The Museum is temporarily closed for maintenance until Spring 2025.

WELCOME TO TORQUAY MUSEUM

TEMPORARY CLOSURE UNTIL SPRING 2025

After careful consideration, the Torbay Museums Trust has made the decision to temporarily close Torquay Museum on December 15, 2024. We are very much looking forward to re-opening in Spring 2025 and are grateful for all the support we receive. More details around the re-opening will be shared at a later date. 

The Torquay Museum Society Lecture Programme will continue during this time as detailed below.

You can read the whole statement and check our FAQs here.
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

The Museum is temporarily closed for important maintenance until Spring 2025. Please check our FAQs.

 

PAY ONCE GET IN FREE FOR A YEAR
Adult 16+: £11.00
Child aged 3 - 15: £4.50
Child aged under 3: Free
Concessions*: £9.00

*Concessions are available for: senior citizens (60+), students in full-time education, anyone who is unemployed and/or in receipt of state benefit assistance, and disability allowance.

20% off admissions for TQ Postcodes - see current offers

Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1HG

WHAT'S ON

TALKS

TALK: A History of Torre Abbey

25th Feb 2025, 10:45 am

Michael gives an insight into the history of one of Torquay’s most historic buildings and its development over the years.

TALKS

Talk: A West Country Girl of Colour

26th Feb 2025, 10:45 am

A talk about Jacquie’s life and experiences as a black girl from the West Country.

TALKS

TALK: Action, Adventure and International Intrigue

4th Mar 2025, 10:45 am

Agatha Christie and the Man in the Brown Suit and other lesser known novels.

DISCOVER

Travel Back in Time

Discover 400 million years of Torbay's heritage at Torquay Museum - a hands-on-family-friendly visitor attraction, with lots to see and do for children and adults alike.

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"Fascinating --- a real pleasure to visit. 👍 Welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Excellent layout with interests for all age groups --- oh! and a lovely cafe, too"

Dave Crispin | Sep, 2021

"A repeat visitor to this fine museum, easy to lose a whole day, drawn in to a world now lost. Particularly good paleolithic exhibit, and fascinating Local Explorers section…"

Rik Sinnett | Sep, 2022

"Torquay Museum is a great place. So many cool exhibits to look at and friendly staff. Although hard to choose from my favorite piece was a 400,000 year old cave man skull! The Explorers floor is just incred"

Stephen Karl McQueen | Nov, 2021

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