Torquay Museum
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529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1HG
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An English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark Key Site.
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 at Torquay Museum, which is dedicated to the life story of the Queen of Crime. Re-developed and improved in 2013, the new gallery now 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. Find out about Torquay’s explorer’s, including the inspiration for Indiana Jones and what life was like in an Devon Farmhouse in the 1800’s.
A Visual Guide is now available for Torquay Museum. The Guide is a site specific online tool to help people plan and consider their visit to a new place. The Visual Guide shows anything from functional information like entry prices, parking and facilities, but also highlights elements like sound levels, lighting types, spaces and bespoke features that may cause alarm or confusion.
Museum Hire - The museum offers a unique location for conferences, meetings and events and has a choice of 3 rooms to meet a wide range of needs; from a small boardroom meeting to an auditorium seating 190 with high spec presentation facilities.
If you are planning an evening event, the museum’s exhibition galleries can be hired for exclusive use, allowing you to create an event with a difference - from champagne receptions in the Devon Farmhouse or Explorers Galleries, to intimate dining in the Forbes-Julian Room or the Library.
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Adult | £7.10 per ticket |
| Child (3-16 years) | £4.40 per ticket |
| Child (under 3) | Free |
| Family (1 Adult & 2 Children) | £13.50 per ticket |
| Family (2&2) | £19.70 per ticket |
| Senior/Student | £5.50 per ticket |
Pay once and get in free for a year!
Group rates also available.
We're Good to Go 2021
WTTC Safe Travels 2021| Torquay Museum (1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Saturday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
| Sunday | Closed* | |
Windows in Time: Images on the Street ExhibitionA Free Exhibition Celebrating Local Heritage through Historic Images on the Streets of Torbay.
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The Secret Museum Exhibition Celebrating 175 Years of Torquay MuseumThe Secret Museum Exhibition - Celebrating 175 Years of Torquay Museum
“There is more hidden away than there is on display”
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Exotic Animal Handling SessionsIf you've ever wanted to learn about, and handle, snakes, reptiles and large bugs up close, then you're in for a treat as the Museum welcomes small animal experience specialists, Frazoo.
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The Curse of AmenhotepA seemingly supernatural murder has taken place among the museum exhibits…
You and your team have been drafted in to get to the bottom of it. The Curse of Amenhotep is two hour interactive mystery experience run in association with Torquay Museum. Using your skills of investigation, observation and…
Heritage Open DaysHeritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission
Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIIIThe year is 1544 and King Henry, the Eighth of that name, is engaged upon Royal Progress about his Realm; and has halted here to afford his Loyal Subjects the opportunity to have 'audience' with their Sovereign Lord and King.
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