Run by the local historical society, Rockingham's dinky little art-deco museum (a former library, built in 1947) has plenty of old photos, maps and rusty pieces of the past (carts, ploughs, ladders, cogs, motors…). An interesting diversion if the beach is too blustery.
Rockingham Museum
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