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.
| 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 2020 - 31 Dec 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
CANCELLED - Claws! The Human History of Cats ExhibitionExploring the relationship of cats and humans from distant prehistory until the present day, including cats in Ancient Egypt, Myth and Magic and Man eaters, this exhibition will run until the end of May of 2020 and will include many specimens from our extensive collections. A must for all cat…
POSTPONED - Winnaretta Singer: From Paris to PaigntonWINNARETTA SINGER: FROM PAIGNTON TO PARIS
Date: 14 April 2020
Torquay Museum Society Lecture
By Chris Nicholls
10.45am - 12 Noon
The extraordinary story of the princess, painter, musician, philanthropist, and close personal friend of many of the Twentieth Century's greatest artists.
Lectures…
POSTPONED - Lectures at Torquay MuseumThe lectures are free to Torquay Museum Society members, or a donation of £5.00 for non-members.
POSTPONED - Victorian TorquayVICTORIAN TORQUAY
Date: 15 April 2020
Torquay Museum Society Lecture
By John Risdon
10.45am - 12 Noon
An insight into Torquay's extraordinary development during the reign of Victoria and its appeal to the literary spectrum of Society.
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POSTPONED - A 1920’s Night at the Museum BallA 1920's party in an atmospheric Victorian museum, with live music, dancing, cocktails, canapes, a casino and much more. Dress to impress.
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