Tavistock Museum

Tavistock Museum Tavistock Museum is a small, independent, but accredited Museum.

We seek to advance knowledge and raise awareness of the historical town of Tavistock and surrounding area through our exhibitions, displays and artefacts to local residents and visitors.

🎉 Woo-hoo! A BIG shout out to our 50 new followers since we opened on 9th May! Thank you all for following us at Tavi...
29/05/2026

🎉 Woo-hoo! A BIG shout out to our 50 new followers since we opened on 9th May! Thank you all for following us at Tavistock Museum❗️🎉 Your support is very much appreciated.😃👍

🥵 Reasons to visit Tavistock Museum when it's a hot, sunny day ... Because we are SOOO COOOOL! ❄️🏛 😃👍
27/05/2026

🥵 Reasons to visit Tavistock Museum when it's a hot, sunny day ... Because we are SOOO COOOOL! ❄️🏛 😃👍

🏛 Tavistock Abbey; Mines Minerals & (Bal) Maidens; Drake .... just a few more areas of interest in your local, accredit...
27/05/2026

🏛 Tavistock Abbey; Mines Minerals & (Bal) Maidens; Drake .... just a few more areas of interest in your local, accredited Museum. Visit us Tavistock Museum Tues-Sat 11am - 3pm. 🏛 Tavistock Museum

(If you need to visit us, perhaps when it is a little quieter, do contact us and we will do our best to accommodate you 🙂 )

🌟 Meet Kevin 🌟 He is our stalwart when it comes to putting out our second-hand books for sale - all proceeds of which g...
26/05/2026

🌟 Meet Kevin 🌟 He is our stalwart when it comes to putting out our second-hand books for sale - all proceeds of which go to Tavistock Museum .

He is also our go-to person for anything to do with the 1000s of images we hold in our photographic archive of Tavistock and the surrounding area. 📷

Kevin is both a Volunteer and Trustee, but most importantly, is another one of our hidden treasures!♥️

🔎 Tavistock Blue Plaques 🔎On display in the Reception of Tavistock Museum is information on the Tavistock Blue Plaques. ...
26/05/2026

🔎 Tavistock Blue Plaques 🔎
On display in the Reception of Tavistock Museum is information on the Tavistock Blue Plaques.

The accompanying booklet contains a photograph and information about each of the 28 locations recognised as places of interest in the town by the er****on of a Blue Plaque.

The plaques highlight Tavistock’s rich past and include monastic sites, public buildings, famous names associated with the town, former industrial buildings, local hostelries and open spaces.

You can pick up your copy of the booklet from our friendly Reception Stewards in the museum, or alternatively from our lovely neighbours in Tavistock Visitor Information Centre 😃

📣 "Very good!" "Fantastic exhibition ...""One of the most interesting museums ..." and "It was so fun ..."We have had ...
26/05/2026

📣 "Very good!" "Fantastic exhibition ...""One of the most interesting museums ..." and "It was so fun ..."

We have had a great first two weeks of the season, but don't just take our word for it! See just some of our visitor comments below ... ... 😃👍

Tavistock Museum

🌟Meet Nicky and Harriet🌟 Two more of our lovely volunteers who will always give you a warm welcome 😃 Behind the scenes,...
19/05/2026

🌟Meet Nicky and Harriet🌟 Two more of our lovely volunteers who will always give you a warm welcome 😃 Behind the scenes, Harriet also looks after our museum records for object entry and movement, 💻 and creative Nicky is the inspiration behind our new Time to Get Dressed board game activity and Sillouhette Man here in the photo! They make a great team here at Tavistock Museum . 👍👍



📣Half Term Activities at Tavistock Museum Museum for Families📣🌟Be a Tavi Time Traveller this half term! ⏳️👣❓️Take the q...
19/05/2026

📣Half Term Activities at Tavistock Museum Museum for Families📣

🌟Be a Tavi Time Traveller this half term! ⏳️👣

❓️Take the quiz to find clues to important dates in Tavistock's history. 🔎 Then, complete the Time to Get Dressed board game upstairs in the affectionately named Duke's Library! 📚

Wonder what it was like to dress like a Benedictine Monk, or an Evacuee? A medieval princess? 👸 A Victorian Gentleman, complete with top hat and cane? Perhaps a Victorian schoolgirl? Then why not try on a few of the costumes provided - and make use of a photo opportunity 📸 to make memories.

Or maybe you prefer to take on the challenge of a scavenger hunt? 🔎 A wordsearch on Museum vocabulary, Drake or Victorian school life, maybe? 🤔

Or perhaps you would prefer to quietly sit and read a couple of railway stories - especially if the grown ups are looking at some of the other things in the room.
Fancy sitting in some stocks?

Or have fun throwing some (soft, pretend) fruits and veggies at someone: big brother? Dad? Granny?? Hmmmm .... who will you choose, we wonder?!

Enjoyed your visit? Please give us a great review and share our posts! 😃👍

Entry is free, but please consider making a donation to support your local museum. Every penny helps! 🪙🪙🪙💷 Thank you 🙂

🚂 Always popular with our visitors to Tavistock Museum ... Our Tavistock Railways exhibition. Learn about the life and ...
19/05/2026

🚂 Always popular with our visitors to Tavistock Museum ... Our Tavistock Railways exhibition. Learn about the life and death of Tavistock North and Tavistock South Railways 🚂

🌟 In Tavistock Museum there is a stereoscopic viewer from the nineteenth century, which is similar to the one used by Wi...
16/05/2026

🌟 In Tavistock Museum there is a stereoscopic viewer from the nineteenth century, which is similar to the one used by William Merrifield (1804-1885). Morris had a keen interest in early photography, producing images of Tavistock, local places and local people. When viewed, the double image on the glass slide looked three-dimensional. Some of his glass slides are on display in the museum.

William Merrifield was born in Tavistock and dedicated many years of his life to teaching and being a librarian in Tavistock's Tavistock Subscription Library whilst living in the librarian's cottage from 1841-1871 - which is now the Museum! 🌟

Address

Court Gate, Guildhall Square
Tavistock
PL190AE

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 3pm
Wednesday 11am - 3pm
Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm

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