# Watchet Boat Museum

> Love Watchet Love Watchet - Scratch the Surface - Visit Watchet's Official tourism and Visitor Centre website for information about our ancient harbour town and marina in West Somerset.

Watchet Boat Museum was established in 1997 with the aim of conserving the artifacts and history our local maritime heritage. Access to the Boat Museum is through the Watchet Visitor Centre built in 2016. The worlds largest collection of Flatners a local flat bottom boat can be viewed along with local maritime memoribilia. Additionally, the building that houses the museum was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and started life as a goods shed in 1862 for the Bristol to Watchet Railway line.

- Type: Experience
- Location: Watchet, West Somerset, England
- Area guide: [Watchet](https://www.holidayfox.com/en/discover/regions/watchet)
- Booking: Not bookable online on HolidayFox; book direct on its website, http://www.lovewatchet.co.uk/boat-museum/, or call +441984632101
- HTML page: https://www.holidayfox.com/en/e/dest-u2V9isWTIEie/watchet-boat-museum

## Activities

- Museums and Art Galleries
- Sightseeing and Attractions
- Experience

## Facilities

- Covid Precautions
- parking available

## Suitable for

- Accessible
- Family
- People
- Solo
- Groups
- Couples

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## Questions and answers

### Where is Watchet Boat Museum?

Watchet Boat Museum is in Watchet, West Somerset.

### What activities does Watchet Boat Museum offer?

Watchet Boat Museum lists Museums and Art Galleries, Sightseeing and Attractions and Experience.

### What facilities does Watchet Boat Museum have?

Watchet Boat Museum lists Covid Precautions and parking available.

### What is there to do near Watchet Boat Museum?

Experiences listed near Watchet Boat Museum on HolidayFox include Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust, St Audries Bay Holiday Club, Dunster Forest and Estate, Kilve Beach and Steam Coast Trail.

### How do I book Watchet Boat Museum?

Watchet Boat Museum doesn't take bookings on HolidayFox. Book direct on its own website, http://www.lovewatchet.co.uk/boat-museum/, or call +441984632101.


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