We currently have no visitor car parking on site
〰️ Alternative car park information can be found below 〰️
We currently have no visitor car parking on site 〰️ Alternative car park information can be found below 〰️
Plan your visit
Shop
Museum & Exhibitions
Shop open:
Monday to Saturday: 10am - 5pm (all year)
Sunday: 11am - 4pm (March to October)
Across the festive period our Shop & Museum will be open as usual, excluding these dates:
- Monday 16 December (closed from 1pm)
- Tuesday 24 December (closed all day)
- Wednesday 25 December (closed all day)
- Thursday 26 December (closed all day)
Museum open:
Monday to Saturday: 10am - 5pm, last entry 4pm (all year)
Sunday: 11am - 4pm, last entry 3pm (March to October)
Entrance Gallery: Free Entry
Standard Adult Entry: £8
Under 18: Free
Locals’ Pass (TR26 postcodes): Free
Kernow Pass (Cornwall postcodes): £5
Guided Tours return in 2025
Please note, the Cube Gallery will be closed 2 - 31 January 2025. We will offer a reduced admission fee during this time.
Directions
We are located in Higher Stennack, a 20 minute walk up the hill from central St Ives. Find us on Google Maps.
The Leach Pottery, Higher Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2HE
Tel: 01736 799703
FROM THE A30: Follow the brown signs for Tate St Ives. At the Penzance/Zennor junction on the B3306 continue following the road down towards St Ives. The Leach Pottery is on the right, after the Fire Station.
FROM ST IVES TOWN CENTRE: Follow the main road up the hill from Royal Square (opposite the Royal Cinema). Two minutes by car or a twenty minute walk.
Parking
PLEASE NOTE: we currently have no car parking options on the site. There is a drop-off point outside the Shop.
We have free overflow parking at St John’s in the Fields church, only four minutes walk from the Pottery (Sat Nav-TR26 2FB). View directions on Google Maps.
Additional Parking Options
Nearest public car park is at Trenwith next to St Ives Leisure Centre, approximately 10 minutes walk from the Pottery. View directions on Google Maps
A large paying car park is also available at the St Ives Rugby Club grounds approximately 10 minutes from the Pottery. View directions on Google Maps.
Access Information
All public areas are accessible to wheelchairs, pushchairs and people with limited mobility. Should you have specific access requirements or questions, please get in touch before your visit.
Please note; there is a relatively steep slope into the Museum Entrance Gallery. For the Shop, there are ramps for entrance / exit and between two of the rooms. There are two steps on the Museum route, which can be avoided. There is a platform lift by a short flight of steps on the Museum route.
A wheelchair–friendly toilet is situated in the Museum Entrance Gallery. We have baby change facilities here too.
We are a dog friendly Museum.
We currently have no disabled parking on site due to work being carried out. However, we have a drop-off point outside the Shop and free parking at St John’s in the Field Church, a four-minute walk from the Pottery (Sat Nav - TR26 2FB).
