Morwellham is an historic riverside village situated adjacent to the river Tamar 4 miles from Tavistock which is in West Devon, England. The Ship Inn is open to the public being situated in the heart of the village offering a menu of locally sourced food and beverages. Visitors can ride underground into an authentic copper mine and experience what life was like for men women and children working here 200 years ago. Children can let of steam in our Miners Adventure Play Area Visitors can also explore the river port and village, interact in our Victorian school, try their hand at chocolate making, dress in period costume. Spend a night, we offer Caravan and Camping pitches, enjoy the pub and tranquillity. Tickets and full details on website.
Had a lovely day here. We spent 5 hours exploring and doing workshops. We went into the mine on the train. The staff were very friendly and autism friendly. There were plenty of seats, space, food , and activities. There was also large soft play area but we didn't go in that area.
We had the most entertaining day out.. dressing up in Victorian clothes, chocolate making and my grandsons loved the rock smashing.. Cathy was the stand out star of the day especially as the strict Miss in the classroom!
Great day out for kids and adults, need to get there in the morning to make the most of everything. Loved the train ride into the mines, fun activities and interesting learning history of the local mines. Also the miners soft play is definitely worth visiting for the kids
What a treasure of a location. Excellent staff and experience. Top Marks to Katherine ( aka "you may call me Miss"). Thoroughly enjoyed the classroom, rock smashing class and Chocolate Experience Excellent Fun! The sun was out too. Pub lunch was delicious too. Be super proud of your staff they are awesome. The Sumpter's & Twiggy the Dog.
My parents drove us; my son, me and them to Morewellam today with two dogs. They had been a few times in the past, so thought it would be an interesting day out. Unfortunately we were greated with a very run down and unorganised venue. The exhibitions had seen better days and there were sparce staff on hand, as there was a music feastival on. Many of the points of interest were also closed. There seems to be a lack of ambition on site, as many of the 'attractions' could have been greatly improved a number of years ago, with a little forethought. I think it might be time to make a very big application the the heritage lottery fund!! Rhe onside pub was a highlight, but again could have been slightly better organised.
From our experience the day we had...to start we had mixed our booking days up but so happy they could change it for us, helpful and polite service there before we arrived. Arrive and WOW surroundings absolutely stunning views of the area, greenery everywhere, quiet and the spund of water flowing down the river. Massive car park and its Free we walked back down into the village shop where 3 victorian ladies welcomed us, friendly smiling faces (little did we know at the time 1 was the scary school teacher) anyway told everything we could do to get the most from our visit, we went and sat to watch a movie about the history of the place....informative and an eyeopener to the history of the village. We then set off to get on the mining train to live the experience of those days gone by....tour guide was a wealth of information, the journey through the mines for someone like me who doesnt like the thought of going underground was made to feel at ease but also emotional at times to see and feel how things were in there for people. We thoroughly enjoyed it along with stunning views leaving the mine. Then back in the village went to the Ship Inn, well what can I say food was delicious, fresh and served with a smile.....ploughmans best Ive ever had, so thank you. We ventured on for our schooling experience....fantastic fun aswell as learning...Kathy the teacher, excellent role play by her, so much fun I was giggling like a school girl again lol....fabulous experience. Then off to do rock breaking, learning the ways of ladies role at the mine...finally chocolate making mmm yumyum brilliant. We then took ourselves around the village to see the brewery, the museum the boat in the yard, all relevent areas around the life in a mining village....even the final resting place those back then would end up at such a young age. For us we made the experience for ourselves by exploring and looking into areas that wasnt with a tour guide, we had a fantastic day, 5 and half hours we were there, definitely happy with what we experienced for our money....even scary Miss Kathy didnt put us off. We wish the trainee from our neck of the woods all the best in her move permently to the area....thank you to everyone there that made our day a wonderful one
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
LGBTQ+ friendly
Getting tickets in advance recommended
Good for kids
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Had a lovely day here. We spent 5 hours exploring and doing workshops. We went into the mine on the train. The staff were very friendly and autism friendly. There were plenty of seats, space, food , and activities. There was also large soft play area but we didn't go in that area.
We had the most entertaining day out.. dressing up in Victorian clothes, chocolate making and my grandsons loved the rock smashing.. Cathy was the stand out star of the day especially as the strict Miss in the classroom!
Great day out for kids and adults, need to get there in the morning to make the most of everything. Loved the train ride into the mines, fun activities and interesting learning history of the local mines. Also the miners soft play is definitely worth visiting for the kids
What a treasure of a location. Excellent staff and experience. Top Marks to Katherine ( aka "you may call me Miss"). Thoroughly enjoyed the classroom, rock smashing class and Chocolate Experience Excellent Fun! The sun was out too. Pub lunch was delicious too. Be super proud of your staff they are awesome. The Sumpter's & Twiggy the Dog.
My parents drove us; my son, me and them to Morewellam today with two dogs. They had been a few times in the past, so thought it would be an interesting day out. Unfortunately we were greated with a very run down and unorganised venue. The exhibitions had seen better days and there were sparce staff on hand, as there was a music feastival on. Many of the points of interest were also closed. There seems to be a lack of ambition on site, as many of the 'attractions' could have been greatly improved a number of years ago, with a little forethought. I think it might be time to make a very big application the the heritage lottery fund!! Rhe onside pub was a highlight, but again could have been slightly better organised.
From our experience the day we had...to start we had mixed our booking days up but so happy they could change it for us, helpful and polite service there before we arrived. Arrive and WOW surroundings absolutely stunning views of the area, greenery everywhere, quiet and the spund of water flowing down the river. Massive car park and its Free we walked back down into the village shop where 3 victorian ladies welcomed us, friendly smiling faces (little did we know at the time 1 was the scary school teacher) anyway told everything we could do to get the most from our visit, we went and sat to watch a movie about the history of the place....informative and an eyeopener to the history of the village. We then set off to get on the mining train to live the experience of those days gone by....tour guide was a wealth of information, the journey through the mines for someone like me who doesnt like the thought of going underground was made to feel at ease but also emotional at times to see and feel how things were in there for people. We thoroughly enjoyed it along with stunning views leaving the mine. Then back in the village went to the Ship Inn, well what can I say food was delicious, fresh and served with a smile.....ploughmans best Ive ever had, so thank you. We ventured on for our schooling experience....fantastic fun aswell as learning...Kathy the teacher, excellent role play by her, so much fun I was giggling like a school girl again lol....fabulous experience. Then off to do rock breaking, learning the ways of ladies role at the mine...finally chocolate making mmm yumyum brilliant. We then took ourselves around the village to see the brewery, the museum the boat in the yard, all relevent areas around the life in a mining village....even the final resting place those back then would end up at such a young age. For us we made the experience for ourselves by exploring and looking into areas that wasnt with a tour guide, we had a fantastic day, 5 and half hours we were there, definitely happy with what we experienced for our money....even scary Miss Kathy didnt put us off. We wish the trainee from our neck of the woods all the best in her move permently to the area....thank you to everyone there that made our day a wonderful one
