As we entered the museum we were greeted by a member of staff who chatted with us and made us feel very welcome. The museum itself is small but is full of stories about the locals of Combe Martin and the surrounding area. The photographs were fascinating and I appreciated the attempts to include children in an interactive way. I read that 80% of their collection is still in storage and I would love to hear that they have found a way of displaying more. Worth a visit!
The Museum gave us an insight into the history of Comb Martin which enable us to understand this unusual village and worth a visit the staff very helpful in explaining the history. They also have very good second hand book stand.
Still welcoming and smiley at this venue. They are pleased with their Great War exhibition. One feels the insularity - almost as if one is intruding. The area remembers its fallen during 1914-1918, in various ways. Ilfracombe and this village have offered up one or two events to mark the start of World War 1. Ilfracombe has done it more publicly, with a names wall in our park. Combe Martin museum is as good as ever , it is good value, and distinctly local. Perhaps there are disabled workers or various ethnicities we didn't see. It feels almost too perfect and I can never quite relax. Also try Barnstaple and Exeter for a wider relevance , and larger exhibitions.
Very well set out, interesting clear information and volunteers who talk with enthusiasm about the village and its history. As an ex teacher I can see they have made it a great place for youngsters.
Good to spend a few minutes in the museum finding out about the local history and how things were in times gone by?Lovely people running it and they are happy to share their knowledge with everyone who shows an interest, go on, pop in and you may well be pleasantly suprised?!
Small, compact and full of useful and historical information. They had a very good second hand book shelf for those who enjoy reading!
I recently visited Combe Martin and found myself joining in a seashore safari with the museum. We all had a brief in the museum and then headed off to the beach armed with buckets and nets to see what we could find. We wandered around looking in the rock pools and saw a variety of wildlife which the museum staff identified for us. It's a great way to spend a couple of hours and is educational too. They give you a printed card to help you identify the things you see and have extra material for young children.
did not visit inside the museum as had the dog with us but they run a second hand book store outside which is tremendous value at 50p a book and provide a dog water dish
Very friendly staff here we enjoyed learning about local history and they were very keen to chat to us about how things used to be. Good second hand book stall outside.
We visited this museum in the Tourist Information Office more to fill time than anything - but found it very interesting. If you have time - do pop in - there's lots of local history as well as what's been washed-up on the beach. Bigger than it looks and worth a visit!