Brixham Heritage Museum

Brixham Heritage Museum Family Friendly Museum of the Year 2013!

The Brixham Heritage Museum, awarded the 'Kids in Museums' Family Friendly Museum Award 2013, is housed in the old Brixham police station.
It's an intriguing place to visit for all the family with a rich collection of exhibits relating to Brixham's history, from it's fishing industry including many maritime models to historic and ongoing local archaeological finds relating to the Napoleonic fort at Berry Head.
All members of the family will love the reconstructed Victorian parlour, nursery and model of the railway station.
Explore, discover, learn at the Brixham Heritage Museum and come and take a look back in time....
- Brixham Bone Caverns and their importance to archaeology.
- Large exhibition of the town's maritime heritage.
- Working model of the Brixham Branch Railway Line.
- Discover what life was like at the Berry Head Napoleonic Barracks.
- Victorian parlour and nursery.
- Landing of William of Orange, 1688.
- Brixham at War, during the World Wars.

View my website http://www.brixhamheritage.org.uk/

My Location

Brixham Heritage Museum

The Old Police Station
New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8LZ

Telephone: 01803 856 267
Email: mail@brixhamheritage.org.uk
Website: http://www.brixhamheritage.org.uk/

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My Events

Quiz Night in aid of Brixham Heritage Museum / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2018-07-28T00:00:00Z">Sat 28 Jul 2018</span>Quiz Night in aid of Brixham Heritage Museum / Sat 28 Jul 2018

Our Quizzes are so popular we've had to move them to a larger Venue, so we look forward to greeting you at the Council Offices Function Room (next doo...

Quiz Night in aid of Brixham Heritage Museum / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2018-05-26T00:00:00Z">Sat 26 May 2018</span>Quiz Night in aid of Brixham Heritage Museum / Sat 26 May 2018

Our Quizzes are so popular we've had to move them to a larger Venue, so we look forward to greeting you at the Council Offices Function Room (next doo...

Brixfest Talk at Brixham Heritage Museum / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2018-04-23T00:00:00Z">Mon 23 Apr 2018</span>Brixfest Talk at Brixham Heritage Museum / Mon 23 Apr 2018

Come and listen to Sophie Bower, organiser of Brixfest regarding plans and news relating to the festival. Free to members, £3 charge for non-members....

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MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2017-08-14T00:00:00Z">Mon 14 Aug 2017</span>MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR / Mon 14 Aug 2017

The post of Museum Administrator at Brixham Heritage Museum is for 16 hours per week, Tuesday-Friday, 9.30am-1.30pm for a period of 7 months, commenci...