Best History Museum in Torquay

We've collected top 10 mentioned history museums in Torquay from other articles such as Devon Guide, Devon Museums, Lonely Planet.

Best History Museum in Torquay

Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey
4.5 (593 ratings)4.5 (729 ratings)
Art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens, plus cafe.
The King's Drive, Torquay, TQ2 5JE, United Kingdom
Historical place museumMuseumsArt galleryBotanical gardenCafeHistorical landmarkHistory museumArchitectural BuildingsHistoric Sites
Mentioned by Lonely Planet
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"Built in 1196, this impressive abbey is a setting for arts and cultural events, but it's the wonderful gardens that are of most interest – particularly to Agatha Christie fans. The Potent Plant plot features..."
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
4.6 (1452 ratings)4.5 (1307 ratings)
Diverse collections, from art to anthropology, housed in ornate, Victorian, Gothic revival building.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen St, Exeter EX4 3RX, United Kingdom
MuseumArt galleryArt museumEthnographic museumLocal history museumModern art museumSpecialty Museums
Mentioned by iknow-uk.com
Exeter Museums & Galleries
"As its name suggests, this vast free entry museum and gallery had royal beginnings, conceived in the Victorian era and dedicated to Prince Albert. The collection includes outstanding British and European art, particularly Victorian and 20th century art. Landscapes of Devon and Exeter feature strongly, and amongst RAMM’s art collection are several landscapes by JMW Turner, Thomas Rowlandson and Francis Danby. Galleries and exhibitions with a Devon focus display Roman local finds, explore themes such as the history of fine clock making in the region and feature classic Devon ceramics and glassware."
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"A fixture on the city's cultural scene since Victorian times, this hulking red-brick museum recently received a £24 million revamp. It's a treasure trove of rambling rooms, filled with glass cases of curiosities and archaeological finds – from samurai armour, African masks and Egyptian mummies in the World Cultures galleries to a truly amazing echinoderm collection of starfish and sea urchins amassed by the inveterate Victorian collector Walter Percy Sladen. Exeter's own history also figures strongly."
Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
4.4 (85 ratings)5 (18 ratings)
University museum and research facility tracing history of the moving image, pre and post-cinema.
Prince of Wales Rd, Exeter, EX4 4SB, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory museumSpecialty Museums
Mentioned by world-guides.com
Exeter Museums: Exeter, Devon, England
"Address: Academic Services, University of Exeter, The Old Library, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4SB, England, UK Tel: +44 01392 264321 Founded in the mid-1990s, the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, previously called the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture, offers an extensive collection of items connected to the movie industry, animations and visual media in general, which is amongst the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom. The centre serves as a museum-type attraction, as well as a place for academic research, with roughly 50,000 items comprising the official Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection, around 20,000 books relating to the world of cinema, and historic Disney merchandise from the 1920s onwards. The most impressive items on display are to be found in the two main gallery spaces and include Charlie Chaplin, Bette Davis, Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock memorabilia, along with other movie stars."
Dartmoor Prison Museum
Dartmoor Prison Museum
4.3 (441 ratings)4 (548 ratings)
Displays on prisoners, restraints and uniforms, revealing the history of a prison dating from 1809.
Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6RR, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory Museums
Totnes Museum
Totnes Museum
4.6 (97 ratings)4.5 (74 ratings)
Restored 16th-century home with an eclectic collection tracing local social and cultural history.
70 Fore St, Totnes, TQ9 5RU, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory Museums
RNLI Visitor Centre Dartmouth
RNLI Visitor Centre Dartmouth
4.6 (32 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings)
Volunteer-run Royal Navy Lifeboat Institution information center & gift shop.
9 S Embankment, Dartmouth, TQ6 9BH, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory Museums
Tuckers Hall
Tuckers Hall
4.9 (11 ratings)4.5 (25 ratings)
140 Fore St, Exeter, EX4 3AN, United Kingdom
Local history museumMuseumsSpecialty Museums
Mentioned by world-guides.com
Exeter Landmarks and Monuments: Exeter, Devon, England
"Address: 140 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3AN, England, UK Tel: +44 01392 412348 Standing on Fore Street and dating back to 1471, Tuckers Hall is now a Grade II listed landmark and was formerly a chapel, being built for the city's guild of the weavers, tuckers and shearers (the woollen cloth workers). Soon after, this medieval building began to function as a meeting space and guildhall for the weavers, and was modernised by the Victorians in the 1870s. Exeter is very famous for its historical woollen textile industry, and in the early 18th century, was actually responsible for some 25% of England's overall output."
Ashburton History Museum
Ashburton History Museum
5 (2 ratings)4.5 (3 ratings)
1 West St, Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7DT, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory Museums
The Real Crime Museum
The Real Crime Museum
3.7 (101 ratings)3 (45 ratings)
23 Victoria Parade, Torquay, TQ1 2BD, United Kingdom
MuseumHistory MuseumsNatural History MuseumsSpecialty Museums
Kirkham House
Kirkham House
3.9 (27 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings)
Preserved, medieval stone house filled with modern furniture, open sporadically for public tours.
Kirkham St, Paignton, TQ3 3AX, United Kingdom
Historical place museumMuseumsHeritage buildingHistory Museums
Mentioned by travelwessex.com
Paignton
"Situated in Cecil Road, Kirkham House is owned by English Heritage. Not a bad place to be on a hot day as the house seems to remain cool in the summer. Kirkham is a medieval house built probably in the fourteenth century."

