Attractions Penzance

Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penlee House is Penzance's public gallery and museum, in an 1865 villa built for the Branwell family and set in Penlee Park off Morrab Road.

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Good to know

Parking: Three blue badge spaces at the rear via the Morrab Road entrance. More accessible spaces at Wellfields Car Park.
Step-free access: Good wheelchair and buggy access, with a wheelchair to borrow. Two doorways are 75cm wide. Seating in most galleries. Access Guide PDF available.
Age suitability: Suitable for children. Described as great for family visits, with free gallery trails, dressing up and Under 5s sessions.
Admission and included activities: Paid entry. Adults £8, young people 18 to 26 and registered students £4. Children and accompanying carers free.
Toilets and changing facilities: An accessible toilet and baby change facility.
Advance booking: Group visits must be booked in advance.

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About Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penlee House is Penzance's public gallery and museum, in an 1865 villa built for the Branwell family and set in Penlee Park off Morrab Road. It is owned and run by Penzance Council and holds the collection of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society alongside the main public collection of Newlyn School and Lamorna painting. Exhibitions change regularly, so you may see Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes, Walter Langley or Norman Garstin one visit and a loan show of Newlyn work the next; the museum rooms cover west Cornwall's archaeology, ceramics, fashion and social history. A licensed cafe serves coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea and homemade cakes made to order, and there is a shop. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday and a visit takes an hour or two, longer if you stop for lunch or walk in the park afterwards. There is no visitor car park, so Penzance's town centre car parks are the practical option. Full access details are on the gallery's website. It suits anyone interested in Cornish painting, families wanting a wet-weather option, and visitors who want the historic Newlyn School before seeing contemporary work at Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange nearby.

Good to know

Victorian villa of 1865, built as the Branwell family home, in Penlee Park
Owned and run by Penzance Council
Holds the Newlyn School and Lamorna artists collection and the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society collection
Changing exhibitions; museum galleries on local archaeology, ceramics and social history
Licensed cafe and shop on site
Open Monday to Saturday

Address: Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HE.

Official site: Penlee House Gallery & Museum website.