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Museums and Galleries

Museum lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to exploring the history, culture and heritage of the English Riviera. Torre Abbey Museum, Torquay Museum and Brixham Heritage Museum are all excellent attractions and should definitely be included on any holiday itinerary. There are also some excellent smaller visitor centres that are definitely worth visiting, including Brixham Battery, Berry Head Visitor Centre and the National Coastwatch Institution Visitor Centre on Daddyhole Plain. And for lovers of all things both eccentric and nostalgic, make sure you include a few hours at Bygones in St Marychurch as part of your holiday plans.

Torre Abbey Museum and Art Gallery

Winner of Visitor Attraction of the Year in the 2017/2018 English Riviera and South Devon Tourism & Hospitality Awards, this amazing museum presents more than 800 years of fascinating history in the most absorbing and inspiring way possible. The museum level features state-of-the-art exhibits, including talking statues, portraits and even plates in the dining room, as well as interactive touch-screens and dressing up and other fun for the kids.

The museum also features several amazing art galleries, including The Call of the Sea Gallery, Dartmoor Gallery, The Burne-Jones Gallery and the Green and Plesant Land Gallery. The museum is housed in an ancient scheduled monument and your ticket also includes entry to the gardens and abbey ruins, as well as the stunning palm house and the Agatha Christie Potent Plants Garden. Torre Abbey Museum welcomes some world-class touring exhibitions throughout the year, while kids and teens go free.

Torquay Museum

Travel back through 400 million years of time at Torquay Museum – a hands-on family-friendly visitor attraction, with lots to see and do for children and adults alike. A wide variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year by the Museum, from child-friendly summer blockbusters to fascinating exhibitions about South Devon’s amazing archaeology, geology and people.

Detect your way through Britain’s only Agatha Christie gallery, dedicated to the life story of the Queen of Crime. The gallery enables visitors to step inside Poirot’s study and lounge, including furniture, books, pictures and even fireplaces from his beautiful London Art Deco apartment. Come face-to-face with North-West Europe’s oldest human fossil and the sabre-toothed tigers he shared his Torquay home with 44,000 years ago, and explore life and death in Ancient Egypt, including the coffin of a 2,500-year-old mummified boy. You can also find out all about Percy Fawcett, the Torquay explorer and real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Brixham Heritage Museum

Visitors to Brixham will love this fascinating museum housed in the old Brixham police station. It's an intriguing place to visit for all the family, with a rich collection of exhibits relating to Brixham's fishing industry. These include several maritime models and other local archaeological finds relating to the Napoleonic fort at Berry Head. All members of the family will love the reconstructed Victorian parlour, nursery and model of the railway station. Best of all, it's completely free to enter.

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Bygones Torquay

Torquay

Wander back in time, starting towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. Visit our authentic life-size Victorian Street, see the Blacksmith hard at work, smell the treats of the Sweetshop, listen to the hustle and bustle of Victorian life. Imagine...

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Cockington Court Craft Centre

Torquay

At the heart of Cockington Village lies Cockington Court, a manor house with roots in medieval times, surrounded by acres of pretty country park. Today, the court is a hub for arts and crafts.

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749 reviews
Kents Cavern Torquay

Torquay

Kents Cavern is one of Europe’s top prehistoric Stone Age caves with an extensive labyrinth of spectacular and easily accessible caverns open daily all year. This iconic heritage attraction has many quality tourism awards and is a gateway site to...

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2556 reviews
Torre Abbey

Torquay

Explore 800 years of history beautifully presented heritage rooms, galleries, art exhibitions, interactive displays, talking portraits and videos which bring our colourful history and art to life. With a wealth of exotic and exciting plants, the...

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709 reviews
Torquay's Dinosaur World

Torquay

Torquay's Dinosaur World is a fun interactive indoor exhibition of dinosaurs and fossils! Whether you are little dinosaur fans, or even big ones, there's something for everyone to get their teeth into! See the world of dinosaurs brought to life.

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Torquay Museum

Torquay

Travel back through 400 million years of time at Torquay Museum – a hands-on family-friendly visitor attraction, with lots to see and do for children and adults alike.

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416 reviews
Agatha Christie Mile

Torquay

Drift back into the style and opulence of the Jazz Age as you retrace the steps of the world’s best-selling author along Torquay’s seafront.
National Trust - Greenway

Brixham

This is an extraordinary glimpse into the private holiday home of the famous and much-loved author Agatha Christie and her family.

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1566 reviews
Brixham Heritage Museum

New Road, Brixham

Housed in the old Brixham police station, Brixham Heritage Museum provides an intriguing place to visit for all the family with a rich collection of exhibits.
The Real Crime Museum

TORQUAY

The Real Crime Museum is a fascinating attraction based on the harbour in Torquay. If you are interested in crime, you will love the exhibits they have on show. They include gangsters, bank robberies, forensics, police memorabilia, prison service...
Local Guides

Torquay

Are you bringing a group to the English Riviera to experience all it has to offer? Or are you an independent traveller looking to get to the heart of the resort? You'll find your trip all the more memorable with a tour from one of our local guides.
Creative Torbay

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CreativeTorbay.com is the hub for arts, events, and entertainment on the English Riviera.
Cockington Village and Country Park

Cockington, TORQUAY

Cockington Country Park is a beautiful mix of picturesque well-ordered garden landscapes, open parkland, rural countryside and substantial woodland. Tucked in amongst this 450 acre park are three pretty ornamental lakes, a historic Manor House with...
Battery Gardens Museum

Brixham

Not only does Battery Gardens boast one of the most panoramic views in the bay, it is also a Scheduled Monument and World War II Coastal Defence Battery.
Brixham Battery Heritage Group

Brixham

The Brixham Battery Heritage Group was founded in 1999 by the late Ron Coleman, we are a group of volunteers helping to restore the Brixham coastal defence battery built in 1940 and provide on-site information to the general public

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