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Step back into an Elizabethan Merchant's house and get a taste of what Plymouth life was like in the past ‐ from beggars to the Blitz. Browse potions and lotions in our reconstructed chemist shop.…
Distance: 13.2 miles away

Could you live without electricityCould you cope without central heatingWhere would you get food and clothes if there were no supermarkets or clothes shops WOULD YOU SURVIVEThe people of Dartmoor did. Dartmoor is the last wilderness in southern England. It is often regarded as a bleak upland area,…
Distance: 13.8 miles away

Fascinating 19th‐century water‐powered forge in working order. In its heyday the foundry produced agricultural and mining hand tools. Regular demonstrations throughout the day show the three waterwheels driving the huge tilt hammer and grindstone.Due to essential maintenance the machinery will not be in operation after 30 September…
Distance: 13.7 miles away

On the banks of the beautiful river Tamar, amidst ancient wooded hills and acres of quiet organic meadows, this enchanting Victorian village is alive again. Once the centre of an extraordinary copper mining boom, the local characters can now reveal the parts they played, when Morwellham was…
Distance: 8.6 miles away

An award‐winning, evocative museum and visitor centre based around the historic port and mine workings on the River Tamar. Here in the heart of the spectacular Tamar Valley, amidst towering cliffs and gently rolling farmland, a lost world lives again.Costumed staff welcome visitors to the restored port and…
Distance: 8.6 miles away

This Centre, which is situated in the UK Dartmoor National Park, is home to 'The Broughton Collection'. This is an exhibition of hundreds of antique and modern glass paperweights, collected by Bernard Broughton over many years. Following his retirement from a business career in London, Bernard Broughton retired…
Distance: 5 miles away