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Check availabilityMuseums & Galleries · Salcombe
Salcombe Maritime Museum
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- Models, paintings, photographs and artefacts on Salcombe's maritime history
- Hands-on displays and pirates treasure in young sailors' corner
- Gallery of paintings of racing fruit schooners built in Salcombe
- Collection of traditional boatbuilding tools and trades
- Sea-bed treasures recovered from local shipwrecks
Salcombe Maritime Museum is a small, friendly museum tucked in the basement of the Old Council Hall in Market Street, telling the story of Salcombe's links with ships and the sea from ancient times to the Second World War. You'll find models, paintings, photographs and artefacts, a gallery devoted to the town's famous racing fruit schooners, traditional boatbuilding tools, and sea-bed treasures recovered from local shipwrecks, plus a hands-on young sailors' corner for children. It suits families, history enthusiasts and those researching maritime ancestry. The museum is step-free and wheelchair accessible, though there are no on-site toilets. Based in Salcombe, South Hams, Devon, it sits close to Mill Bay beach and within easy reach of 94 bookable places to stay nearby.
Practical details
- Open
- Open most days (not Sunday mornings) between late March and end of October
- Accessibility
- Ground floor access suitable for wheelchairs, despite basement address
- Booking
- School and group visits can be arranged by email
- Best for
- Families and younger visitors via hands-on young sailors' corner
From the attraction's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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