House of Marbles
Museums & Science Centres · Bovey Tracey, Devon
Also outdoor play & adventure playgrounds
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor🆓 Free entryEducational☔ Rainy-day friendlyAdventure play
What’s there
- Free parking
- Baby changing
- Dogs welcome
Free parking at the front of the building, with overflow parking to the rear; reserved disabled bays by the main entrance.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
House of Marbles is a free-entry family attraction set in a historic pottery on the edge of Bovey Tracey, Devon. Children can try some of the marble runs, which include one of the largest permanent marble run structures the venue says it has, and watch glassmakers working at the glassworks, where the items being made change from day to day. Three small museums cover marbles and glass, board games, and pottery, with old kilns and models to look at. Outside, the courtyard garden has giant games, a climbing frame and a marble-play area, and there is a brass rubbing trail. The site also has a shop full of marbles, games and toys, and a restaurant for lunch or afternoon tea. It suits younger children and families looking for an easy indoor-outdoor visit, and it stays usable in wet weather with a covered conservatory area.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Boot bag for wellies
- Sting relief
- Football
- Bum bag
- Lip balm
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
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