Gwennap pit

Today I went to Gwennap pit. It is an old amphitheatre, thought to be built over the top of an old mine. The acoustics are very good there. Thousands of people used to come and hear John Wesley preach, during the hayday of Cornwall’s mining. There are two stone pillars on one side of the pit. These pillars are known as Wesley’s pulpit.

If you are going to the Gwennap pit note that it is not in Gwennap, but in St Day, just past the Star Inn (heading towards Redruth), take the left fork in the road.