Museum
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno, South West England
Underground WWII tunnels and the story of the cables that wired the world.
- Cost
- Paid
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
The Telegraph Museum tells how Porthcurno became the hub of international undersea cables, with hands-on displays and wartime tunnels dug into the hillside. It is a solid rainy-day option and sits a few minutes' walk from the beach and Minack Theatre road.
Good to know
- Pair with a swim at Porthcurno beach
- Check opening days, it can shut midweek out of season
- Best time
- Any, good wet-weather option
- Open
- Seasonal days, check website
- Getting there
- Pay car park at the museum
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Wi-Fi
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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