North Devon Maritime Museum

The North Devon Maritime Museum is a museum situated in the estuary town of Appledore, Devon, England. Housed in Odun House, a Georgian Grade II listed building which has been the home of several ship owners and master mariners over the past 200 years, the museum opened in 1977. It is open from early April/Easter to the end of October each year and has an admission charge.

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  Barnstaple Castle ⓘ
  castle in Devon, England, UK  

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  Rock Park ⓘ
  urban park in Barnstaple, Devon, England  

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  Bideford Railway Heritage Centre ⓘ
  heritage centre in the UK

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  Burton at Bideford ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Bideford, England

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  Chambercombe Manor ⓘ
  manor house in Devon, England, UK

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  Cobbaton Combat Collection ⓘ
  private military museum  

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  Great Torrington Museum ⓘ
  museam in Great Torrington, Devon, England, UK

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  Harltand Quay Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bideford, England, UK

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  Ilfracombe Museum ⓘ
  local museum in United Kingdom

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  Museum of British Surfing ⓘ
  museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  South Molton Museum ⓘ
  museum in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  Holsworthy Museum ⓘ
  local museum in United Kingdom

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  Arlington Court ⓘ
  country house in Devon, England, UK

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  Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon ⓘ
  history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  North Devon Athenaeum ⓘ
  library and museum in Barnstaple, Devon

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  Lynton and Barnstaple Railway ⓘ
  Narrow gauge railway in Devon

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  Braunton and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  North Devon Maritime Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  Exmoor Zoo ⓘ
  British Zoo

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  Combe Martin Museum ⓘ
  museum in Combe Martin, England, United Kingdom

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  Mortehoe Museum ⓘ
  museum in Mortehoe, England, UK

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1823 Arlington Court

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1888 Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

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1888 North Devon Athenaeum

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1898 Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

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1974 Braunton and District Museum

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1982 Exmoor Zoo

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1990 Combe Martin Museum

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1996 Mortehoe Museum

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Joseph Heard (1799-1859) - The Brig 'Star' of Bideford, Devon - 2002.75 - North Devon Maritime Museum

Archibald McCullum Day (c.1852-1923) - The Four-Masted Ship 'Falls of Dee', 1896 - 2002.59 - North Devon Maritime Museum

Joseph Heard (1799-1859) (attributed to) - The Barque 'Hugenot' in a Gale - 2002.61 - North Devon Maritime Museum

Joseph Semple (1830-1877) - The Barque 'Edmund Preston' - 2002.6 - North Devon Maritime Museum

Emma, the figurehead of the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore, sculpted by Ron Slade and restored in 2023

The entrance to the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore

A plaque at the railings by the entrance to the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore

Models of ships at the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore

The head of an albatross at the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore

A display at North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore, highlighting the impact of Charles Kingsley's novel upon local tourism

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1100	Barnstaple Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	garden	1879	Rock Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	museum		Bideford Railway Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Burton at Bideford	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chambercombe Manor	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cobbaton Combat Collection	country house, collection, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Torrington Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harltand Quay Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ilfracombe Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of British Surfing	museum, sports museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Molton Museum	history museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1700	Holsworthy Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Arlington Court	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	North Devon Athenaeum	library, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	Lynton and Barnstaple Railway	railway company, heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Braunton and District Museum	independent museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	North Devon Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Exmoor Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Combe Martin Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Mortehoe Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Joseph Heard (1799-1859) - The Brig 'Star' of Bideford, Devon - 2002.75 - North Devon Maritime Museum		Commons
commons	image		Archibald McCullum Day (c.1852-1923) - The Four-Masted Ship 'Falls of Dee', 1896 - 2002.59 - North Devon Maritime Museum		Commons
commons	image		Joseph Heard (1799-1859) (attributed to) - The Barque 'Hugenot' in a Gale - 2002.61 - North Devon Maritime Museum		Commons
commons	image		Joseph Semple (1830-1877) - The Barque 'Edmund Preston' - 2002.6 - North Devon Maritime Museum		Commons
commons	image		Emma, the figurehead of the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore, sculpted by Ron Slade and restored in 2023		Commons
commons	image		The entrance to the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore		Commons
commons	image		A plaque at the railings by the entrance to the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore		Commons
commons	image		Models of ships at the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore		Commons
commons	image		The head of an albatross at the North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore		Commons
commons	image		A display at North Devon Maritime Museum in Appledore, highlighting the impact of Charles Kingsley's novel upon local tourism		Commons