What might you want to see? Our amazing Elizabethan kitchen? Our spiral staircase made from a ship's mast? Or is it Totnes' illustrious son, Charles Babbage, who invented the first mechanical computer? or even our resident ghosts?  

Whatever your interest in history, Totnes Museum is a fascinating place to come spend of few hours feeding your curiosity.

Tracing your family tree? Wanting to find out more about an ancient house?

The Totnes Archives are a fascinating place to investigate the History of Totnes, come and have a leaf through our great reference libraries and ancient documents.

Due to current events both Totnes Museum & Totnes Archive will remain closed until further notice.

This is not a decision taken lightly as we are a small organisation. But it is most certainly the right one, made with the interests of our volunteers and the general public at heart.

Although the archive will not be taking visitors it will continue to answer local and family history enquiries in addition to offering family history research for £7.50 an hour. If you have any enquiries for them please contact totnes.archives@outlook.com

Please keep an eye on our website and on social media for any further developments.

We look forward to seeing you when we open our doors once more but until then look after yourselves and each other.

Best wishes,
Totnes Museum & Archive

To the rear of the museum, we grow our own Elizabethan Herbs; parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme amongst others. Why not pick up one of our recipe leaflets with a sprig or two, and try our medieval recipes in your own kitchen!

Catch up with our latest news, we regularly host interesting talks and put on events at the Museum. 

Latest News:
- Museum & Archive Closure in response to COVID-19
- Trustee opportunities

Become a friend of Totnes Museum. The Museum is a charity and can only run by the support of its Volunteers and Friends. If you would like to become a friend of the Museum you can find out more here.

Visiting school groups are particularly welcome at the Totnes Elizabethan House & Museum. We can provide a volunteer to act as your guide to show the children around our museum. If you are a teacher and would like to organise a school visit please click the button for more details. 

Enjoy heritage and history? Want experience in museums? If so, you can help.

Totnes Museum is a charitable trust and it could not operate without the help of our volunteers.

When we re-open we would like to be able to do so to the best of our ability. So we are eagerly looking for new volunteers to help us meet this goal and help develop the museum even further moving forward.

The Totnes Elizabethan House & Museum relies on visitor numbers to generate the income it needs for the upkeep of the museum. If you have enjoyed you visit please take the time to review us on Trip Advisor to help persuade others to visit too. Click here to review us!