The Mayflower Museum

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.

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

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.💐😀

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.

It's a shame the museum staff didn't update their opening hours here on Google to say they're closed on Sundays from November. I came to Plymouth expressly to go to the museum and found it closed, although it still says it's open here. I saw other people also arrive at the museum who were surprised to find it closed.

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.

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…

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.

Plymouth is where the Mayflower sailed from. And if you are interested in the Mayflower, early US settlers, etc... this Visitors centre is a place to check out. They have a tour which consists of a 9 minute movie about the history of Perth( the mayflower is only mentioned for 5seconds)- then you continue down to another floor which properly explains the history of the early US settlers. There is a third floor which is less interesting- mostly about fishing. The best thing is the cost- 2 pounds. Come on- it's less then a pint.