Barnstaple Heritage Centre
QUEEN ANNE'S WALK, THE STRAND, BARNSTAPLE. EX31 1EU.
Tel: 01271 373003
Recently Short-listed for the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence.
Barnstaple Heritage Centre offers great entertainment for all the family including quizzes and games, brass-rubbing and children's costumes, in our fantastic hands-on exhibition.
On your Journey Through Time, you can experience Saxon Life in Barnstaple, find out what was on offer in the Medieval Market, listen to merchants trading at the Tome Stone, and make sure the enemy does not surround you as the Civil War reaches town! Escape the battles to reach the genteel 18th Century, and tread the boards with John Gay's Beggar's Opera. And when you have found all the missing mice, follow the Heritage Trail, through the Floral Arch to our delightful Gift Shop.
The Heritage Centre is open all year round, so step inside, and begin your "Journey Through Time".
Opening Times:
Summer (April - October) Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm.
Winter (November - March) Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 4.30 pm.
Saturday 10am - 3.30 pm.
Admission:
Adults £3.50
Concessions £3.00
Children £2.50
Under 7s free
Family Ticket £10.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)
Group rates available.
Private evening opening available for groups of 15 or over.
Wheelchair access available through the shop riverside door.
Disabled facilities.
Live in Barnstaple? Ask about the BARNSTAPLE RESIDENTS TICKET.
For all bookings and information telephone 01271 373003.
e.mail Denise.Holton@barnstapletowncouncil.co.uk
View the Heritage Centre brochure
Download a voucher here for 50p off Adult Admission price to the Journey Through Time Exhibition.
Queen Anne's Gift Shop at Barnstaple Heritage Centre.
We stock a superb variety of quality greetings cards, giftware and fascinating local history publications. Come and see our wide range of jewellery, including our beautiful range in Sterling Silver and semi precious stones, all at excellent prices. Take home a gift from Barnstaple with our beautifully packaged old fashioned sweets and biscuits, or maybe a box of traditional Barnstaple Fairings.
A selection of products is available on this site in our online shop, or visit our stall in the Barnstaple Pannier Market on Tuesdays.
New Widget Signs
Barnstaple Heritage Centre have been working with the Widgit Accessible Information Services to developed a sign system that ensures that the information in the Journey Through Time exhibition is equally accessible to people with disabilities, including those who have difficulty in reading or understanding the meaning of words.
Click here for more information on the Widgit System at the Heritage Centre
Schools and Groups
The Heritage Centre is proving increasing popular with local schools, community organisations and groups of all ages.
Teachers are welcome, free of charge, to visit the exhibition and plan their trip.
The Centre is also delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to engage with Barnstaple’s heritage and history. The Barnstaple History Box is a vintage trunk filled with a variety of interesting historical artefacts, from a selection of Barum Ware to musket balls to a selection of original fixtures and fittings of the Albert Clock. A brief talk can be given about the various items, if requested, and the History Box can be loaned out for a period of one week.
Denise Holton (Barnstaple Heritage Centre Manager), said; “Schools, community organisations and groups could find this beneficial as a fun learning instrument for local history.”
Click here for a list of History Box Contents
For further information please contact Denise on 01271 373003.
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