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North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

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North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery — privately owned local museum and art gallery.

North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, galleries in South West England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
Best time of year
Year-round
  • Family-friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1974. Wikidata describes it as: "privately owned local museum and art gallery". Coordinates: 50.6208°, -4.6810°.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bodmin Moor, North SSSI
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is a privately owned local museum and art gallery in Camelford, north Cornwall, England, UK. The museum opened in 1973 in a building that was originally used for building coaches and wagons. The museum covers life in North Cornwall between 50 and 100 years ago -including cider-making, dairy, farming, and wagons - with sections on the tools used by different types of traditional crafts and professions. There is also a Cornish and Devonshire earthenware collection. Sally Holden is the owner and manager of the museum which is also the tourist information centre for Camelford. The museum only opens from April to September each year.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
50.6208, -4.6810
District
Cornwall
Parish
Camelford
Postcode
PL32 9AQ
Parliamentary constituency
North Cornwall
Established
1974
Official site
www.camelford.org

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Frequently asked questions

Where is North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery?
North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL32 9AQ), in the parish of Camelford.
When was North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery built?
Built or established in 1974.
Is North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery a protected site?
Yes — North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is part of the Bodmin Moor, North SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
How do I get to North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery?
Drivers can navigate to postcode PL32 9AQ. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.