Devon natural history
Find out more about Devon's natural history at these museums. Select a museum to find out more, including their opening times (which may be seasonal), how to find them and what else is in their collections.
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
Exeter
Exeter's world-class museum, with stunning new displays and galleries, fabulous exhibitions and modern amenities.
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Axe Valley Heritage Museum
Seaton
The museum concentrates on the lower Axe Valley and also includes the adjacent villages of Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe, Colyton and Colyford.
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The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Barnstaple
The museum tells the stories of the people and landscapes of North Devon.
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Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves
Torquay
Step into the Stone Age! Kents Cavern is one of the most important Stone Age sites in Europe and one of Britain's best showcaves! On your visit you'll go back to a time when the cave was home to ancient humans, sheltering from extreme weather, making fires, shaping tools and hunting Ice Age animals.
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Fairlynch Museum Budleigh Salterton
Budleigh Salterton
Fairlynch Museum and Arts Centre is one of the very few thatched museums in the UK.
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Lyn and Exmoor Museum
Lynton
A charming small museum with collections of agricultural and domestic tools from Lynton and Exmoor.
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The Box, Plymouth
Plymouth
The Box is Plymouth's award-winning museum, gallery and archive.
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Torquay Museum
Torquay
Torquay Museum is temporarily closed for important maintenance until Spring 2025.
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Overbecks
Salcombe
An exotic and fascinating hidden treasure perched high on the cliffs above Salcombe.
