Museums in The West Country

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
One of St Ives' most revered artists.
www.tate.org.uk/stives/hepworth

50.212

-5.481

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Bodmin Jail
Gruesome entertainment in a spookily atmospheric place.

50.473

-4.726

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Bodmin Town Museum
Local history, including a Victorian Cornish kitchen and a 1770 fire engine.

50.470

-4.719

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Bridport Museum
The history of Bridport is housed in an attractive Tudor building.
www.bridportmuseum.co.uk

50.731

-2.758

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British Cycling Museum
All kinds of cycling memorabilia, including 400 bicycles from across the ages.

50.638

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Brixham Museum
Lots to look at here, but the centrepiece is the Maritime Gallery.

50.393

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Bude-Stratton Museum
The story of Bude from the English Civil War up until modern times.
www.bude-stratton.gov.uk/site/1/Museum.html

50.827

-4.548

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China Clay Country Park Mining and Heritage Museum
The south coast’s landscape owes a great deal to the china clay mines; this museum gives you a fascinating insight.
www.wheal-martyn.com

50.368

-4.806

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Constantine Heritage Collection
All aspects of Constantine’s history are laid bare here.

50.117

-5.173

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Elliotts Grocery Store
A perfectly preserved old-fashioned grocery store, with some features dating back to the 1890s.

50.407

-4.210

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Fleet Air Arm Museum
An excellent museum with many exhibitions charting the history of aviation.
www.fleetairarm.com

51.011

-2.646

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Haynes International Motor Museum
Classics and modern day super cars - over 340 to drool over.
www.haynesmotormuseum.com

51.045

-2.549

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Helston Folk Museum
The artefacts here sprawl across two floors and five halls. Well laid out, the museum charts the social history of the area with evocative exhibitions.

50.100

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Lyn and Exmoor Museum
An examination of Exmoor’s history from the Stone Age to the present day.

51.228

-3.833

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Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Exhibitions on the wildlife, culture, landscape and history of north Devon.

51.077

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Museum of Dartmoor Life
Three floors of hands-on exhibits - and you can even mint your own coins.
www.museumofdartmoorlife.eclipse.co.uk

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-4.003

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National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Amazing for seadogs and landlubbers alike.
www.nmmc.co.uk

50.151

-5.062

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North Devon Maritime Museum
Charting the long and illustrious seafaring history of north Devon with plenty of curiosities and fascinating artefacts to examine.

51.052

-4.195

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Padstow Museum
All about the changing fortunes of Padstow and its inhabitants over the last two centuries.
www.padstowmuseum.co.uk

50.541

-4.939

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Penlee House Gallery and Museum
The country’s best collection of works by the legendary ‘Newlyn School’.
www.penleehouse.org.uk

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Perranzabuloe Museum
Exhibitions exploring the rich mining, farming and fishing history of the north coast.
www.perranzabuloemuseum.co.uk

50.345

-5.153

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Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
An ever-changing programme of displays and exhibitions.

50.373

-4.138

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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
An underground museum telling the story of the first international cable communications.
www.porthcurno.org.uk

50.045

-5.656

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Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
The most prestigious museum in Devon, a huge place with an incredibly diverse range of exhibitions - whatever you’re interested in, there’s something here to fascinate you.

50.724

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Royal Cornwall Museum
Archeology from Cornwall and around the world, plus fine art and social history.
www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

50.262

-5.053

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Somerset County Museum
Located within Taunton Castle, this museum explores Somerset’s social, cultural and military history.

51.015

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Somerset Rural Life Museum
‘Living’ exhibitions of Victorian life in the Somerset countryside. Bee-keeping and cider making demonstrations are regularly held.

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St Agnes Museum
Lots of curiosities, an excellent mineral collection, and plenty of artefacts from St Agnes’ long maritime and mining history.
www.stagnesmuseum.org.uk

50.302

-5.202

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Tavistock Museum
Local artefacts housed in a unique building, the gatehouse of an ancient monastery.

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The Dinosaur Museum
An enduring favourite with kids everywhere.
www.thedinosaurmuseum.com

50.714

-2.433

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The Dorset County Museum
Recounting the rich social, geological and archaeological history of the county. Kids will love the Jurassic Coast exhibition.
www.dorsetcountymuseum.org

50.715

-2.438

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The Helicopter Museum
The history of the chopper, with over 80 examples to look at.
www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk

51.339

-2.929

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The Museum of Witchcraft
The largest collection of witchcraft artefacts in the world.
www.museumofwitchcraft.com

50.690

-4.695

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The Old Power Station
In pride of place at this museum is the fully restored Bournemouth tramcar.
www.scottish-southern.co.uk/museum

50.737

-1.780

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The Regimental Museum
History for the bloodthirsty.

50.287

-4.704

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The Tank Museum
A treat for the boys.
www.tankmuseum.co.uk

50.694

-2.242

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The Tutankhamun Exhibition
The story of this Egyptian king is as fascinating as ever.
www.tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk

50.715

-2.438

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Tiverton Museum
With 14 galleries of exhibitions, a day may not be enough at Tiverton Museum.
www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk

50.901

-3.488

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Torquay Museum
Having just had almost a million pounds spent on it, Torquay Museum is one of Devon’s best. Exhibitions range from archeology and natural history to a reconstructed Victorian kitchen and a feature on Agatha Christie, who was born here.
www.torquaymuseum.org

50.462

-3.518

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