Blue Hills Tin Streams

The lives of the Cornish people had always been strongly woven with the mining heritage in their blood. As early as 2000 B.C., tin has been produced and melted in Cornwall. The tin industry had been a part of the Cornish way of life and the previous generations had shared the dangerous nature of tin mining as a common bond between them. Nowadays, visiting Cornwall will not be complete without visiting Blue Hills Tin streams as well as the old engine houses and old mining sites that stands as mute monuments to the previous Cornish residents who have labored in the mines centuries ago.

Blue Hills Tin Streams made use of the tin ore along the beautiful North Cornish Coastline, processing and fashioning it into several attractive and unique giftware and pieces of jewelry to sell to visitors and tourists. These items are made from genuine Cornish tin. The products are not only made in Cornwall, but they are a piece of Cornwall. Buying souvenir items from Blue Hills is like bringing a piece of Cornwall with you.

If you can’t visit the blue hills tin streams, you can still avail of the shop’s items by shopping online. Your orders can be posted within 25 hours, and if you want a particular item that is out of stock, they can go as far as manufacturing one for you within five days of receiving your order.

Blue Hills is open from Easter to end of October, Mondays to Saturdays but they are closed on Sundays. For more information, please contact telephone number +44 (0)1872 553341 or e-mail info@bluehillstin.com.