Opening times: 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday
Admission is FREE.
For opening times over holiday periods please check here or our Facebook page, or telephone us.
Please note, the museum will be CLOSED on Flora Day, which USUALLY, but not always, falls on May 8th. Please check before visiting us.
Access
The museum is housed in an old market building with sloping granite floors and some uneven surfaces. However, we do have a wheelchair friendly entrance to the right of the building and lift access to all floors, we are also happy to answer any accessibility queries you may have.
There is some limited disabled parking outside the museum.
Parking
The nearest Pay and display car park is on Wendron Street, TR13 8PS. Turn right out of the car park and walk down to the junction, turn right again by the granite bench and look for the cannon at the bottom of the steps.
There is some limited disabled parking outside the museum.
Facilities
•Tourist Information
•Museum Shop
•Lift
•Baby change facilities
•Toilets
•Denzil's Den - Family play area
•Side door with ramp
Extending your visit
We can offer a full guided tour of the museum - approximately 1 hour - at a cost of £30. Please call the museum to pre-book. Maximum group size for the tour is 25.
If you wish to research our collections, please contact us - we can arrange for items to be brought out from storage.
We have loan boxes with objects from our handling collection availible for loan from the museum for a small charge of £10 per week (plus £20 returnable deposit refundable on return of the complete undamaged box). These are ideal for reminissence sessions, community events and schools.
We have a wide range of workshops availible for School visit's covering a range of different subjects from Archeology to Victorian Schoolroom experience. Check our our Learning Page for more information.
During seaonal holiday we often have childrens activites like trails and quizes, check out our Facebook page to see whats going on.
Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
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If you wish to research our collections, please contact us - we can arrange for items to be brought out from storage.