Merchant's House

The Merchant's House has now closed for the winter.

The house will re-open on Tuesday 31 March 2009. For details of our opening times, admission prices and access information visit our visitor information page. For information about transport links visit our travel information page.

Discover more about Plymouth's past history

"Wondering why we never visited before - loved it."
Husband and wife, September 2007

A historic building tucked away down one of the city's oldest streets - the Merchant's House is Plymouth’s finest surviving example of a 16th/17th century residence. During the 17th century it was home to three Plymouth mayors including privateer William Parker, a friend of Sir Francis Drake.

Climb the winding stairs and you will find the Merchant's House packed with Plymouth's history, a variety of old curiosities and everyday items.

Highlights include a 17th century Trelawney mantelpiece, genuine gold painted 19th century shop front signs, a huge doll's house that dates from the 1870s, a ducking stool, local truncheons and manacles, a Victorian school room and an entire local chemist's shop run by the Park Pharmacy Trust.

For a further insight into the history of the house through the ages visit our history page.

Visit our museum education pages for details of education activities relating to the Merchant's House.

Download a map showing how to get to the Merchant's House from the documents table below.

Documents

To view these documents you might need to download some software. Visit our downloads page for more information.

Map - a street map of the area surrounding the Merchant's House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 72KB

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