Mevagissey Museum — Attraction in Mevagissey

We stumbled upon the Mevagissey Museum on a rainy day, and what a brilliant surprise it turned out to be! This small museum is absolutely packed with a treasure trove of fascinating items, each one offering a glimpse into the rich history of the village and the lives of the people who lived there.

From fishing and boatbuilding to everyday life in the village, the displays are full of character and detail. You really get a sense of the community and its past.

We had the pleasure of chatting with one of the lovely museum volunteers I’ve unfortunately forgotten her name, but she was incredibly informative and an absolute delight to talk to. Her passion for the museum and Mevagissey’s heritage really added to the experience.

If you find yourself in Mevagissey, don’t miss this little gem. It’s well worth a visit...

I loved it here. There's So much to see and it's all fascinating. If you love ships or have bored kids, or both! You'll be in your element. There's masses of interesting things that have been found locally and gifted to the museum, there's also loads of artefacts and some really strange exhibits, but all great fun. He who Wanders off said not to say Too much as it'd spoil it for the visitors lol, but it Really is worth a visit. Its easy to get into and I think you'll be as surprised as I was. One valid point though. Its on 4 levels! I'm on crutches and couldn't get past the 1st floor, but he who wanders off vanished!! He was missing for over an hour and announced upstairs to be 'mmmmmmmm' high praise indeed...

Very odd but good and interesting mixture of artefacts, free to enter, please donate, this is well worth a visit, although the rest of Mevagissey just seems intent on emptying tourist pockets expensively most restaurant/chip shops closed by 2:30 pm - they can afford to shut early as their prices are scandalous and the proprietors have an awful attitude - one was so intent on escaping his money pot of a chip bar, that in his rush to vacate the premises at 2:30pm one day I was there, he just missed running over my foot, glanced me with the mirror of his car, looked and then just drove off...