Weird & wonderful · South West England
House of Marbles
The UK's only working marble factory, with a free 200,000-marble museum.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
House of Marbles at Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor combines the only working glass-marble factory in the UK with a free-entry museum of 200,000 marbles, board games, glassware, miniature war games and the giant 'Marble Run' kinetic sculpture — a four-metre wooden Rube Goldberg machine of marbles cascading through tracks, levers and bells. The attached pottery shop occupies a Grade II-listed Victorian Bovey Pottery building. A surprising hit with adults; free.
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Place summary
The House of Marbles is located in Bovey Tracey, Devon, in South-West England. This Victorian building is designated as Grade II listed, reflecting its architectural significance. It features a range of glass and marble products, appealing to those interested in quirky attractions.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5919, -3.6781
- County
- Devon
- District
- Teignbridge
- Parish
- Bovey Tracey
- Postcode
- TQ13 9AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- Phone
- +44 1626 832223
- Official site
- www.crafts.org.uk
Sources
- manual: house-of-marbles-bovey-tracey (manual)
- wikipedia: House of Marbles (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is House of Marbles?
- House of Marbles is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ13 9AF), in the parish of Bovey Tracey.
- When was House of Marbles built?
- Dates from the Victorian period.
- Is House of Marbles a listed building?
- House of Marbles is officially recognised as Grade II listed.
- How do I get to House of Marbles?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ13 9AF. It sits within the Central Devon parliamentary constituency.