cottage Rental in St Austell sleeps 8. variable Changeover, Prices from £420 to £1280 Pets Welcome
- Mews, slps 2, beautiful aptmt from £330/3 nights to £560/week
- Spry’s, slps 2, affordable snug aptmt from £300/3n…£, less 20% for single occupancy.
- Coach House, 3 bdrms, less 10% for 3, £800/4nights to £1140/6n pets welcome, private walled garden
updated 22 June 2022
East Crinnis
Tel: 01726 813023. Visit England 4 star Self-catering Holiday Rental in Par sleeps 8. Sat Changeover, Pets Welcome
Sun Valley Holiday Park
Tel: 0333 200 2780. 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