Porthcurno wartime communications centre

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

The Secret Wartime Telegraph Museum
01736 810 966

Visit Cornwall's secret wartime communications centre, under Porthcurno.
Undersea cables fanned out from the beach to all parts of the Empire and beyond.
The tunnels, built in World War II, house a unique museum of historical equipment, dating back to the 1870s.

Guides demonstrate equipment that is still in working order. See the blast-proof doors, the underground power station early telegraph systems, vintage wireless and the 'regenerator' system that led to today's digital and computer technology.
Learn how the cable company 'spied' on Marconi's early experiments.

Porthcurno Visitor Centre:
Created from Cornwall's secret wartime communications site and incorporating the Cable and Wireless international cable station, this all weather visitor centre will hold you spellbound.
Hands on displays and expert guides demonstrate how we talked to the world from Victorian times to present day.
Look out for the special art gallery opening late July through August and September, the best Cornish artist interpreting the Eclipse and Cornish landscapes.

	Hands-On Displays
	Guided Tours
	Childrens Activities

Open:

4 January - 22 March 2004: Sundays and Mondays, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
28 March - October: Open every day, 10.00am - 5.00pm
November - March 2005: Sundays and Mondays, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Please telephone us on 01736 810 966.

Educational and group bookings: phone/fax 01736 810 966

Also see Geevor Mine