Families

At Torquay Museum we follow the Kids in Museums manifesto where we aim to provide a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere with fun activities, exhibitions and events throughout the year, interactive gallery spaces, spacious baby-changing areas and a dedicated space for eating and drinking.

3 to 8-year-olds can borrow Explorer helmets and backpacks full of things inside to help them discover the Museum. In our shop, adults can also pick up Sensory backpacks available for families with children on the autistic spectrum to support their visit. We also have family-friendly trails for older children that we change regularly, so keep an eye on our social media to stay up to date.

Children and families will find plenty of hands-on exhibits throughout the Museum with trails and in-gallery activities to keep visitors of all ages learning and exploring!

The Holden Gallery

This gallery features our amazing Time Ark tunnel. Find the fossil activities, a chill-out sensory play zone and Beach Detectives game. You can also try out the Brass Rubbings and take away your own pictures of animals and creatures from our Natural History collections.

The Explorers Gallery

Young visitors can explore the crawl tunnel containing secret objects or discover the hidden clues with Harrison, our Lego® hero in the Explorers Game, then crack the code to open the safe and claim your prize. You can also follow hieroglyphs around the gallery and discover an ancient Egyptian saying.

The Old Devon Farmhouse

Travel back in time as you enter the Old Devon Farmhouse, a life-size reconstruction of an 1860 Devon farmhouse (known as a Barton). In this gallery, you will find wooden toys to play with.

The Ancestors Gallery

Discover how the earliest humans lived from over 800,000 years ago to the present! This gallery features the Forensics CSI table - get underneath it and see what you'll find.