Panning for Gold -
Fun Family Activities in Cornwall
Closed over the Winter months.
Family and Children’s activities don’t come any better than this. . . Panning for Gold is a fantastic activity that will take the kids back to the Wild West.
Set in an old style panning ranch you can pan for gems, Iron pyrite and even real gold!! Using authentic methods your pan will reveal these treasures for you to take away.
The Cornish Prospecting History
In 1869 John Deason and Richard Oates two Cornishman were prospecting for gold in Moliagul, Victoria Australia, when they found the largest gold nugget discovered. It was buried beneath two roots of a tree in a river bed of red clay. The welcome stranger nugget had to be broken on an anvil before it could be weighed at the bank. It weighed gross, over 2,520 troy ounces (78 kg) and returned over 2,284 troy ounces (71.0 kg) net. It eclipsed the Welcome Nugget found eleven years earlier in Ballarat and was worth £1,000,000 then.
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Within easy access from nearby towns:
St Ives, Hayle, Newlyn, Penzance, Helston, Redruth, Camborne, Falmouth, Truro, St Agnes, Perranporth, Newquay, St Austell.
