The Brixham Steam Packet Company

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Specialists in antique and vintage marine and ocean liner collectables. As long as I can remember I have had a great enthusiasm (some may refer to it as an obsession) for 20th Century Ocean liners. So, it was only natural that in 2012, when an opportunity arose, that The Brixham Steam Packet Company was formed by way of satisfying that passion. To explain this obsession let me take you back to the early 1970s. Read more I had just left school aged sixteen where I had not been a particularly good student. Staff found my lack of focus infuriating and it wasn’t until many years later I was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia. Leaving school with no qualifications meant I didn’t have many opportunities open to me. Staying on at school was not an option; I hated it! During a heated conversation with my father he stated, ‘Well, it’s either stay on at school or join the Navy!’ probably expecting me to agree another term Let’s go back I little further into the family history …. my grandfather discovered the beautiful fishing port of Brixham just after the war and made it his home-from-home. He became an enthusiastic member of the local community and helped set up a holiday park in Fishcombe. He started with 6 caravans and also had a part-ownership in a trawler. Therefore, it was inevitable that as all my holidays were spent here in Torbay, Brixham soon became my family’s second home too. My father was ex-Navy, stationed in Yeovil, and he wanted me to experience what life at sea was like. In 1964 he took me to Plymouth Navy Day. I can still clearly remember our tour around HMS Eagle. I recall meeting the Captain and sitting in his command seat which was the pivotal moment and made a huge impression on this nine-year-old boy. From that moment, I was bitten by a passion for big ships! After Dad’s, “Join the `Navy” comment, I was anxious to make the move and decided to write to Cunard. The QE2 had seized my attention not long after its launch and I dreamt of working on this magnificent transatlantic liner. I was so disappointed to get a curt reply saying they were not interested. Undeterred by this I enrolled in the National Sea Training School in Gravesend, Kent and became a “Peanut”. This is a term used to describe raw recruits. I was in my element! I found myself soaking up the Catering, Lifeboat and Firefighting training and was awarded "Leading Hand" Status. Afte Update description

Address:

Old Foundry Court, 60a Fore Street
Brixham

Telephone:

+441803856361

Web site:

brixhamsteampacket.co.uk ⇒

Opening hours:

Monday: 10:00-15:00

Tuesday: 10:00-15:00

Wednesday: 10:00-15:00

Thursday: 10:00-15:00

Friday: 10:00-15:00

Saturday: 10:00-15:00

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2015-10-06

Fantastic shop with lots of unusual nautical bits and pieces. A great place for finding pressies for other people and for yourself. Definitely worth a...

2015-09-11

Been in today, and could have spent a lot of money in there gladly, but funds wouldn't allow today, and I couldn't carry my stuff on the bus back to...

2015-04-28

The QE2 throw has arrived at my home and it is magnificent ! It is in perfect condition and it was very well packaged to withstand the Transatlantic...

2015-02-16

What a little treasure chest of a place. Full of marvellous goodies. For those seagoing folks amongst us this is heaven. ....Full of nauticalia brass,...

2016-08-27

Fantastic shop well worth a visit. Could have spent a fortune so much to look at.

2016-07-15

A wonderful little shop full of treasures!

2016-05-03

Love this shop lots of great interesting things well worth a look

2015-06-07

Fantastic service and range of things in this shop!

2015-02-26

Gorgeous shop! I'll definitely shop here again, many thanks

2015-02-20

An awesome shop with a myriad of nautical items to sort every pocket - a must see for enthusiasts and collectors

2015-01-30

In my capacity as Blue Chip Holidays representative for The Bay :). This is a fantastic addition to the shopping experience in Brixham, it is crammed...

2014-12-13

great stuff for christmas and enjoy the company very pet friendly

2014-12-04

Just been in the shop and it is amazing there is loads of things on my wish not including what I bought it a thumbs up from me

Updates from The Brixham Steam Packet Company

2019-06-14
Remembering the loss of the Cunard ship’s Atlantic Conveyor and Atlantic Causeway during the Falklands Conflict, on Merchant Navy Remembrance Day

2019-06-10
Vintage portholes making this shed more of a boat house. 3 x 20” restored dead light portholes from an old super tanker available (whilst stocks last) from the Brixham Steam Packet Company. #lovebrixham #marineantiques #lovetorbay #vintage #brixhamsteampa

2019-06-10
Now that’s what I call a shed. 3 X 20” dead lights making this garden house very nautical. #lovebrixham #marineantiques #vintage #portholes #gardenhouse #brixhamsteampacketcompany

2019-06-06
Lovely to see a nice piece about the Brixham Steam Packet Company and The Chart Room First Class Coffee Lounge in the June edition of the English Riviera Magazine. This very nice magazine is distributed throughout the Bay, but for those of you who are out

2019-06-06
Flying the flag over Brixham, marking the sacrifices made by so many 75 years ago. RESPECT

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8.3 / 10

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The Brixham Steam Packet Company has a total of 1284 visitors (checkins) and 2176 likes.

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