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Visit Penlee House & Museum

Penlee House is a Gallery, Museum, Cafe and Shop. Situated within Penlee Park, a space to reflect and great for family visits.

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A space for exhibitions & events

Alongside our Exhibition programme we run a variety of community events and workshops. The Newlyn School and Social history galleries change often. Find out what’s on.

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A space to learn

Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.

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A space for all

Built in 1865, as the home of the Branwell family. Penlee House is home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School. It is also home to the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society collection.

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You can search and browse our collections online. We also have a section dedicated to the Newlyn School.

Sustainability- Mounts Bay Marine Group

Low Tide, St. Michael’s Mount By J. T. Richardson, (fl. 1900 – 1927)


We are Mounts Bay Marine Group – a local
voluntary conservation group focused mainly on conserving and protecting the health of the coastline in and around Mounts Bay.

Why we chose this piece.

We have chosen this painting of St Michael’s Mounts Mount because it really clearly shows one of our main areas of conservation work – our Mounts Bay seagrass meadows – an area of great magic and vital importance to not just our marine life but also to us as human beings, with seagrass meadows being an extremely effective carbon sink – storing carbon 30 times faster than rainforests as well as being vital coastal defence systems against storm damaged caused by climate change.

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Visit Us

Penlee House is a beautiful art gallery and museum, set within sub-tropical gardens, with a great café.

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Exhibitions

Our vibrant exhibition programme celebrates the nationally important art and history of West Cornwall.

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Learning

From school visits to family activities, talks and walks, there are plenty of learning opportunities at Penlee House.

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Our Café

Enjoy a delicious lunch or coffee at the Orangery Café, with its sunny terrace overlooking the park.

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