Short answer: On a wet day in Redruth: Kresen Kernow (free exhibitions and a good café, Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday), Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Tin (free, open daily, with gold panning), Rollers roller rink at Pool (Wednesday to Sunday), the Regal cinema and theatre, King Edward Mine's guided tours, and lunch at the Buttermarket.
Cornwall's archive centre in the converted Redruth brewery, with free exhibitions (the current one, Journeys, runs to 14 November 2026), a library you can lose an afternoon in, and the Arch Café. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9:30am–4pm.
Free entry and free parking: a restored tin mill with a mining museum children enjoy, gold panning for a couple of pounds, a café and a jewellery showroom. Open daily, 10am–4pm.
A retro roller rink with a 2p arcade, free-to-play arcade machines and a café-bar doing big burgers. Wednesday to Sunday.
Redruth's cinema and theatre on Fore Street, with films, touring shows and a bar and restaurant.
Volunteer-run, with working machinery and long, brilliant guided tours. Check opening days before you go.
Street food, coffee and a bar under one roof: the Buttermarket guide.
Carn Brea Leisure Centre at Pool has a pool and soft play. More: indoor pools in Cornwall · soft play by town.
Heartlands at Pool is closed while the National Trust takes it over. More: the Redruth guide.
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When it clears: Wheal Coates and Chapel Porth.
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