House of Marbles

In 1973, a craftsman in Bovey Tracy began making Solitaire and other boardgames in his garage and selling them at local craft fairs. Looking around for interesting playing pieces, he realised that if he wanted colourful and unusual glass marbles, he was going to have to find them for himself - and so House of Marbles was born.
You can come and watch glass blowers at work between 9am and 4.30 pm from Monday to Friday all year round, and from 10am to 3pm on Sundays between Easter and September 30th. This fascinating and absorbing art is wonderful to watch, as the glassblowers shape items including paperweights, wine glasses, scent bottles and of course the famous and huge Victorian replica marbles.

The house of marbles museum has an interesting array of glass and marble artifacts, together with the industrial machinery that was used to produce marbles.

There is also a licensed restaurant offering breakfast, starters, main meals, deserts and refreshments including a selection of wines and coffees.