The Mayflower Museum

Museum · Plymouth

The Mayflower Museum

Museum · Plymouth
3-5 The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2LR, United Kingdom

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The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
The Mayflower Museum by null
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The Mayflower Museum by null

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Seafaring history & Mayflower voyage, interactive exhibits & model ship  

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3-5 The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2LR, United Kingdom Get directions

mayflowermuseum.co.uk
@plymouthtic

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3-5 The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2LR, United Kingdom Get directions

+44 1752 306330
mayflowermuseum.co.uk
@plymouthtic

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Nov 3, 2025

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Andy Allsopp

Google
A brief but educational museum, positioned just across the road from where it’ll tell you the mayflower steps probably weren’t. There are interactive elements suited to younger children, and wall panels of text for the adults. All in, it did a good job of bringing the history to life and positioning it within an appropriate context.

Some Guy

Google
Ladies at the counter were very friendly and helpful Pretty much what it says on the tin. Lots of interesting history Gift shop was a let down. Lots of Devon stuff very little mayflower stuff

spooks101

Google
Visited early in the morning and boys enjoyed every minute. Level 2 was particularly engaging with dress up box and many activates. Staff excellent and very welcoming. Thank you.

Sven Hansen

Google
As we are interested in the cultures of the UK and USA, this museum was on our list. We were not disappointed. A compact overview of the emigration/settlement of the east coast of the USA. Very nice exhibits and picture/multimedia information. Pleasant price/performance ratio. Friendly staff who were always available to answer our questions. Thanks and best wishes again. Well-stocked range of souvenirs, including about Plymouth and Devon. Visiting with dogs in a dog buggy was possible without any problems. Criticism: Unfortunately no public toilet available, but this is due to the structural conditions of the building. Greetings from Germany.💐😀

Sheila Hancock

Google
A small museum, plenty of interactive things for kids. Most of the displays are written text with few other exhibits. I found the timeline showing the journey the “Pilgrims made before actually setting off from Plymouth most interesting. Probably very interesting for visitor from the US looking to tracing their roots.

Nicole Schoch

Google
Very interesting facts - but don’t really recommend it with kids, they got bored rather quickly so us adults couldn’t read as much as we would have loved to…

Tom (Bozz)

Google
A museum that provides a narrative of what happened before the Mayflower departed, its voyager and ultimate arrival in North America. With a focus on not on those colonists, but those tribes that were ultimately colonised. The museum is inexpensive, with a lift to all levels. You start at the top and work your way down. Due to the nature of the Mayflower, you won't see any primary exhibits (as few items would still be arouns from ordinary folk, with scant resources). Instead it will be from letters of the time, providing a narrative for the era and its impact to this day. I did hear an old boy complain about how the museum doesn't say about all the good things the colonisers did. Even saying those tribes would want reparations. Considering 90% of the Wampanoag died because of the colonisers, mainly from disease, I don't think that is a pat on the back moment for England. He seemed like the type of person, that this sort of narrative displayed in the museum could open up other point of view.

Yanislav Ivanov

Google
Not bad for 5 quid :) rally small place but you can take pictures with pilgrims costumes on second floor, games and secret windows :) so if you are 12 you will have a .. kind of good time, me as 36 yo .. it was great :)go there take pictures go to the cool ship on first floor, thanks for the lovely service, staff was great!!!