“A veritable treasure trove of Salcombe’s maritime past”
The harder you search the more you will find in this friendly little museum … A treasure trove of models, paintings, photographs and artefacts which tell the story of Salcombe’s links with ships and the sea from ancient times to the Second World War.
There is plenty to amuse and engage younger visitors including hands-on displays, models, games and pirates’ treasure, in the ‘young sailors’ corner.
The Museum has a unique gallery of paintings depicting the famed racing fruit schooners built in Salcombe during the 19th century. Today, Salcombe is a fashionable yachting centre, but traditional boatbuilding crafts are still carried on in the town and the Museum houses an impressive collection of tools that tell the story of these maritime trades.
Salcombe became a base for nearly 2,000 U.S. Navy personnel in 1943 and in June 1944 a flotilla of 66 landing craft sailed from the harbour for Utah Beach, Normandy. Their story is told by an impressive collection of artefacts donated by American veterans over the years.
Finally, don’t miss the sea-bed treasures recovered by divers from the hundreds of shipwrecks that line our coast.
You’ll find us below the Salcombe Information Centre.
Museum opens daily from 1st April to 31st October except Sunday mornings
10.30 – 12.30 & 2.30 – 4.30.
Salcombe Maritime Museum, The Old Council Hall, Market Street, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8DE.
E-mail: info@salcombemuseum.org.uk
Website: www.salcombemuseum.org.uk
Tel: 01548 843080 (during opening hours only)
Registered Charity No. 1203233
