Camborne

Cornwall was once the world’s leading producer of tin – witness its legacy and learn its history through the region’s abandoned and preserved tin mines.

A 100-year-old preserved tin mine showcasing the history of mining (and the Mineral Tramways generally); much of the original mining equipment remains. It includes the Mineral Tramways Discovery Centre, with displays and information about the old mineral tramways, the mines, the ports used by the industry and the people involved with the trade.