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Lyn & Exmoor Museum

St. Vincent's Cottage
Market Street
Lynton
Devon
EX35 6JA

Visit the Lyn and Exmoor Museum in Lynton and get an insight of the area of Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor since the Stone Age - and even earlier!

The museum is housed in a beautiful old stone cottage with seven rooms of displays and an attractive garden.

The displays include: An atmospheric traditional Exmoor kitchen; A tremendous variety of domestic bygones; fine paintings, engravings and photographs illustrating life in the area over a period of 200 years; the Lynmouth Flood Disaster of 1952; unique photographs and models of the Lynton-Barnstaple Railway; ancient Stone Age implements and other archaeological remains found on Exmoor; a fascinating collection of agricultural tools and equipment used on Exmoor farms in the past; a robust ship's figurehead and other reminders of the rich maritime heritage of the Lynmouth area; a delightful fully-furnished Victorian doll's house and other toys; birds, animals, fossils, rocks, minerals and other natural history items of Exmoor; old souvenirs of Exmoor and Lorna Doone.

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Directions

Situated in Market Street, Lynton - opposite the primary school, next to Bottom Meadow Car Park.

Lyn & Exmoor Museum Postcode for SatNav: EX35 6JA

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+44 (0)1598 752 225
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