Whimple Heritage Centre

Whimple Heritage Centre

In the heart of Devon cider country, the Whimple Heritage Centre celebrates the cider making heritage of East Devon and the history of a Devon cider village. The village of Whimple was dominated by the Whiteway’s Cyder Company factory for nearly one hundred years.

Following the closure of the factory in 1989, a group of enthusiastic volunteers decided to formally record the history of a village undergoing fundamental change, and established the Whimple Heritage Centre in 2003 as a small museum displaying artefacts relating to the history of the village backed up by an extensive archive of documents and photographs.

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  • Women in Whimple

    From lacemakers to Land Girls, from dairymaids to factory workers and wassail queens, often overlooked by history, our displays tell their story.

  • Muffin the Mule

    Ann Hogarth, the puppeteer, used to live in Whimple. Come and see our collection of Muffin memorabilia.

  • The Cooper's Tools

    An excellent set of cooper's tools including some that were made by the village cooper. One of our finest exhibits

  • Whiteways Gallery

    Come and see our unique collection relating to Whiteways Cyder Company which had its headquarters in Whimple until 1989.

  • Model of Cyder Barn

    This superb model was designed and built by Brian Nickolls who with his wife Jenny owned the Whimple Dolls House Museum. The museum was situated in The Square at what is now The Jays and was open for five years until 1999. The model is made in 1/12 scale and took 6 weeks to research and build. The cider press, apple mill and barrel rack were also hand made by Brian. Whimple Heritage Centre is very grateful to Jenny Nickolls for her permission to exhibit this model.

Admission & prices

Admission is FREE – donations are appreciated

Open between 1st April to 30th September

Opening hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays 12pm-4pm and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.30am-4pm

Group visits outside these hours by appointment

Find us

From East or West on the A30 take the Whimple turning at the Daisy Mount junction.
Postcode - EX5 2TA
Satnav - select New Fountain Inn under Inns/Food/etc.

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Information

  • Parking available
  • Toilets On-Site
  • Wheelchair access
  • Childrens activities
  • Gift Shop

The museum is located on the ground floor of the building and is wheelchair accessible. The archive is located on the first floor and is not, but by prior arrangement with our archivist records can be brought down to the ground floor for viewing.

The Heritage Centre has a toilet on the ground floor which is wheelchair accessible, a car park at the rear, and a shop selling a selection of souvenirs.

Refreshments can be obtained from The New Fountain Inn which is located next door to the Heritage Centre, or The Thirsty Farmer pub which is a short walk away.

FREE children’s quizzes are available – please ask

For more details visit our website at www.whimple.org

Whimple Heritage Centre
Lockyers Linhay
Church Road
Whimple
Devon
Whimple
EX5 2TA

T: 01404 822499
E: info@whimple.org

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Whimple Heritage Centre

Whimple Heritage Centre
Lockyers Linhay
Church Road
Whimple
Devon
Whimple, DEVON EX5 2TA