Image: The attraction is run by the Heartlands TrustHeartlands, a new free visitor attraction and gateway to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, has opened to the public on derelict mine land at Robinson's Shaft in Pool, Cornwall.
The attraction is being operated as a social enterprise by the Heartlands Trust and features a restored engine house with 80-inch beam engine - the last to work at a Cornish tin mine.
An adventure playground themed on Cornish myth and legend; exhibitions dedicated to the World Heritage Site; and the Totem Circle performance amphitheatre are also on offer.
The opening of Heartlands, which received £22.3m from the Big Lottery Fund, is designed to contribute to the regeneration of the Camborne, Pool and Redruth area of west Cornwall.
Heartlands Trust chair Malcolm Moyle said: "We want to put this area back on the map, raise aspirations and make people smile and I have no doubt that Heartlands will do just that."
Details:
www.heartlandscornwall.com
