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 and print the voucher for 50p off admission.
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
Heritage Trail Tours
Join our FREE guided HERITAGE TRAIL TOUR taking you on a fascinating walk through the story of this ancient town.
Starting every Thursday outside the Heritage Centre at 11am, and ending at Library Square, the tour lasts approximately one hour and covers the main aspects of Barnstaple’s history. There is no need to book and the tours will run from April 1st throughout the summer until October.
If you would like a more comprehensive town tour which includes access to The Heritage Centre, St Anne’s Chapel and The Guildhall, book our HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR. Lasting approximately 90 minutes and available Tuesday to Saturday, these tours can be booked at the Heritage Centre (01271 373003).
Prices are:- Adults, up to 10 in group, £6.50 each, or up to 30 in group, £5.50 each. Schools and Youth Groups, up to 10 in group, £3.00 each, or up to 30 in group, £2.50 each.
Price includes admission to the buildings and the Heritage Centre Journey Through Time exhibition.
Heritage Trail Book.
The new Barnstaple Heritage Trail was launched in 2009 as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Albert Clock Project.
The book is on sale from Barnstaple Heritage Centre, or from our online shop, priced at £3.50, or view the Barnstaple Heritage Trail on the links below.
Barnstaple Heritage Audio trail
Audio Trail Children's Activicity Books are also available to download, or are on sale for only 10p each at the Barnstaple Heritage Centre.
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