Best Vegan Restaurants in Torquay

Samphire Brasserie
Samphire Brasserie
4.7 (401 ratings)
Modern vegan comfort foods with an American accent with wine & beer plus cakes, a deli & takeout.
111 Mayflower St, Plymouth, PL1 1SD, United Kingdom
Vegan restaurantAmerican restaurantBritish restaurantCoffee shopVegetarian restaurant
Zizzi
Zizzi
4.3 (908 ratings)
Italian chain restaurant for pizza and calzone on wooden boards, plus traditional pastas.
21 Gandy St, Exeter, EX4 3LS, United Kingdom
RestaurantGluten-free restaurantItalian restaurantPasta shopPizza restaurantVegan restaurantVegetarian restaurant
bianca e massimo
bianca e massimo
4.7 (81 ratings)
61A High St, Totnes, TQ9 5PB, United Kingdom
Vegan restaurantOrganic restaurantVegetarian restaurant

Best Museums in Torquay

Devon Guild Of Craftsmen
Devon Guild Of Craftsmen
4.4 (507 ratings)4.5 (242 ratings)
Riverside Mill, Fore St, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AF, United Kingdom
Craft storeMuseumsArt gallery
Tuckers Hall
Tuckers Hall
4.9 (11 ratings)4.5 (25 ratings)
140 Fore St, Exeter, EX4 3AN, United Kingdom
Local history museumMuseumsSpecialty Museums
Mentioned by world-guides.com
Exeter Landmarks and Monuments: Exeter, Devon, England
"Address: 140 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3AN, England, UK Tel: +44 01392 412348 Standing on Fore Street and dating back to 1471, Tuckers Hall is now a Grade II listed landmark and was formerly a chapel, being built for the city's guild of the weavers, tuckers and shearers (the woollen cloth workers). Soon after, this medieval building began to function as a meeting space and guildhall for the weavers, and was modernised by the Victorians in the 1870s. Exeter is very famous for its historical woollen textile industry, and in the early 18th century, was actually responsible for some 25% of England's overall output."
Torquay's Dinosaur World
Torquay's Dinosaur World
4.2 (617 ratings)4 (460 ratings)
Hands-on exhibition featuring life-sized dinosaurs, fossils & a craft room, plus spots for photos.
3 Victoria Parade, Torquay, TQ1 2BB, United Kingdom
MuseumsSpecialty Museums

Top 10 Free Things To Do and Attractions in Torquay

National Trust - Compton Castle
National Trust - Compton Castle
4.2 (327 ratings)3.5 (222 ratings)
Fortified manor house with portcullis, great hall, medieval kitchen and leafy walled garden.
Gropers Ln, Compton, TQ3 1TA, United Kingdom
CastleSights & Landmarks
Young's Park
Young's Park
4.6 (1880 ratings)4.5 (33 ratings)
Recreation hub with a boating pond, fitness stations, playground equipment & nearby eateries.
18 Young's Park Road, Paignton, TQ4 6BU, United Kingdom
ParkNature & Parks
Mentioned by Devon with Kids
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"Head to Youngs Park in the summer for picnics on the lawn, crazy golf and rides in swan boats and bumper cars. Even in the winter, it’s a great place to kick around a ball, scoot and let the kids enjoy the playground. Whatever the weather we can recommend stopping at Cantina to grab a hot, chocolate, pizza, tapas, seafood and cake, among other delicious locally sourced food and drink."
Hollicombe Park
Hollicombe Park
4.6 (74 ratings)
Torbay Rd, Torquay, Paignton, TQ3 2DW, United Kingdom
Park

Vacation Rentals, Airbnb, Hotels & Cabins near Torquay

Stoke Lodge Hotel
4.3 (228 reviews)
Stoke Lodge Hotel
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Middle Meadow, Dittisham
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Middle Meadow, Dittisham
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The Royal Castle Hotel
4.5 (568 reviews)
The Royal Castle Hotel
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