China Clay Museum The story of china clay is fascinating. Prestigious porcelain companies competed to produce the finest china. Since the 18th century, companies like Wedgewood have been buying china clay from Cornwall. Processing of china clay is Cornwall’s largest single industry. Fiona and Martin Nicolle visited this interesting museum in 2006, were absolutely fascinated. There is a wonderful walk up through the woods to a viewpoint of today's working china clay pits. St Austell is only 10 miles from our self catering holiday cottages at Classy Cottages in Cornwall.
Address: China Clay Museum, Wheal Martyn, St Austell Telephone: