New Wheal Rose was a lead mine in the Tolcarne–Rose Cliff area of Newquay, east of the town’s older harbour centre. Its name is easily confused with East Wheal Rose, the much better-known inland mine near St Newlyn East. They are different sites.
The Tolcarne workings help explain why mining history appears among Newquay’s beaches and streets rather than only in the inland mining districts. A coastal place could support fishing, mining and later holiday businesses at different times.
The surviving research identifies the historic locality, rather than a visitor attraction with a preserved entrance. Read it alongside the Mount Wise and Fistral mine entries to see how several separate workings fitted into the town’s industrial geography.
Where it is
New Wheal Rose / Tolcarne and Rose Cliff Mine
50.415566, -5.07308 · Position source: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/memoirs/docs/B01793.html
Historic mine locality from the Geological Survey grid [SW 81775 61815]; not a surveyed shaft or visitor entrance
Visiting and access
A location reference, not confirmation of public access or a visitor entrance.
Sources
Source: https://www.mindat.org/loc-1095.html Source: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/memoirs/docs/B01793.html