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Museums & Galleries in Paignton
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Paignton have you covered — think Dinosaur World, Site of Old Torbay Aircraft Museum and Torquay Museum — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
2.5 mi from Paignton
Dinosaur World
Dinosaur World is an indoor exhibition in Torquay harbour where you can walk among life-size dinosaurs such as a Triceratops and Dimetrodon, explore scaled scenes, dig for fossils...
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2.7 mi from Paignton
Torquay Museum
Torquay Museum tells the story of 400 million years of Torbay's heritage through hands-on, family-friendly exhibitions, including a popular Agatha Christie display with original co...
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5.5 mi from Paignton
Britannia Museum
Britannia Museum sits within Britannia Royal Naval College, telling the story of officer training at Dartmouth since 1863. Exhibits include a fine collection of French prisoner of...
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5.5 mi from Paignton
Totnes Museum
Totnes Museum is a local museum in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England. — Wikipedia
5.8 mi from Paignton
Dartmouth Museum
Dartmouth Museum occupies part of the historic Butterwalk, a terrace of merchants' houses built around 1640, and offers a small but wide-ranging collection covering the town's mari...
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6.8 mi from Paignton
Newton Abbot Museum
Newton Abbot Museum sits in a restored Victorian church, Newton's Place, and tells the story of the town through more than 17,000 collected items, from prehistoric finds to railway...
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8.2 mi from Paignton
Bishopsteignton Museum
Bishopsteignton Museum, run by Bishopsteignton Heritage, is a small local history resource in Bishopsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, where you can search an archive of stories about...
9.8 mi from Paignton
Pengelly Trust Museum
The William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust runs a small museum and study centre at Higher Kiln Quarry, Buckfastleigh, within Dartmoor National Park. Founded in 1962, the volunteer-run...
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9.9 mi from Paignton
The Valliant Soldier Museum & Heritage Centre
The Valiant Soldier Museum & Heritage Centre is a small heritage attraction in Buckfastleigh, Devon, open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 3.30pm. Inside you'll find a Visitor Ce...
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10.1 mi from Paignton
St. Lawrence Chapel
St Lawrence Chapel is a historic 14th-century former chapel in Ashburton, now run as a community venue and heritage centre by the Guild of St Lawrence. You can attend a varied prog...
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12 mi from Paignton
Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre
Housed in a restored old railway station, Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre tells the story of the town from medieval times to the present. You'll find archive material, photographs and...
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Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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