Planning a Visit
The museum is now closed in its current location. We will re-open in late 2019 or early 2020, following completion of our relocation project to the centre of Newton Abbot.
- In 2017 our Heritage Lottery Funded project to move the Museum and Town Hall to the Town Centre begins
- The official opening of the Sandford Orleigh Gallery
- Locomotive 4099 standing at Newton Abbot Station c. 1950s
- Finding out about John Lethbridge the town’s 18th century inventor and diver
- A view of St Leonard’s Tower & The Globe hotel in the late 1890
- Newton Abbot VAD Hospital, College Road, Newton Abbot
- WWI tank travelling through the streets of Newton Abbot to Baker’s Park c 1920
Opening Times
Closed in the current location
Learning
Explore Newton Abbot’s fascinating past
Current Exhibition
Museum closed in the current location
What's On
Talks, events & exhibitions
Oral Archive
The Oral History Archive exists to record material that might otherwise be lost to future generations providing a resource & raising awareness of Newton Abbot’s history.
The Town History Rooms
The museum is divided into small rooms that cover aspects of the towns varied history. The exhibitions are updated every year so there is always something new to see.
Learning
Explore Newton Abbot’s fascinating past, from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Learning sessions and guided tours for schools and other groups.
GWR Room
The Great Western Railway Room explores the town's links with the railways. Information is available on I.K. Brunel's great engineering achievements.
Collections
The museum collections focus on the social history of Newton Abbot and environs, the GWR history including the social history of the GWR & its affect on the town & its people.
