Torquay Museum
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529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1HG
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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.
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Adult | £6.15 per ticket |
| Child (3-16 years) | £3.90 per ticket |
| Child (under 3) | Free |
| Family (1 Adult & 2 Children) | £12.60 per ticket |
| Family (2&2) | £18.30 per ticket |
| Senior/Student | £4.50 per ticket |
Pay once and get in free for a year!
Group rates also available.
| Torquay Museum (1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Saturday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
| Sunday | Closed* | |
* Open: all year Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm (last entry 3.00pm). Open Sundays in peak season and school holidays (Friday 18th July until 5th September). Check website or call for more details. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Dates and times marked with a '*' are provisional and may be subject to change
Flatal Flu: Spanish Flu and the Threat of PandemicRapidly spreading and killing millions, the so called "Spanish Flu" of 1918 was the most deadly pandemic in human history. Fatal Flu: Spanish Flu and the Threat of Pandemic, an exciting new project run by Torquay Museum and funded by Wellcome, will explore the personal stories behind this deadly...
William Shakespeare's MacbethPerforming William Shakespeare's original unabridged text, the award-winning South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, homegrown in Brixham, bring this drama to life in an all-new production. This classic tale of ambition, destiny and murder takes place in the near future, dramatized across a...
Lectures at Torquay MuseumThe lectures are free to Torquay Museum Society members, or a donation of £5.00 for non-members.
William Shakespeare's MacbethNationally award-winning local theatre company, The South Devon Players, brings Shakespeare's classic Macbeth to life in ambitious new production.
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