Geevor Tin Mine Museum

12/09/2026

Geevor is at the Cornwall Heritage Trust's Awenek event at Enys Gardens today. We have lots to see and a Cornish Mining themed puzzle box courtesy of Enigma Escape Cornwall if you fancy a challenge.

We look forward to seeing you!

11/09/2026

Stacking Ring Workshop here at Geevor! 💍

Create your own silver stacking rings in this beginner friendly workshop guided by jewellers Katy & Ness!

🗓11th October 2026
⏰10am - 12:30pm
📍TR19 7EW
🪙£90pp

To book your place, call - 01736 788662

08/09/2026

Start of a new term and Geevor has got it sorted for schools.

If you would like to book a workshop or have any questions about Geevor's learning programme you can always contact the team.

[email protected]

We'd love to hear from you!

06/09/2026

🎟🎟BOOK NOW🎟🎟 for our film screening of 'The Great Trek of The Transport Party Mexico (1825-26) A Tale of Tragedy and Triumph' book here https://bookwhen.com/geevor84

03/09/2026

After the summer holiday period we are now back to 6 day a week opening (closed on a Saturday) our Count House Cafe, Geevor Tin Mine will still be opening on a Saturday!

02/09/2026

Make sure you book your tickets for our highly anticipated film screening next Tuesday 8th September at 7:30pm. A fascinating subject covered brilliantly by Dr Sharron Schwartz, tickets are only £5! Book here https://bookwhen.com/geevor84 =ev-scqzn-20260908193000

🎬Film Screening Tuesday 8th September 7:30pm🎬

We are delighted to be hosting a screening of Dr Sharon Schwartz documentary 'The Great Trek of the Transport Party, Mexico (1825-26) A Tale of Tragedy and Triumph'. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Dr Sharon Schwartz. The screening is supported by Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.

🎟 Book Tickets here https://bookwhen.com/geevor84 =ev-s2dmk-20260904183000 🎟

31/08/2026

We can't believe the last day of August has come around already! Don't worry we still have a busy day ahead, Alasdair Hoswell Author & Illustrator will be joining us for "Farmer Alasdair's Art & Storytime!", join former Geevor miner Terry in the Dry at 12pm to hear all about what it was like to work underground, former Mine Chemist David will be running a Mineral ID activity, and our STEM Hub will be open for a great range of hands on activities!

📖 Alasdair's Author Adventures ✨️

🌾🐄 Farmer Alasdair’s Art & Storytime! 🐑🎨

Come and join author & illustrator Alasdair Hoswell for a farm-filled adventure where we’ll use our imaginations to step into the world of the storytelling farm! 🌻

📖 Stories
🎵 Songs & live Singing
🎨 Art & creativity
🐮 Farm animal puppets
🌽 Cornish counting & language games
🪂 Parachute games
✨ Imaginative play
…and lots of fun!

Learn how to draw and paint your very own farm animals with a real illustrator and create something special to take home! 🎨🐷🐔🐴🐑

Perfect for children and families of all ages, come along, join in, get creative and let your imagination run wild! 🌾✨

📅 Monday 31st August
⏰ 11am – 2pm
Geevor Tin Mine Museum
🚪 Drop in anytime

Alasdair Hoswell Author & Illustrator

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29/08/2026

6 Days to go! 🗓

Grab the remaining tickets using the info below. ⬇⬇

To book your place, call 01736 788662 or use the link below. 📱
bookwhen.com/geevor84

Tickets are £6 cash on arrival. 🪙

Join Andy Norfolk here at Geevor on Friday 4th September for a talk on Cornish Holy Wells!

6:30pm Start ⏰

To book your place, call 01736 788662 or use the link below.📱

bookwhen.com/geevor84

Tickets are £6 cash on arrival. 🪙

26/08/2026

Just a reminder to all those interested the deadline for applications to have a stall at our Christmas Craft Fayre is next Tuesday 1st September (Ignore the typo on the poster 😅)

Whether you create crochet, knitting, jewellery, ceramics, artwork, woodcraft, candles, home décor, festive gifts, textiles, preserves or other handmade products, we'd love to hear from you!

✨ Stall options:
• Table provided by Geevor – £15
• Bring your own 6ft table – £12
All stallholders must hold Public Liability Insurance and provide proof before the event.

If you'd like to be part of what we hope will become a wonderful annual Christmas tradition, simply request an application form or email us using the details below.

🎁 Support local makers.
🎄 Shop handmade this Christmas.
❤️ Celebrate Cornwall's creative community.
📍 Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen
📅 Sunday 22nd November 2026

Applications close: Tuesday 1st September 2026
Please comment below, send us a Facebook message, or email [email protected] for an application form

25/08/2026

What better way to escape the wind and rain than a trip to Geevor! We are delighted to be joined by Alasdair Hoswell Author & Illustrator for another brilliant Authors workshop, join Peter in our Rock Lab and take part in several mineral challenges, and pop down to the STEM hub with lots of different great activities to enjoy!

📚✨ Alasdair’s Author Adventures ✨📚

🐉👑 Castles, Crowns & Cornish Dragons! 👑🐉

Come and join Prince Alasdair at Geevor Tin Mine for a magical adventure where you might just discover some Cornish dragons! 🐉✨

Prince Alasdair needs your help to find them! Along the way, you can:

🎨 Learn how to draw and paint your very own Cornish dragon using watercolours and acrylic paints

🎵 Join in with singing and music

📖 Enjoy magical stories and imaginative play

🎶 Have fun with musical instruments

👑 Step into a world of castles, crowns, princes, princesses and dragons!

Will you be brave enough to go dragon hunting? 🐉

Come and visit Prince Alasdair between 11am and 2pm and join the adventure!

🏰 Castles, Crowns & Cornish Dragons
🐉 11am–2pm
📍 Geevor Tin Mine Museum

Bring your imagination… the dragons are waiting! 🐉✨👑