Devon natural history
Find out more about Devon's natural history at these museums. Select a museum to find out more, including their opening times (which may be seasonal), how to find them and what else is in their collections.
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
Exeter
Exeter's world-class museum, with stunning new displays and galleries, fabulous exhibitions and modern amenities.
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Axe Valley Heritage Museum
Seaton
The museum concentrates on the lower Axe Valley and also includes the adjacent villages of Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe, Colyton and Colyford.
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The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Barnstaple
The Museum is reopening on Thursday December 3rd, please check our website or social media as opening times will change as government guidelines are announced.
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Lyn and Exmoor Museum
Lynton
A charming small museum with collections of agricultural and domestic tools from Lynton and Exmoor.
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The Box, Plymouth
Plymouth
Imagine a place where a life-sized mammoth rubs shoulders with the Mayflower, where nostalgic film archive footage is shown alongside cutting edge contemporary art and where you can have lunch under a giant ship’s figurehead.
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Torquay Museum
Torquay
Ranked among the finest in South West England and Designated as an outstanding collection in 2016, Torquay Museum is a journey of discovery for all ages.
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Overbecks
Salcombe
An exotic and fascinating hidden treasure perched high on the cliffs above Salcombe.
