"The BIGGEST Little Museum in Cornwall"

The museum is housed in a Georgian building on Fore Street in central Lostwithiel. It was originally the Corn Exchange and  has also been a school-room, a butchers, a magistrate's court, a Fire Station and the town jail. 

The museum was opened on 21st August 1971 and it is now is now a fully accredited museum and a registered charity, which is run entirely by volunteers.

2025/26 SEASON
The museum reopened to visitors on Monday 30th March 2026 and will close on Friday 30th October 2026.
The Town Heritage Walks re-commenced on Wednesday 1st April and continue until Wednesday 28th October 2026

Opening hours Mondays to Fridays 10.30am to 4.30pm — and Saturdays 11.00am to 1.00pm. .

Window Display  February / March 2026

 Our February / March Window display celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Lostwithiel Bowling Club.  
The Lostwithiel Bowling Club was formally established on January 18, 1926, following a meeting of twenty-three residents at The Guildhall.

The club secured a lease for its grounds from the Duchy of Cornwall at a nominal annual 'peppercorn rent' of £5.  The club continues to operate from its original site, which has benefited from extensive additions and improvements over the intervening years. Following the appointment of an inaugural thirteen-person committee, the club experienced rapid early growth, with membership more than doubling to fifty-one by March 1926.   Find  out more about the history of Lostwithiel Bowling Club on their website.