FREE Help the museum launch their 200 year celebrations with FREE entry on February 10th. The museum has been closed while they prepare a wealth of new displays, enticing interactives and plenty of hands on fun. Living history characters will be roaming the galleries to really bring history to life. The Trevithick Society will also […]
A Story of Cornwall March 8: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm A Story of Cornwall is a choral work commissioned by the Royal Institution of Cornwall (the Royal Cornwall Museum and the Courtney Library). We asked composer Nick Hart, a Bard of Cornwall, to use the objects in the museum to inspire him to tell the history […]
Ages 5-11 Fabric and Felt Lands Create colourful, tactile pictures based on the Cornish landscapes in our ‘Hireth’ art exhibition. £5 per child. Children under 8 must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult. There are limited places, to avoid disappointment please book. Email: or phone 01872 242780 There are 2 sessions 11am-12.30pm and […]
Head over to Trelawne Manor Holiday Park for an amazing 70's weekend including: Friday 16th March - Jean Genie (David Bowie Full Tribute & Band) Saturday 17th March - Bootleg Counterfeit Sweet (the world's first "Super Tribute" to the music of The Sweet) and Mud II (featuring members of Les Gray's MUD) Sunday 18th March - Abba Fever (the most successful […]
The Rockpool are setting up a sponsored walk for the Brain Tumour Support charity. Join them for an inspirational 2 mile, sandy morning walk from The Rockpool, following the scenic route along the South West Coast Path, looping to conclude at The Rockpool. After the walk enjoy some lunch or beach chill out time. You'll be raising awareness […]
The much loved local Sandy Acre 7 will be getting us all grooving again on Easter Friday with their eclectic mix of soul, blues, reggae and swing. Great musicians and a real feel-good vibe. What's not to love?! FREE ENTRY Get yourselves down to the Rockpool for an 8pm start!
An epic night of Reggae, Dub and Ska | 8pm The Stalks are helping The Rockpool launch their live music events for 2018 in the beach facing Dune Bar. Head over and join them for a great night of Reggae, Dub and Ska. £4 Early bird tickets | £6 On door Buy tickets online
Sun, Sea, Sand and Scoundrels? Cornwall may have all a beach resort can offer, but St Austell AOS are bringing a touch of the French Riviera to St Austell this April with their 2018 production, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'. Lawrence Jameson, a suave sophisticated English gentleman meets Freddy Benson, a young, quick witted American. Two men […]
CHARLES CAUSLEY EVENING AT THE ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM FRIDAY 13th APRIL 2018: 6.30pm – 8.30pm. The Charles Causley Trust is delighted to announce an evening of Causley’s poetry in partnership with the RCM. Speakers include well-known author and patron of the trust, Patrick Gale. Causley (1917-2003) is recognised as one of the finest twentieth-century English poets. […]
Porthleven Food Festival is a well-established event on the festival calendar. From small beginnings, when a group of locals pulled together a chefs tent on the harbour head the Festival now welcomes around 30,000 people over 3 days in April and takes over the foodie hotspot of Porthleven. Situated in and around the stunning harbour […]
Price: £7.50 Ages: 11-16 Our exciting ‘wall of artefacts’ exhibition will give you plenty of inspiration for constructing a unique sketchbook or journal, filled with interesting surface pages and completed with your own bespoke cover creation using a range of collage techniques. There are limited places, to avoid disappointment please book. Email or phone 01872 242780
Dr Gemma Goodman , Women of Cornwall 275,000 Women Will Know the Reason Why Exploring and representing women’s culture in Cornwall. We have all heard of Trevithick, Trelawney and Q but what about Hocking, Hobhouse and Cade? This lecture explores some of the rich stories behind the women that influenced how Cornwall is understood today […]