News: Dads go free on Father’s Day!
added to the website on Jun 08, 2013
Give your dad a treat this Father’s Day and bring him along to the Museum of British Surfing – free when accompanied by children – cowabunga! Yes, on Sunday June 16th 2013 all fathers, grandfathers, even great grandfathers can come in for nothing so long as they have ‘the kids’ with them. Normal admission charges ……»
News: Your surfing museum needs you!
added to the website on May 17, 2013
The Museum of British Surfing has launched a new appeal today for people to join its volunteer team, and to donate old surf equipment to help expand the charity’s collection – see the full poster below. The ‘your surfing museum needs you’ campaign is based on the famous World War I poster featuring Lord Kitchener, ……»
News: Sixties surfer donates his first surfboard
added to the website on May 05, 2013
A visit to the new exhibition Sixties SURFER! prompted Braunton based surfer and photographer James Davis to track down and donate his first surfboard to the Museum of British Surfing. He had the 7′ 8″ single-fin custom shaped by John Taylor in Bristol in the late Sixties at the start of the ‘shortboard revolution’. Taylor ……»
News: Photographer finds surf shop photo he took 44 years ago!
added to the website on May 04, 2013
Renowned photographer Paul Harris stepped into the Museum of British Surfing today, and the first thing he saw was a photo he took back in 1969! Paul composed the picture of the new Tiki Surf Shop for an advert, when it first started out in South Street, Braunton. It features founders Tim Heyland and Dave ……»
News: May Bank Holiday at the Museum of British Surfing
added to the website on May 03, 2013
If you’re out and about in North Devon for the May Bank Holiday this weekend there are lots of things to see & do at the new Museum of British Surfing in the centre of Braunton. Our latest surf heritage exhibition Sixties SURFER! is proving to be a massive hit, with the biggest collection of ……»
News: Lawrence Wright and his 1968 surfboard
added to the website on Apr 20, 2013
In 1968 Lawrence Wright and his brother Tony made two surfboards at their home in Kent – 45 years later Lawrence was reunited with his board at the new Sixties SURFER! exhibition now showing at the Museum of British Surfing. Lawrence and his wife Karen now run Middle Campscott Farm at Lee in North Devon ……»
News: Reunions galore at museum’s special locals day!
added to the website on Apr 19, 2013
The new Sixties SURFER! exhibition at the Museum of British Surfing attracted surfing legends from the 1960s & 70s, and turned into an impromptu reunion for many who hadn’t seen each other in decades. Among the 150 people who took advantage of our first ‘locals go free‘ day of 2013 was multiple women’s surfing champion ……»
News: Surfing Tribe author Roger Mansfield visits Sixties SURFER!
added to the website on Apr 18, 2013
Author, historian, lecturer and 1960s surfing legend Roger Mansfield from Newquay dropped in to see our new exhibition Sixties SURFER! He met museum founder Peter Robinson, chairman of trustees Kevin Cook and volunteer Andy Webb (see main photo) – and shared some interesting insights and stories on many of the boards & other items on ……»
News: Now we are 10, and 1! Surfing museum celebrates anniversaries
added to the website on Apr 06, 2013
Today is the first anniversary of the award-winning Museum of British Surfing opening in its new permanent home in Braunton, North Devon – and it’s also 10 years ago that we began work on our first public exhibitions around the UK! To celebrate, this weekend (April 6th & 7th 2013) all visitors will receive a ……»
News: Children’s surfboard art competition winner announced
added to the website on Mar 31, 2013
A massive congratulations to 12 year old Lewis Morgan from Gwynedd in Wales, the winner of the Museum of British Surfing’s 2012 children’s surfboard art competition announced today, Easter Sunday! Lewis was picked from hundreds of entries that were drawn by children during their visit to the museum between May and December last year. His ……»
News: ’60s shaper is first visitor to Sixties SURFER!
added to the website on Mar 29, 2013
North Devon’s earliest surfboard shaper Bob Powers was the first visitor to the Museum of British Surfing’s new Sixties SURFER! exhibition that opened today. He’s pictured here with his personal board that’s on display along with a slideshow of his photos. Bob also became the first person to be photographed for our special gallery of ……»
News: Museum of British Surfing shortlisted for second major national award
added to the website on Mar 22, 2013
The Museum of British Surfing in Braunton, North Devon has been shortlisted for a second prestigious national award less than 12 months after it opened for the first time. It’s in the final of the sustainability category along with four other museums at the Museums & Heritage Awards for Excellence 2013 in London on May ……»
News: Volunteer opportunities at the Museum of British Surfing
added to the website on Jan 22, 2013
The Museum of British Surfing needs your help – we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals, preferably with a keen interest in surfing, to join the established volunteer programme at this award-winning and vibrant heritage attraction in North Devon. We opened to the public again with our new exhibition ‘Sixties SURFER!’ on March 28th, 2013. Whether you’re ……»
News: Last chance to see – The Art of Surf exhibition
added to the website on Dec 30, 2012
The Museum of British Surfing closes at 3pm today, Sunday December 30th to refit for our new exhibition ‘Sixties SURFER!’ – we’ll be open again in time for Easter 2013. It is the last chance to see ‘The Art of Surf’, an exhibition created from the Museum of British Surfing’s collection of surfboards and artwork ……»
News: Merry Christmas from the Museum of British Surfing!
added to the website on Dec 24, 2012
The team at the Museum of British Surfing would like to wish our visitors and supporters all over the world a very merry Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful festive holiday period & stay safe and well wherever you are. Despite Saturday’s devastating floods in North Devon we are still open & many businesses ……»
News: Surfing museum re-opens after floods
added to the website on Dec 23, 2012
The Museum of British Surfing opened to the public again today after floods devastated many homes and businesses around us Braunton, North Devon. The charity is appealing to supporters for donations to help make up for losing vital trade in the run-up to Christmas – online donations can be made by clicking here – or ……»
News: Museum closed today due to severe flooding
added to the website on Dec 22, 2012
Severe flooding has cut off the entire village of Braunton today, with some buildings under as much as five feet of water with more rain forecast and a high tide. This means the Museum of British Surfing is closed today – for your own safety please do not travel. Click here for the latest information ……»
News: British big wave rider’s starring role
added to the website on Dec 20, 2012
The special guest at our charity big wave film night was none other than one of the world’s finest – Andrew Cotton! The North Devon surfer features in the new movie premiered last night, the Zon North Canyon Show. A stunning documentary with Cotty and Hawaii’s Garrett McNamara riding giant waves at Nazare in Portugal ……»
News: December at the Museum of British Surfing
added to the website on Dec 15, 2012
There are plenty of reasons to visit the Museum of British Surfing this December! It’s the last chance to see our stunning exhibition ‘The Art of Surf‘, which ends on December 30th – showing 200 years of art in surfing and some of the most beautiful surfboards in Britain. Plus of course their are loads ……»
News: Christmas party success!
added to the website on Dec 15, 2012
A massive thank you goes out to everyone who supported the Museum of British Surfing’s first annual Christmas party at The Thatch in Croyde last night. Stunning live performances to a packed pub from Matthew P & Leo Altarelli and a special prize raffle that raised £250 for the museum charity. Special thanks goes to ……»
