Brixham Heritage Museum

New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8LZ


The Brixham Heritage Museum and History Society was founded in 1958 for the purpose of recording, saving and displaying the heritage of the historic town and fishing port.

The spacious Maritime Gallery celebrates Brixham's illustrious seafaring past, and includes displays of shipwrights' tools, sailmaking navigation aids and models of famous local fishing vessels.

There are imaginative and nostalgic reconstructions of Victorian life, a display of churches in Brixham and a military display about the Napoleonic Wars. Brixham's more recent wartime experiences are recorded in a display devoted to the two World Wars. Other displays include an archaeological glimpse into the Yarde Buller family, working scale model of Brixham railway station in 1947 and a computer slide show of Brixham in past times.

New Display (2006) - Brixham's Medical History

Summer visiting display - Isambard Kingdom Brunel (in connection with 200th anniversary of his birth)

General information:

  • Free activity sheets for children
  • Virtual Tour of 1st Floor available

     

    Opening Times
    (2006 times)
    10th April to 28th October:
    Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm.

    Admission Charges
    (2006 prices)
    Adult £1.50; Concession £1.25; Child 75p; Family ticket £4.00.

    Groups of 8+ £1.00 per person (not pre-booked).

    Directions
    Close to the town centre.
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    Brixham Heritage Museum Postcode for SatNav: TQ5 8LZ

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