Museum

PK Porthcurno

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Tips van locals

Jessica
October 5, 2022
Museum, café and shop usually open from the start of April – end of October (and some dates in-between). Great for adults and children
Charlotte
July 18, 2021
Brilliant museum about the telegraph. Good for children too.
Former Member
October 8, 2016
Breathtaking views from this great little museum.
James
May 19, 2022
A stay in Porthcurno would not be complete without a visit to PK Porthcurno – Museum of Global Communications. As a guest of Telegraph Cottage, you have unlimited free visits to the museum for the duration of your stay (subject to availability, pre-booking recommended. This only applies to people staying at the cottage). You are also entitled to a discount of 10% in the museum shop and Café PK throughout your stay. PK Porthcurno is open daily from April to October, and operates a reduced opening schedule from November to March - please check in advance to avoid disappointment. Come and explore how this once uninhabited valley became the home to the largest telegraph station in the world. Discover the World War Two bunker where the telegraph station was hidden to protect allied communications. View the exhibitions and interactive displays in a museum experience that will intrigue and delight all ages. Porthcurno Telegraph Station (known by its international code name ‘PK’) was founded in 1870, when the first submarine cable landed on the beach here at Porthcurno, linking Britain with India and eventually the rest of the British Empire. Until that time Porthcurno was virtually uninhabited with only a farm and a small cluster of cottages near the top of the Valley. It was only an accident of geology – the sharply shelving beach at Porthcurno, which makes it unsuitable as a fishing harbour – that led to PK becoming the world’s largest telegraph station. By the 1950s, Porthcurno had become an international training college for telecommunications under the ownership of Cable & Wireless. The site and buildings you can see around Telegraph Cottage were all part of a bustling college campus with nearly 600 students. In 1993, the college closed relocating to Coventry, and Porthcurno was quiet again.
A stay in Porthcurno would not be complete without a visit to PK Porthcurno – Museum of Global Communications. As a guest of Telegraph Cottage, you have unlimited free visits to the museum for the duration of your stay (subject to availability, pre-booking recommended. This only applies to people st…
Daisy
February 17, 2022
It's a pretty interesting Museum with well thought out exhibits. Porthcurno Beach is gorgeous with stunning coast walks in either direction

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Accommodaties in de buurt

SUPERHOST
  1. Gehele accommodatie: gastenverblijf
  2. 1 Bed
DRIFTWOOD - Super 1 slaapkamer woning met uitzicht op zee
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  1. Gehele accommodatie: huisje
  2. 3 bedden
Vrijstaand huisje in de historische vallei van Porthcurno.
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  1. Gehele accommodatie: flat
  2. 4 bedden
Uitzicht op Porthcurno Beach
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  1. Gehele accommodatie: flat
  2. 3 bedden
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  2. 1 Bed
Tater-du
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  1. Gehele accommodatie: loft
  2. 2 bedden
Penthouse Top Floor Porthcurno Beach 2 min Minack
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  2. 2 bedden
Gezellig huisje, lopen naar de 3 stranden
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  1. Gehele accommodatie: bungalow
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Scandi 3 bedden strandhuis, Porthcurno, hondvriendelijk
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  2. 3 bedden
Ruim, gezellig huisje, loop naar 3 stranden
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  2. 1 Bed
The Rest House
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  2. 3 bedden
Rockridge Lodge - Korte wandeling naar Porthcurno Beach
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  2. 3 bedden
Porthcurno Beach omgebouwd Coach House-appartement.
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  1. Tiny house
  2. 1 Bed
Strandhuis met grote privétuin aan het strand.
  1. Gehele accommodatie: flat
  2. 3 bedden
Sennen Cove View - Een hoek van het Cornische paradijs
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  2. 4 bedden
St Cyrs vakantiehuis
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  2. 3 bedden
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Locatie
Porthcurno, England