Welcome to Newton Abbot Museum
A place to tell stories, explore the past and be a part of our community
In 2017 the Newtons Place Project, to move the Museum and Town Hall to the town centre began
In 2020, we opened!
A view of St Leonard’s Tower & The Globe hotel in the late 1890's
The building work in progress at Newton's Place
We are easy to find, look out for the banners and GWR bench outside
The main entrance is now the smaller side door creating level access for all
One of many design drawings that helped create Newton's Place
The design come to life!
A sketch from the M.E.R Chase Collection
Conservation on the painted ceiling
The painted ceiling today
For public safety the museum will remain closed during January (2021).
We will review this in February, updates will be posted here on our website and on our Facebook page.
Find out about our new radio programme here:
https://www.soundartradio.org.uk/newton-abbot
Listen to our first show here
