CLOSED FOR 2025 | Renovation in Progress
The Lyn & Exmoor Museum
Market Street Lynton, Lynton. EX35 6AF
A charming small museum with collections of agricultural and domestic tools from Lynton and Exmoor.
Also maritime, railway, and natural history. Unique pictures of the Lynmouth Flood, and a Victorian dolls’ house. Housed in Lynton’s oldest surviving domestic dwelling, it even includes its own ghost!
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
Museum Journal & Articles
Lyn & Exmoor Museum – Past Coronations & Celebrations
The Lyn and Exmoor Museum explores the rich history of past coronations and celebrations, to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation.
Lyn & Exmoor Museum – The Treasure on our Doorstep
The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a fascinating little place, stuffed to the brim with all kinds of interesting things
Ordinary Folk of Lynton & Lynmouth’s Past
Discover the untold stories of ordinary folk in Lynton and Lynmouth, their vibrant spirit, and their role in shaping this Victorian-era town.