' * The early 19th century house was built by a local shipowner and is probably the only thatched museum in the UK.

He added the turret to watch for his ships coming in.
* The garden was lovingly restored to feature plants contemporary with the building.
* The extensive costume collection dates from the early 18th century.
* The lace collection features Honiton lace as well as other English and continental styles.
* The social history (local history) section has many useful resources including microfiche records of Parish registers
* The archaeological collection features prehistoric finds from the local area
* The geological collection includes a display of radioactive nodules.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Fairlynch Museum, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

http://www.fairlynchmuseum.org.uk/index.html