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.
OPENING TIMES | 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.
ADMISSION PRICES 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
GETTING HERE Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1HG
TALKS
TALK: Reintroducing Beavers to Britain
21st Jan 2025, 10:45 am
Mark will give an introduction to Eurasian beavers and their remarkable behavior, and discuss their return to Britain. He will talk about some of the beneficial effects on people and other wildlife, as well as some of the conflicts that they can also bring.
TALKS
TALK: The Life and Work of William Froude
22nd Jan 2025, 10:45 am
William Froude, a one-time resident of Chelston, was a naval architect who developed the first wave machine.
TALKS
Talk: Bolton Remembers the War
28th Jan 2025, 10:45 am
An audio visual presentation about Bolton in the Second World War, with images and real life testimonies.
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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