Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
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Overview
This large and award-winning family-friendly museum with 15 galleries is housed in a 19th-century school and the exhibits include a Heathcoat Lace Gallery featuring items from the local lace-making industry. There is also an agricultural section with a collection of farm wagons and implements. Other large exhibits include two waterwheels and a railway locomotive with many GWR items. If you stand on the footplate of the 'Tivvy Bumper', you can hear the sound of the engine at full steam. See website for information on events and exhibitions.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open Feb-Xmas, Mon-Fri 10.30-4.30, Sat 10-3. Open BHs
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
About the area
Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.
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Middle Coombe Farmhouse
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Fernside Bed and Breakfast
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Minnows Touring Park
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Bridge House
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South Coombe Country Cottages
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Blackdown Yurts
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West Middlewick Farm
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