Reasons to Visit Dartmouth Museum - You know you want to

One rainy Bank Holiday Monday we were wondering, idly, why you might want to visit us. And Ian Dury and The Blockheads came into our heads:

Realising he was on to something, we started to create a list!

1	It's a local museum
2	You're in a gorgeous historic house
3	I haven't been for ages
4	I've never visited, not ever, not even once, not even a tiny bit
5	I have a friend or relative who survived Exercise Tiger
6	I have a friend or relative who didn't survive Exercise Tiger
7	I've heard about HMS Cicala
8	I want to sit in your stocks and have my picture taken
9	I collect museum visits
10	Someone I knew was stationed in or near Dartmouth during the Second World War
11	It's open, so I'll go in anyway
12	The wife's shopping! This is a good substitute for my shed. All men need sheds!
13	Because the museum dared to have a thirteenth reason
14	There's a leaflet in the place I'm staying
15	There isn't a leaflet in the place I'm staying
16	There's some time to kill before the next river trip boat leaves
17	The man on the Castle Ferry suggested it
18	I want to learn to tie a bowline and I know you have somewhere to do that
19	If it was good enough for Charles II it's good enough for me
20	I want to see the ships in bottles, the Dawe Collection
21	I've never been up a spiral staircase that turns that way before
22	Those classic model ships are amazing
23	I want to see the video presentation of Dartmouth at War
24	What is this Henley Trail thing?
25	The kids are bored, I want something for them to do
26	Museums are fun!
27	I hear there's a huge collection of pictures
28	Wow, a dolls house!
29	I heard it's haunted!
30	It has a great web site
31	I heard about you on Twitter
32	I have a smartphone and I collect places to log in on Foursquare!
33	I just love this page! If you're that crazy I want to see your museum!
34	I love your Facebook page
35	I want to learn more about Gurgle Jugs
36	I saw reason 35 and I want to know what a Gurgle Jug is!
37	I keep meaning to pop in, and I just haven't got a round to it
38	I want to see a World War Two gas mask
39	William Henley fascinates me
40	I saw you on Wikipedia and I just had to visit
41	I want to see what Dartmouth used to look like
42	I'm trying to find out more about my family history
43	I heard you have a model of the Gallant Little Campeador
44	What on earth is or was the Gallant Little Campeador?
45	I want to learn more about the Murder Mystery of Oldstone Manor
46	It's a local charity and my small entry fee will help to keep it open
47	I'm bored and I like having a natter with volunteer stewards
48	I want to pop in and congratulate you for allowing photogtraphy
49	I hope to arrange to see the amazing ceiling in the Jesse Room
50	I'm a teacher. I think I want to make a school visit, so I want to have a look quietly by myself first
51	I didn't think you could find 50 reasons, and I'm impressed
52	I'm harder to impress, but you've found 51 reasons, so that's fine by me!
53	I'd heard about The Henley Collection and I thought it was still in Anzac Street
54	It's too hot outside. I want somewhere to cool off and pass some time
55	My husband's shopping. Women need sheds, too, just don't tell him!
56	That's odd. I thought I'd gone into the off licence, but, since I'm here...
57	I always wanted to look inside a historic Grade I Listed Merchant's House
58	I heard you have a document that sets out why the Britannia Royal Naval College came here and I can read it
59	I can take the fabulous photograph folders down and look at them at leisure
60	I never feel hurried there, not even at closing time
61	There's a model aerial view of the area
62	Wow, the original set of stocks from Pillory Lane. Now all I need to work out is where Pillory Lane is today!
63	Surely that's not King Charles II's throne?
64	I heard I can have a poke around in your drawers!
65	I've never walked on floors that slope so much
66	I want to tread the same floorboards that were trodden by royalty
67	This list has made me laugh
68	I want to come in to complain about this list of stupid reasons
69	I didn't even know the museum existed until I saw this list
70	It was either a museum visit or an ice cream, and my body retains ice cream
71	I want to see what interested a Victorian Ironmonger living at the time of Charles Darwin
72	I want to see your erotic coconut
73	It's raining and you have an umbrella stand
74	I want to know what happened in Dartmouth before tourism
75	I want to know more about the history of the place I'm staying in
76	I love the outside. I want to see the inside
77	There's an elephant hidden inside
78	There are quizzes for the kids, and they're interesting ones!
79	You're family friendly. I feel welcome there
80	The Tourist Information Centre said you were well worth a visit
81	I found you on the web site where I booked my holiday
82	I want to see the model of Charles II's favourite yacht
83	I'm glad the buildings that caught fire in the centre of Dartmouth are being restored. I want to see pictures of that sad fire, though
84	This is Dartmouth? I thought I was in Dartford. Ah well, since I'm here, I'll go in
85	Most things in the museum shop I can't buy anywhere else. You have some great books and pamphlets
86	Is this the optician?
87	I'm bored with even staircases and want to try your wiggly woggly ones
88	I want to come in to congratulate you on this crazy list of reasons to visit
89	I want to learn more about the evacuation of the Slapton and Torcros area in preparation for the D Day Landings
90	I want to make an appointment to do some research in the archives.
91	My child's school is within visiting distance. I want to see what's here so I can encourage them to come and see you
92	I want to see how Dartmouth's waterfront developed over the years
93	I want to see the picture that shows the old submarine that's buried under Coronation park
94	You sometimes run special offers. Means we can bring granny! Or we can bring the kids.
95	I'm granny! I'm coming in to complain about reason 94!
96	Crabbing on the Embankment was for the morning. We're going to the museum this afternoon
97	Are there any dead ones in here?
98	97's just silly! Are there any live ones?
99	I'm 99, I'm live!
100	Oh wow! You have one hundred reasons. That's so cute!
101	You're nuts! And I mean that in a nice way!
102	It's just as good as it sounds
103	I know who Billy Tuppence was. I can tell you all about him

I know a reason to visit that isn't in the list and I want to tell you about it by email