North Devon Maritime Museum — Attraction in Torridge District

Very friendly knowledgeable staff. A great place to have a maritime museum as this was the last place for trading sailing ships in the country. Sailing ship from here sailed to so many destinations throughout the world and produced great sailors. I could go on but...why not visit this museum and stroll through the narrow streets of Appledore to get a full flavour of those days not that long gone. Well even I remember the last of the sailing Ketches and...

What a lovely museum. Lots of information, pictures, models, tools, etc. relating to the significant maritime history of Appledore.

From the Vikings to WWII and later.

The exhibits are split into rooms, of which there are about 8.

It's not a huge museum but, instead, it is small and friendly. And it is independent and self financing which is very laudable.

When you are in Appledore, it's definitely...

We visited this museum as we were looking for information on navy ships during WW2 in and around Devon. An interesting place to spend a couple of hours with many rooms and maritime exhibits from past years to enjoy. We spotted the exhibit re Westward Ho and I later bought the book elsewhere. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Just a small charge to enter which is...