Tiverton Museum

Tiverton Museum is a household museum that is friendly provides free entry to accompanied children aged 16 and under, making for an interesting (but inexpensive!) day trip with all the children. This vibrant destination that is little full of fantastic collections of photos, objects, and archives that record the real history associated with the Mid Devon area through the late 19th century forward. In fact it has very considerable history that is social of any museum its size!There are 15 galleries to explore, covering agriculture, local industries, farm wagons, and the everyday home life of Mid Devon people. Find out about sets from brewing to bicycles, lace making to laundry, carts, costumes and much more family tasks are available all the time, and there are Explorer backpacks for the tiny ones to greatly help them get the maximum benefit out of their visit.Highlights consist of the 'Tivvy Bumper' GWR steam motor (you can rise inside the cab), a horse drawn Silverton Fire motor dating from 1837, and a little display that is archaeological including 400,000 year old handmade axes!The museum additionally runs a lively programme of exhibitions and occasions, plus fun holiday tasks, therefore check online before you visit to see just what's on.