My partner and I regularly visit Cornwall for weekend breaks and like to explore local attractions and quiet villages without a specific schedule. We came across the Wayside Museum in Zennor and decided to visit the next day. I am really glad we found it as it was a lovely site with lots of interesting objects to suit people with... More

This place "dedicated to Cornish life from prehistoric times" is a little treasure. They have on display "ancient tools used by carpenters,wheelwrights, plumbers and cobblers...displayed alongside primitive agricultural threshing machinery, ploughs and sheep shearers" as well as old kitchen ranges and other equipment including a collection of tins (tin mining being of particular relevance in this part of the world).... More

Went to cornwall for the weekend , and visted the wayside museum, in zennor and wow what a place, frist off, what a lovely shop, its way more than a museum tackie gift shop, it sell really good quailty book, jewellery, post card and they even do teas and coffees and amazing home made cake! Which can be eatten on... More

This private collection has been lovingly put together by past owners and developed by the lovely current owners who have also restored the mill and now produce flour. The site is small - with a number of buildings and the cottage downstairs. Don't miss the cottage and see where the furze for the cottage fire was kept. Even though the... More

This is an old-style museum with rooms full of exhibits and lots and lots of information. It's quite small and you could rush round it in no time but if you're like us and enjoy looking at things in detail and finding out fascinating facts you don't normally come across, then you'll be here for a couple of hours. It's... More