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Fairlynch Museum

  • The early 19th century house was built by a local shipowner and is probably the only thatched  museum in the UK. He added the turret to watch for his ships coming in.
  • The garden was lovingly restored to feature plants contemporary with the building.
  • The extensive costume collection dates from the early 18th century.
  • The lace collection features Honiton lace as well as other English and continental styles.
  • The social history (local history) section has many useful resources including microfiche records of Parish registers
  • The archaeological collection features prehistoric finds from the local area
  • The geological collection includes a display of radioactive nodules
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A view of the Fairlynch roof after the March 2010 re-thatch