Wheal Prosper Tin Mine — Attraction in Breage

The tin mine is located on part of the coastal path and is easily accessible from the nearby National Trust car park.

The original building was built in the 1800s and is now left as a fairly well-preserved ruin (if such a thing can exist!). You can walk fairly close to this historic building but there is a fence surrounding the building to stop you going inside for safety reasons.

The building is perched on top of a cliff and provides breathtaking views of the...

CLOSED FOR REPAIR. Another perfectly preserved Cornish Engine House set in wonderful, tranquil surroundings maintained by National Trust. The car park is close by and free, there is a good beach below, when the tide is out. The Coastal Path must be one of Cornwall's greatest attractions, giving fantastic vistas with buildings like this along the route. The engine house is not accessible as of May 2023 due to the entrance...

I think i could dedicate my whole photo career to these tin mines. You can get never ending views and angles. I find them so beautiful - this is truly beauty in the broken. Wheal Prosper, built around 1860 near Rinsey. Copper and Tin have been mined here. But as much of a monument, part of the never ending beautiful landscape the Cornish...