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Holsworthy Museum occupies part of a 17th-century manor house that was once a parsonage, and its five small rooms cover the town's history. Displays include railway and viaduct photographs, a kitchen with period items, local trades tools for the blacksmith, thatcher and wheelwright, apothecary and medical objects, a wartime room, and the town's manorial weights and measures. Families with younger children tend to enjoy the wartime ration mock-up and the quizzes the museum provides to keep children occupied. The rooms are compact, so a visit suits an easy hour rather than a full day. Entry is free and the museum is run entirely by volunteers, who ask visitors for donations. It is a quiet, rural-town option for a rainy afternoon or a stop while exploring North Devon.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Spare batteries- Hand warmers
Refillable coffee cupA lot of cafés knock money off.
Plasters
Toilet rollAssume the worst about the facilities and you'll never be wrong.- Face wipes
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · Rolf Dietrich Brecher, CC BY-SA 2.0
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