Devon transport
These Devon museums have transport-related objects in their collections. 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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Ball Clay Heritage Society
Newton Abbot
The Society was formed in February 2000 to further understanding of the geology, occurrence and properties of the ball clays of Devon and Dorset and to preserve the history and heritage of clay production, transport and use, To that end, the Society is assembling an irreplaceable collection of artefacts, store of archive materials and a range of photographs, films and videos.
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Bampton Heritage and Visitor Centre
Tiverton
Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre is located inside the town's Grade 1 listed St Michael and All Angels church.
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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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The Valiant Soldier, Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh
The Valiant Soldier is an amazing place.
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Dartmouth Museum
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Museum is a small, fascinating and interesting museum housed in an atmospheric old merchant's house, built in approximately 1640.
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Thomas Newcomen Engine
Dartmouth
Thomas Newcomen (1664-1729) designed and installed the first practical and successful steam engine, used initially for pumping water out of coal mines.
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Holsworthy Museum
Holsworthy
The museum is housed in part of a building which is in itself a museum piece; a small manor house dating from the 17th century which was used as a parsonage in 1724.
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Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum
Kingsbridge
In the Old Grammar School you find an historic building, a range of collections and a local history archive.
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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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Newton Abbot Town and GWR Museum
Newton Abbot
The museum now lives inside Newton's Place, a beautifully restored and adapted nineteenth century church.
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The Merchant's House
Plymouth
A Jacobean merchant's house, home to the famous Elizabethan privateer, William Parker.
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Park Pharmacy Trust
Plymouth
The trust has its headquarters in Thorn Park Lodge, Thorn Park, Plymouth.
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Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
Tiverton
Explore the museum’s large, outstanding collections and trace the fascinating history of Mid Devon.
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Whimple Heritage Centre
Whimple
The Whimple Heritage Centre is managed and maintained by an enthusiastic group of volunteers interested in Whimple's past and also its present.