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EVENTS
The Courtroom, Robing Room and Cells are available for private hire throughout the year. Get in touch for details and rates.
6th
March 2026
Crime and Punishment Month - CSI and Beyond
Crime and Punishment Month
Courtroom Talk - CSI and Beyond on Friday 6th March at 7pm
Free entry (donations welcome)
Given by forensic specialists Amy and Clare. Discover how real-life forensic investigation works and how it compares to what we see on screen.
At the Courtroom, Guildhall Heritage Centre
The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall (Court Gate) and the Keeping the King’s Peace exhibition (Robing Room) will be open from 6pm on each talk evening.
13th
March 2026
Crime and Punishment Month - A Deadly Element: The Arsenic Murders
Crime and Punishment Month
Courtroom Talk - A Deadly Element: The Arsenic Murders on Friday 13th March at 7pm
Free entry (donations welcome)
Given by Andrea Tester (Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall) reveals chilling cases where arsenic was used to devastating effect.
At the Courtroom, Guildhall Heritage Centre
The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall (Court Gate) and the Keeping the King’s Peace exhibition (Robing Room) will be open from 6pm on each talk evening.
20th
March 2026
Crime and Punishment Month - Dartmoor Prison History Talk
Crime and Punishment Month
Courtroom Talk - Dartmoor Prison History Talk on Friday 20th March at 7pm
Free entry (donations welcome)
Talk given by Paul Finegan, Curator at Dartmoor Prison Museum, explores 200+ years of Britain’s most notorious prison and separates fact from myth.
At the Courtroom, Guildhall Heritage Centre
The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall (Court Gate) and the Keeping the King’s Peace exhibition (Robing Room) will be open from 6pm on each talk evening.
27th
March 2026
Crime and Punishment Month - The Fair Arm of the Law
Crime and Punishment Month
Courtroom Talk - The Fair Arm of the Law on Friday 27th March at 7pm
Free entry (donations welcome)
Talk given by Simon Dell, former police officer and police historian, looks at the founding of the Policewomen’s Department in 1915. Discover how the Suffragette movement, the Great War and social change shaped early women’s policing, and celebrate the pioneering women who transformed policing in the West Country.
At the Courtroom, Guildhall Heritage Centre
The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall (Court Gate) and the Keeping the King’s Peace exhibition (Robing Room) will be open from 6pm on each talk evening.
