"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 closed on Friday 31st October 2025. 
The museum will reopen to visitors on Monday 30th March 2026 and close on Friday 30th October 2026.
The Town Heritage Walks will re-commence on Wednesday 1st April and continue until Wednesday 28th October 2026.

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.