Plan your visit
Visit our Shop
Shop open:
Monday to Saturday: 10am - 5pm (all year)
Sunday: 11am - 4pm (March to October)
The shop openings times remain unaffected by our current redevelopment of the site.
Alternatively visit our Online Shop
Museum closed for restoration
The museum restoration is expected to be completed in November 2026. During this time, there will be no access to the museum or cube gallery. You can find out more about the restoration project here.
The year-long renovation will allow visitors to learn more about the life of those who lived and worked at the Leach Pottery, through objects and first-hand accounts. A new gallery will enable us to borrow pieces from other organisations, such as the Tate, Centre of Ceramic Art, York and the V&A, some of which will not have been shown in Cornwall before.
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
We have limited parking on site. If you have any accessibility needs please contact us ahead of your visit.
We have free overflow parking at St John’s in the Fields church, only four minutes’ walk from the Pottery (Sat Nav-https://maps.app.goo.gl/fAbRKcmC63tHvgUn7) or google St John’s in the Field’s Church as the postcode does not take you to the church. Please park on the grass (April - October) and leave a note to say you are visiting the pottery. No overnight parking.
View directions on Google Maps.
Additional Parking Options
The 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.
We currently have no disabled parking on site due to work being carried out. However, there is free parking at St John’s in the Field Church, a four-minute walk from the Pottery (Sat Nav - TR26 2FB). If you have any accessibility needs please contact us ahead of your visit.
