Exmoor Museums
Museums and Collections around Exmoor in North Devon and West Somerset
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Allerford Rural Life Museum Arlington Court The Bakelite Museum Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon Cobbaton Combat Collection Cleeve Abbey Coldharbour Mill Coleridge Cottage Combe Martin Museum The Dunster Dolls Museum Dunster Working Water Mill Guildhall Heritage Centre Lyn and Exmoor Museum Porlock Museum (Dovery Manor) Quantock Hills Visitor Centre Somerset County Museum Somerset Military Museum Somerset Cricket Museum Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Tiverton Museum Watchet Market Museum Watchet Boat Museum Wireless in the West |
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Allerford Rural Life Museum |
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Arlington Court |
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The Bakelite Museum |
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Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon "The perfect way to get to know North Devon, its coastline, wildlife, history and heritage. North Devon Potteries. The Story of North Devon. Yeoman of Devon. Undersea World. Changing exhibitions. Museum shop." Location The Square, Barnstaple, North Devon. EX32 8LS MAP
(next to the main bridge across the river) |
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Cobbaton Combat Collection
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Cleeve Abbey |
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Coldharbour Mill
Working Wool Museum. "Step back and experience life in the past." "All-weather attraction with so much to see and do. Impressive industrial heritage museum in the heart of Devon. Exciting guided tours of working spinning & weaving machines in a Victorian factory. Two giant mill engines and 1888 Lancashire boiler. Fantastic New World Tapestry. Mill Shop, slling gifts, souvenirs, knitted yarn, woven cloth and Devon Tartan." Location Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3EE MAP |
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Coleridge Cottage Home of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1797-1800 where most of his famous works were written (National Trust) Location 35 Lime Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater TA5 1NQ MAP Tel (01278) 732662 |
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Combe Martin Museum "Visit the small museum which illustrates with artefacts, photographs, maps and pictures of th eold village industries of silver mining, lime quarrying and burninig, agriculture and horticulture together with details of its maritime history. Guided tours of key industrial sites available. Location 4 Kingsley Terrace, Combe Martin EX34 0EW MAP
(overlooks Newberry Beach) |
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The Dunster Dolls Museum Unique collection founded by Mollie Hardwick of over 800 dolls from many periods. Historic to modern, costume and foreign, artists' and fashion dolls. Costumed "Sasha" collection; a Victorian Dolls House and "Britains" garden. Location Memorial Hall, High Street, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6SF MAP Collections: Housed upstairs. Tel (01643) 821220 |
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Dunster Working Water Mill
"The West Country's finest working water mill. Built 1680, the mill is set in magnificent surroundings alongside the River Avill, only minutes from Dunster Castle and the High St. See how flour is produced as the wheat grain is fed down to the grinding stones before being bagged up for local bakeries. Fascinating collection of ancient agricultural machinery in the integral museum." Shop, Tea room and Garden Parking nearby |
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Guildhall Heritage Centre The centre in Dulverton has a small museum of the town 100 years ago that includes a cottage showing living conditions of the 19th Century. The Exmoor Photographic Archive; and an excellent exhibition and art gallery with successive exhibitions throughout the season. Location Guildhall Heritage Centre, Monmouth Terrace, Dulverton TA22 9EY MAP |
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Lyn and Exmoor Museum Display includes an Exmoor kitchen, a collection of tools and agricultural implements, natural history, archeological and geological exhibits; a collection of paintings, prints and photographs of the locality and a model of the Lynton/Barnstaple Railway which closed in 1935. Location St. Vincents Cottage, Market St. Lynton, EX35 6AF MAP
(adjacent to Bottom Meadow car park opp the school). |
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Porlock Museum (Dovery Manor) Local, Social and Natural History of the locality. Housed in a lovely 15thC Manor building the exhibits include an interesting collection of photographs, press cuttings and displays of the Porlock Parish. Location Dovery Manor, Doverhay, Porlock, Minehead TA24 8PS MAP (opp Doverhay car park at the Minehead end of the village) Tel (01643) 862316 |
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Quantock Hills Visitor Centre Interpretation of the human and natural history of the Quantock Hills Location The Library, The Old Primary School, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater Tel (01278) 732741 |
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Somerset County Museum Closed for refurbishment until 2011 Natural history, geology, archaeology, social and industrial history and art mainly relating to Somerset; Taunton Deane Gallery; Colthurst Collection of Chinese pottery; Temporary Exhibition Gallery. Location The Castle, Castle Green, Taunton TA1 4AA MAP Tel (01823) 320201 |
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Somerset Military Museum
Somerset Light Infantry; North Somerset & West Somerset Yeomanries; Militia; Rifle Volunteer corps; Territorial Army and today's Regiment - The Light Infantry. Location The Castle, Castle Green, Taunton TA1 4AA MAP (Correspondence address: 14 Mount Street, Taunton TA1 3QE) Tel (01823) 320201 or 333434 |
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Cricketing memorabilia mainly relating to Somerset County Cricket Club Location 7 Priory Avenue, Taunton TA1 1XX MAP Tel (01823) 275893 |
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Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Railway relics and rolling stock, including a complete signalbox - mainly Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Location Washford Station, Watchet TA23 0PP MAP |
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Tiverton Museum
Excellent museum with displays about local lace and textile industry, the Civil War, The Grand Western Canal and the coming of the railway. Open: see website |
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Watchet Market Museum "Discover the history of this ancient port. Fossils from the local cliffs. Remains of the Woolly Mammoth. Coins minted for Saxon and Norman Kings. The Iron Ore Mines and their unique Railway. Sailors and Sailing Vessels. Paintings, photographs and models. Video: "The Watchet Story." Location Market St. Watchet, TA23 0AN MAP
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| 24b | Watchet Boat Museum Collections: Somerset flatners and ancillary items Facilities: shop, school parties, disabled visitors, parking plus research facilities and archive available by appointment Location Harbour Road, Watchet |
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Wireless in the West
A nostalgic experience of radio broadcasting history set in the first high power BBC transmitting station in the SW. Enjoy archive sounds from the fascinating display of over 100 wireless receivers. Discover how radio was broadcast and see some of the equipment actually used by the BBC in the 1930's. Location Tropiquaria, Washford Cross, Watchet, TA23 0JX. MAP |