Wayside Folk Museum: Colonel 'Freddie' Hirststarted gathering together relics peculiar to Zennor which led to the richness of the Wayside Museum collection. Now, over 60 years later, the collection has over 5,000 items in 16 display areas and includes an extensive collection of photographs and information on people who have lived in the area.
Exhibits include: Waterwheels from Cornish mining industry Cobblers shop with exhibition on the History of Wayside Mill Building, with original machinery and millstones and collection of early agricultural implements and the Blacksmiths Forge Domestic implements People of past Zennor 18th century kitchen
April & October: Sunday to Friday 11. 00am-5. 00pm.
May to end September: Sunday to Friday 10. 30am-5. 30pm.
Plus Saturdays during Summer School & Public Holiday
Weekends Last entry 45 minutes before closing. .
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