From the 1st September the Museum will be open 5 days per week (closed Mondays & Fridays), 10.00am to 4.00pm except Sunday when opening is from 11.00am
Publications
Museum Booklets
Minehead Museum regularly produces slim publications detailing various subjects of historical interest in and about Minehead.
All publications have been researched and compiled by local residents.
How to order: The following titles can be ordered by contacting Sue at Genge Press:
gengepress@btinternet.com | 01643 706461
Cheques welcome. Please make payable to Minehead Museum and send to:
Minehead Museum, Beach Hotel Complex, The Avenue, Minehead TA24 5AP
Postage & Packaging: £2.00 for one book, plus an additional 50p for each further title.
Alternatively, publications can also be purchased direct from Minehead Museum during opening hours.
Mules Go to War: The Story of Minehead’s Mule Squadron 1914-1916
£7.50
Hundreds of mules spent time in Minehead before serving on the Western Front during WWI. This booklet includes short biographies of the local men who worked with them and prepared them for the rigours of war. Painstaking research by Rita Tremain and Ian Davidson has revealed some fascinating and previously unknown stories. Compiled and edited by Geoff Lloyd.
Published 2024
Minehead’s Blenheim Gardens
£5.00
This book tells the story of the Gardens opened in 1925 and their place in Minehead’s history. It also offers a circular walk, pointing out seasonal highlights and drawing attention to some of the most interesting trees and shrubs. The trees mentioned are marked on the map of the Gardens in the centre of the book.
Published 2022
Memories of Minehead
£6.50
Recollections of a bygone era, compiled by Minehead Museum.
Published 2021
Minehead Pier In Miniature
£7.50
Compiled by Minehead Museum to illustrate the relatively short life of Minehead’s one and only pier.
Published 2022
Minehead’s Angels
£5.00
The Story of Minehead’s VAD – women who served the Red Cross
Research by Ian Davidson
Prepared for publication by Geoff Lloyd
Published 2021
Minehead’s Fallen
£5.00
The men who died 1939-1945
Research by Ian Davidson
Prepared for publication by Geoff Lloyd
Published 2020
Minehead’s Sacrifice
£5.00
The men who died 1914-1918
Research by Ian Davidson
Prepared for publication by Geoff Lloyd
Published 2019
Minehead – A Little History
£5.00
By Caroline Giddens
Retells the story of Minehead
Published 2019
Minehead Town Walks
£5.00
By Sue Lloyd
Explore historical Minehead on foot
Revised edition 2022
Education and Schools In Minehead and Alcombe
£5.00
By Caroline Giddens
From earliest times
Published 2017
Quakers in Minehead
£2.50
By Michael Sully
History of the Quakers in Minehead from 1650 to 2015
Published 2015
Minehead’s Street Names
£5.00
By Caroline Giddens
Their derivation and history
Revised edition 2022
£4.00
By Dr Eric Robinson
A Geological Town Centre Walk
Published 2013