Newquay Museum Group

14/09/2026

Newquay Museum Group begins its 2026-2027 season of illustrated talks with Wooden Ships and Iron Men - The Merchant Schooners, on Tuesday 22nd September at the Great Western Hotel. This talk will look at the vessels and their crews during the time of sail when small ports such as those around the Cornish coast were busy importing and exporting goods from around Britain and beyond.

All are welcome to join us in the function room adjoining the bar at the Great Western Hotel starting at 7:30pm. Members are free with a annual £10.00 membership, guests £5.00.

25/07/2026

Those who are in the Bodmin area or want to see something different there is an archaeology event at the Shire House, Bodmin today. The adjacent car park makes parking and visiting really convenient. Sheila Harper who runs the Newquay Old Cornwall Archaeology Group, part of the Newquay Museum Group, will be there showing some of their projects.

23/06/2026

A reminder that St Columb Old Cornwall Society will be celebrating Tansys Golowan with their bonfire at Castle an Dinas tonight at 7:00pm. All are welcome. Refreshments and singing following the ceremony held in Kernewek and English.

19/06/2026

20th June 2026 marks an important date for Newquay, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first passenger train. This would lead to a vast increase in tourism and the construction of Newquay's first real hotel beyond coaching inns or pubs with accommodation. The Great Western Hotel was opened in 1879 taking its name from the company which would run the line for many decades.

Read and watch videos sharing something of the history of Newquay Railway Station and the Newquay to Par branch line. Stories from the Station was a major project of video creation and exhibitions led by Blystra Arts working with Newquay Museum Group and others. Click the link below to access the webpage at www.newquaymuseum.org

https://newquaymuseum.org/projects/stories-from-the-station/

Stories from the station shares some of the aspects of Newquay railway line from the 1849 mineral tramway, now 150 years since the first passenger train arrived in Newquay on 20th June 1876.

18/06/2026

This page remembers just some of the many contributions Elizabeth Carne made to Newquay and the cultural heritage of Cornwall. Much more will be added sharing something from her groups and individuals

28/05/2026

Once again the small number of volunteers at Newquay Museum Group have been shocked at another theft from the donation box. We are financially poorly supported so every loss is upsetting. Most of our donations come from visitors to Newquay.

This time we know who the thief is as he was captured on CCTV and we will be contacting BID and the police. Not that any charge is likely to be made against him but we would want to put other businesses and charities on warning.

Guy was aged about 50, bald, wearing glasses and blue top and shorts. We feel that this scumbag is local.

The donation box will in future be kept in Proper Photography Kernow and a QR Code provided to access our Sumup payment option via our website at https://newquaymuseum.org/donations/

30/03/2026

Newquay Museum Group has had some fantastic donations of images over the past year. The final batch of the 'Bernard White Collection' of Newquay and Mid-Cornwall during the late 20th century.

The 'Thatcher Collection' has images of both the Ada's on the River Gannel and the artifacts held there. Not forgetting some images and video of Charlie Force and his submarine.

The 'Daniel's Collection' has images of Newquay going back to the mid to late 19th century as well as later 20th century. Lots of other 'stuff' as well.

We thank all those folk who have donated and helped us preserve Newquay's past through images and other artefacts.

Following a short Newquay Old Cornwall Society AGM we will be showing a presentation of some images from these vast collections as an example of what we do at Newquay Museum in preserving and sharing Newquay's historical past.

28/03/2026

Here we go again with another piece of poorly researched information. Queen Victoria NEVER visited the Atlantic Hotel in Newquay. When the hotel was completed in 1892 Queen Victoria would have been 73 at the time and last visited Cornwall in 1846 with Prince Albert. Where do people get these fantasies from?

05/03/2026

We've got our flag out at Newquay Museum Group, Proper Photography Kernow and Kowethas Ertach Kernow.

Wishing 'One and All' Gool Peran Lowen. A happy St Piran's Day.

05/03/2026

Gool Peran Lowen, Onan Hag Oll.
Kernow Bys Vykken!!

Gool Peran Lowen. Happy St Piran's Day to Cornish folk throughout Kernow and the world. Lots of events taking place throughout Kernow today and over the next few as well. 〓〓

Lots of parades taking place and don't forget the Trelawny Shout at 9:00pm tonight when Cornish folk sing loudly with great gusto the now traditional St Piran's Day anthem Trelawny! 〓〓