Barnstaple Heritage Centre is housed in the grade I and II listed "Queen Anne's Walk" building on the riverfront. Step inside this quality visitor attraction and embark on a fascinating journey through Barnstaple's history. The story is told through an exciting combination of audio and visual effects and information. Visitors come face to face with key figures such as an Elizabethan Town Clerk, A Mediaeval Mayor and a Todor Apothecary.
- Barnstaple Tel 01271 373003
- Open all year (closed on Sundays)
- Suitable for wheelchairs
- Gift shop & Toilets
- BARNSTAPLE HERITAGE CENTRE
Hands-on attraction that tells you the story of
the town's 1000 year heritage.
Barnstaple Heritage Centre
Barnstaple Heritage Centre is housed in the grade I and II listed "Queen Anne's Walk" building on the riverfront. This beautiful building was once a merchant's walkway (the Great Quay once cut in in front of the collonade). In 1709 the fancy stonework and statue of Queen Anne was added. The building behind the Colonnade, now housing our shop and exhibition, was built in the 1850s and has been used as a baths & wash-house, a masonic lodge and a day-centre. This important building has now been given a new lease of life as Barnstaple Heritage Centre. The new Strand Promenade with its fantastic mosaic and stylish cafe/restaurant is well worth a visit too!
Want an adventure? Want to travel through time? Then visit Barnstaple Heritage Centre - lots of things to see and do for the whole family, from quizzes
and games, brass rubbing, children's costumes, and a fantastic new hands-on exhibition which takes you on a Journey Through Time. The centre has seen some
major changes with a state of the art computer and lighting system and a bigger and brighter gift shop, and was short-listed for the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence in 2007.
On your journey through time you can experience Saxon Life in Barnstaple, find out what was or offer in the Medieval Market, listen to merchants trading at the Tome Stone, and make sure you're not surrounded by the enemy as the Civil War reaches town!
Escape the battles to reach the genteel 18th Century, and tread the boards with John Gay's Beggar's Opera. And when you have found all the missing mice, follow the Heritage Trail through the Floral Arch to our delightful Gift Shop.
The Heritage Centre is open 10am - 4.30pm, Tuesday - Saturday. So step inside and begin your "Journey Through Time".
Barnstaple Heritage Centre, Queen Anne's Walk, The Strand, Barnstaple, North Devon. Tel: 01271 373003.
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