"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 3.00pm. .

Window Display  July / August 2026

Our July / August 2026 Window Display depicts Toad of Toad Hall, a play written by A. A. Milne,  the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows.
We are pleased to  to introduce you to Mr Toad, Ratty, Badger, Mole and friends. A special thank you to everyone involved: Mary (Window Display Co-ordinator); Gina and Sally (Lostwithiel Repair Shop); Lillyboo in Fore Street; Maggie, Amanda, Lynne, Rosemary, John, Mary, Christine (museum volunteers).

A selection of images from the window display for July 2026 available on flickr