Museum of Cornish Life

A gem, this museum is astoundingly underrated. I knew that it was meant to be good before my visit but I didn't realise HOW good. It is massive. I went twice, as on my first visit I didn't even get past the first room. It's the sort of museum that one could spend weeks and weeks in, and still find something new. Absolutely crammed with objects, artefacts, art, and information. There is everything from ancient pottery, to handmade dioramas, to stoves, to Apple presses, the history of portable audio, Victorian scrapbooks, serpentine turner tools, and of course lots and lots and lots to do with fishing and the furry. I only wish I had found this place earlier, and had had the chance to visit over and over and over again.

This is also an excellent place to bring children. There is a children's play area past the first room, activities to do such as finding certain objects within the displays, and a dress up area in the victorian classroom.

My personal favourite, of the whole museum, was the newspaper story from the Edwardian era, displayed in the first room, about the escaped lions and their recapture in Helston. An absolutely brilliant, true tale, the illustrations and stunningly "stiff upper lip" wording of the story had me almost crying with laughter.

I genuinely couldn't recommend this place enough. An absolutely great museum, for anyone and everyone. Fully accessible for people with limited mobility, and wheelchair users, the information cards are in large, easily read print which I believe is even bottom-heavy to aid dyslexic readers. The museum is also friendly to the LGBTQ community, and their current exhibition on clothing through history explores gender roles and the ways they are expressed through clothing both as it is worn and as it is made. Brilliant. Absolutely amazing.