Completion of the Museum Collection Care Project

Completion of the Museum Collection Care Project

With the help of a grant from the AIM Pilgrim Trust Collections Care Scheme volunteers at Salcombe Maritime Museum have now completed a scheme to improve the conditions in which the collection is kept. The collection is housed in the basement of the old Council Hall...

Join our small friendly team. Volunteer Positions Available

Opportunity to get involved in the life and history of Salcombe. Play a part in a charity with local interest. We have a number of positions available: STEWARD CO-ORDINATOR We are looking for someone to supervise our dedicated team of volunteer stewards and provide...

New Salcombe History Documents added to Website

Three new Salcombe History pdf files are available for downloading on the Maritime History Resources page of the website. They are: * Kingsbridge Estuary Passenger Steamers by Roger Barrett * The Railway that Never Arrived (The Kingsbridge to Salcombe line) by Tim...
New ‘Walking Through History’ Trail Guide

New ‘Walking Through History’ Trail Guide

‘Walking Through History’ Trail Guide: Salcombe-Bolt Head – Soar Mill Cove Walk through hundreds of years of history on the western approaches to the Kingsbridge-Salcombe estuary with this new self-guided walking trail. This is the first of a series...
Christine Milton takes the Chair

Christine Milton takes the Chair

At the Salcombe Museum Society’s recent AGM Christine Milton was unanimously elected as Chair. Christine, who is also the museum’s Education Officer, is a local lass who grew up hearing tales of local shipwrecks from her parents who owned Kingsbridge Watersports, a...