Hawkins British Motorcycle Museum & Memories Café

Excellent small motorcycle museum with cafe. Free entry, friendly staff. Really enjoyed the visit, the bikes are in very good condition and are well presented. If only the NMM could do as well! Good, reasonably priced lunch in the nearby Queens Head.

Visited the museum on a ride out with some friends, a very interesting place with fascinating stories from Mr Hawkins.

Lovely little stop at this museum. Pre arranged ride out, phoned Nikki at cafe as we were eating. Limited food available, but what was available was lovely. Toilets available, Great little bike museum attached, all British if you like old bikes, all in all, nice stop, thank you for accomodating us

A gem of a motorcycle museum owned and run by Mr Hawkins himself. Most motorbikes, I counted 56, were accepted as part exchange when cars became more popular, a lot on display were originally sold by Hawkins Motors. Some very rare examples from the earliest motorcycles to the last of the production run. Some were competition winners. If you are lucky you will meet Mr Hawkins for a guided tour. Add to this a cafe and this makes a great half day out. A bonus is the museum is FREE ENTRY.

Lovely tiny museum created with passion It was open on Sunday

This museum offers an amazing experience especially if you are interested in the best of British engineered motorcycles. I was on holidays in Cornwall and had motorcycle withdrawal and I did a Google search - This museum came up. I drove over there and it blew my mind. Most of the motorcycles are displayed how they should always be displayed - close to eye level . - so that you can examine the welding detail. - the astonishing casing moulds and engine detail - Stunning iconic motorcycles - a real treat. Even got to meet a family member by pure chance. Don’t miss the opportunity to pop by if you’re in Cornwall.

What a fantastic little collection, wouldn't have known about it but some friends who live locally took us.

If you like classic British Motorcycles and have an interest in local history, this museum is a great place to visit. Not the biggest collection by any means, but I found every bike interesting in some way. Hawkins was a multi franchise motorcycle dealer back in the 50/60s so they have a good spread of marques on show. I particularly liked the speedway bike and associated St Austell Gulls team memorabilia. Very nice to see. I'd definitely recommend this museum. It's located adjacent to the cafe in the main showroom. Entry is free.