The Totnes Elizabethan House Museum collection is contained in a magnificent Tudor house, built in 1575. There are 13 rooms on three floors covering over 5000 years of history from Totnes and District. It features a room dedicated to Victorian computer inventor Charles Babbage, a superb parlour/bedroom and a Tudor Kitchen. There are displays depicting the adventures of William Wills, the first man to cross Australia between North and South,  and a hands-on Victorian Nursery. In addition there is a Courtyard and Tudor herb garden to explore. The museum is also home to an Archive (Study Centre) containing maps, wills, deeds and other historical documents to assist researchers and family history devotees. The entire record of the local newspaper, Totnes Times, since 1860 is available on microfiche and there are printing and photocopying facilities available. The Study Centre is also an outpost of the Devon Records Office.

This year, 2010, we have a new exhibition in the Mitchell Room - "Made, and Trade, in Totnes". starting with coins from the Royal Mint of a thousand years ago, through the wool trade, clockmaking and technology to timber importing. For over a thousand years Totnes has been of great importance to the commerce of Devon. Not everything was a succes; there was a Totnes car, which was designed some years before its time, and the Team Philips catamaran that came to greif in the North Atlantic. But it's a show worth seeing.

Entry is free to members of the Museum Society and to residents in the TQ9 5** area -- otherwise

Adults   £2.00

Concessions (OAP, Students, UB40)   £1.50

Children   75p

There is available a joint ticket giving access also to the town's ancient Guidhall --

Adult   £2.50

Concessions   £2.00

Children   £75p

For groups and educational visits, please contact the Administrator on 01803 863821 or email as above.

Toilets

Shop

We regret that there is only wheelchair access to the lower floor in the museum.

The Museum is on the main street of the town centre among cafes and shops.The museum can be found just below the East Gate Arch, on the left hand side (going up). There are car parking facilities within easy walking distance. The railway station and bus stop are a few minutes walk from the museum. The Museum is also within easy walking distance of the Guildhall, the Castle and also the Devonshire Collection of Period Costume.