What are the opening hours?

Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Sunday 9am - 5pm

Geevor Tin Mine Museum

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Geevor Tin Mine was a working mine up until 1990 and is now an award winning museum and heritage site. For more info and to book visit www.geevor.com
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Open all year round, find us on the rugged and beautiful scenery of the Tin Coast in West Cornwall.

30/10/2026

What's On At Geevor Today?

We have:

Funny Faces Cornwall - 12 - 3 - Delia will be here doing face painting, come and get a spooky makeover!

Steam Co - 10-3 - Rockets and Robots - Come and make your own rockets and even test fly them! Meet the Man engine and design your own tshirts. 🚀

STEM hub - 1-4 - Try your hand at Enigma Escape Cornwall's escape room in a box, create your own personalised badge and more 👀

Rock Lab - 10-3 - Join Peter in The Mill to expand and test your mineral knowledge filled with interesting and educational tasks and challenges to complete! 🪨

Go underground - All Day - Don a hard hat and walk in the footsteps of real Cornish tin miners as you venture into Wheal Mexico and if your lucky you might even bump into a real miner!⛏️

Gem & Gold Panning - All Day - Try your hand at perfecting an age old technique in our gold and gem panning area! Take home your fortune for FREE as a souvenir!

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29/10/2026

What's On At Geevor Today?

We have:

Dr Sam - 11,1 and 3 - Our very own resident geologist from Cornwall Geologist, will be doing talks at 11,1 and 3 all about Cornish geology.

Steam Co - 10-3 - Rockets and Robots - Come and make your own rockets and even test fly them! Meet the Man engine and design your own tshirts. 🚀

Spooky Crafts with Alice - 11-2 - Spooky arts and crafts

STEM hub - 11 - 3 - Try your hand at Enigma Escape Cornwall's escape room in a box, create your own personalised badge and more 👀

Rock Lab - 10-3 - Join Peter in The Mill to expand and test your mineral knowledge filled with interesting and educational tasks and challenges to complete! 🪨

Go underground - All Day - Don a hard hat and walk in the footsteps of real Cornish tin miners as you venture into Wheal Mexico and if your lucky you might even bump into a real miner!⛏️

Gem & Gold Panning - All Day - Try your hand at perfecting an age old technique in our gold and gem panning area! Take home your fortune for FREE as a souvenir!

28/10/2026

What's On At Geevor Today?

We have:

Laura Lore & Piece - 11-2 - Mining and History related Arts & Crafts

Steam Co - 10-3 - Rockets and Robots - Come and make your own rockets and even test fly them! Meet the Man engine and design your own tshirts. 🚀

STEM hub - 11 - 3 - Try your hand at Enigma Escape Cornwall's escape room in a box, create your own personalised badge and more 👀

Rock Lab - 10-3 - Join Peter in The Mill to expand and test your mineral knowledge filled with interesting and educational tasks and challenges to complete! 🪨

Go underground - All Day - Don a hard hat and walk in the footsteps of real Cornish tin miners as you venture into Wheal Mexico and if your lucky you might even bump into a real miner!⛏️

Gem & Gold Panning - All Day - Try your hand at perfecting an age old technique in our gold and gem panning area! Take home your fortune for FREE as a souvenir!

💎

27/10/2026

What's On At Geevor Today?

We have:

Mark's Ark Wildlife Encounters - 11-2 - Come and have a wildlife encounter from creep crawlies to some very cute owls! 🦉

STEM hub - 11 - 3 - Try your hand at Enigma Escape Cornwall's escape room in a box, create your own personalised badge and more 👀

Rock Lab - 10-3 - Join Peter in The Mill to expand and test your mineral knowledge filled with interesting and educational tasks and challenges to complete! 🪨

Go underground - All Day - Don a hard hat and walk in the footsteps of real Cornish tin miners as you venture into Wheal Mexico and if your lucky you might even bump into a real miner!⛏️

Gem & Gold Panning - All Day - Try your hand at perfecting an age old technique in our gold and gem panning area! Take home your fortune for FREE as a souvenir!

💎

26/10/2026

Whats On At Geevor Today?

We have:

AlaScare - 11-2- Arts and Crafts/Storytelling/Games 👻

STEM hub - 11 - 3 - Try your hand at Enigma Escape Cornwall's escape room in a box, create your own personalised badge and more 👀

Rock Lab - 10-3 - Join Peter in The Mill to expand and test your mineral knowledge filled with interesting and educational tasks and challenges to complete! 🪨

Steam Co - 10-3 - Rockets and Robots - Come and make your own rockets and even test fly them! Meet the Man engine and design your own tshirts. 🚀

David & Minerals - 10-2 - Come and meet our resident Chemist and get hands on with rocks and minerals. 💎

Go underground - All Day - Don a hard hat and walk in the footsteps of real Cornish tin miners as you venture into Wheal Mexico and if your lucky you might even bump into a real miner!

Gem & Gold Panning - Try your hand at perfecting an age old technique in our gold and gem panning area! Take home your fortune for FREE as a souvenir!

26/10/2026

𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐑! 👻 🧪

Ala-Scare the Monster Maker Scientist presents…

Alasdair’s Author Adventures!

Halloween monster-making fun at Geevor Tin Mine & Museum!

Join Ala-Scare the Monster Maker Scientist at Geevor Tin Mine & Museum on Monday 26th October, from 11am–2pm, for a spooky day of storytelling, creativity, music, games and monster-making mayhem!
Step into Ala-Scare’s monster laboratory and get ready to explore, create and discover what it takes to make your very own Halloween monster.

There will be:

Spooky interactive storytelling with Ala-Scare
Monster-making activities and creative crafts
Explore slime and other spooky surprises
Learn how to draw and paint your own monster
Create your very own Halloween creature
Parachute games and interactive activities
Spooky songs to sing and dance along to
Lots of Halloween surprises to discover

Come dressed up if you dare and get ready for an afternoon of spooky creativity, storytelling and monster fun!

Join author and illustrator Alasdair Hoswell, aka Ala-Scare, as he brings his monster-making laboratory to life at Geevor.

25/10/2026

WE ARE OPEN! 😁

After the recent storm, we’re delighted to welcome you back to Geevor! ⛏️

Thank you for your patience and support while we got everything ready to reopen. We can’t wait to see you! 😎

The site is open from 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4pm)

23/10/2026

⚠️💨 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄

Due to the current storm conditions, Geevor Tin Mine will be closed today to ensure the safety of our visitors and staff.

We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Please stay safe, keep an eye on our social media for further updates.

- The Geevor Team 🫶🏼

22/10/2026

Due to the extreme wind conditions, we will not be opening until at least 11am, please check our social media for updates. Thank You

Stay Safe - The Geevor Team.

21/10/2026

🎃👻Spooky Crafts👻🎃
Next Thursday as part of our whole host of events (all included with site entry) taking place over October half term Primrose and Petal Early Learning Resources will be hosting a spooky craft drop in session on site. Make sure you join us to really get into the Halloween spirit! Remember if you are a UK Tax Payer you can gift aid your entry payment and receive a free annual pass!

Address

Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen
Penzance
TR197EW

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441736788662

Website

http://www.geevor.com/

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