Visitor Information

You’ll find us beneath the Salcombe Tourist Information Centre in The Old Council Hall, Market Street, Salcombe, TQ8 8DE.

Between April 1st and October 31st 2025 we aim to be OPEN every day between 10.30am & 12.30pm and 2.30pm & 4.30pm EXCEPT SUNDAY MORNINGS . FREE ENTRY!

PLEASE GO TO THE ‘NEWS’ PAGE TO CHECK FOR CLOSURES DUE TO VOLUNTEER SHORTAGES

Out-of-hours access (including during the winter closure period) can be arranged for groups of 8 or more by prior arrangement (a minimum donation of £20 per group is requested)

There is parking available in the town at Creek Car Park (long stay), Shadycombe Road (3 hours only in the summer) and Whitestrand (1 hour only in high season). There is also a long stay car park as you come into the town on the Salcombe Road (A381) at the junction of Main Road and Bonfire Hill. A ‘park and ride’ service operates from here between the following dates:

NOTE: AS AT 3 FEBRUARY 2025 PARK AND RIDE DATES FOR 2025 HAD NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED BY SALCOMBE TOWN COUNCIL

2024 DATES WERE

THURSDAY 28TH MARCH 2024 – SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2024
FRIDAY 3RD MAY- MONDAY 6TH MAY 2024
FRIDAY 24TH MAY SUNDAY 2ND JUNE 2024
FRIDAY 28TH JUNE SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2024

 The nearest bus stop to the museum is in Shadycombe Road. 

There are no restrictions on disabled access for visitors to the museum. The public rooms occupy a single floor accessed at street level with no steps, stairs or ramps to negotiate. 

There are no toilet facilities but public toilets are available in nearby Whitestrand Car Park.