Lyn and Exmoor Museum

St Vincent's Cottage is probably the oldest domestic building in Lynton and now houses a charming collection of curiosities, kitchen appliances, agricultural tools, printed ephemera, memorabilia and local historical items.

St Vincent's Cottage home of the Lyn and Exmoor Museum

Founded in 1962 the museum focuses on local history and events. Nearly all the exhibits have been donated by local residents but will bring back memories for all visitors of how life has changed over the last couple of centuries. The huge development of the area in the Victorian era is reflected in the museum but the early 20th century

The museum's delights include:

• Old engravings and paintings showing Exmoor life over the last two centuries
• The Lynmouth flood disaster of 1952
• Models and curios from the Lynton & Barnstaple railway
• Agricultural implements from farms on Exmoor
• A Victorian Doll's house
• Peat and turf cutting
• Local maritime relics
• Kitchen appliances and cooking paraphernalia
• The story of the Louisa lifeboat rescue
• Victorian bird and animal exhibits, minerals, fossils and rocks from Exmoor

St Vincent's Cottage is probably the oldest domestic building in Lynton an now houses a charming collection of curiosities, kitchen appliances, agricultural tools, printed ephemera, memorabilia and local historical items.

Founded in 1962 the museum focuses on local history and events, including The Lynmouth flood disaster of 1952 and a model of the Lynton to Barnstaple railway.

Nearly all the exhibits have been donated by local residents but will bring back memories for all visitors of how life has changed over the last couple of centuries.

• LyntonTel 01598 752225
• Easter - October (closed Saturdays)

2008 Lyn and Exmoor Museum
St Vincent's Cottage, Market Street, Lynton. Open daily Easter to end October. Check with TIC for opening times 01598 753808 or 753398. Housed in an old cottage with collections & exhibits pertaining to Exmoor life. Maritime, railway, lifeboat & flood. Free entry.

Lyn and Exmoor Museum

Contributed by: Freda Jones