Museum Details
 | The Castle Heritage Centre and Gallery | Contact Person Patricia Wright: 01288 357302 | Admission Charges |
| Opening Times | |
Easter - 31st October | 1 November - Easter |
Museum Description
The Heritage Centre houses a fine display of local social history including geology and the effects of the oceans. Topics of interest are shipping, shipwrecks and the Bude canal. Famous local people featured are the Grenvilles 'English Civil War', the Rev. Hawker 'The song of the Western Men' and the life story of Cornwall's forgotten genius Sir Goldsworthy Gurney.
Adjacent to the fine restaurant is the exhibition gallery displaying works by local artists.
The Willoughby Gallery 2010 Exhibition Programme
April 4th – 23rd “Colour Cornwall” Paintings by Anthony Frost, Ashley Hanson, Jonathan Wickers and Ruth Miemczyk
May 2nd – 26th Paintings by Bryan Sentance
May 31st - June 24th Dawn to Dusk Photographs by acclaimed local photographer, Ross Hoddincott and Dorset’s Mark Bauer [Ross and Mark will be running 2 workshops Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June to accompany exhibition.
July 1st – 25th David Eustace, Irene Jones and David Brooke Paintings and illustrations
July 29th – August 18th Bude Art Society Mixed media show
August 23rd – September 4th West Country Embroiderers
September 13th – October 4th Paintings by Chris Edwards and Elaine Nash
October 11th – 31st The Boscastle Art Group Mixed media show
October - The National Big Draw event
November – Exhibition of items from The Heritage Centre archives
Type of Museum | Types of Collections | Facilities |
| Local & Family History Maritime Social History | Local History Natural History Shipping Social History | Shop Cafe Toilets Disabled Facilities (inc hearing loop) |
