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Wallingford Museum
Image: Exterior of Wallingford Museum
Flint House
52 High Street
Wallingford
OX10 0DB
Oxfordshire
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Architecture
Archives
Coins and Medals
Industry
Land Transport
Law and Order
Personalities
Religion
Science and Technology
Social History
Trade and Commerce
Weapons and War
Facilities
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Group and educational visits are welcome out-of-hours by prior arrangement. Morning visits for schools are preferred to allow freedom to use the whole Museum.
Access to documentary resources can be arranged for bona fide students.
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01491 835065
Party bookings (schools & adults) (Tel)
:
01491 651127
General enquiries
:
admin@wallingfordmuseum.org.uk
Party bookings
:
judy@piepowder.co.uk
Company Secretary
:
museum@piepowder.co.uk
Website
:
www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk
Open
MARCH - NOVEMBER
Tues - Fri 14.00-17.00
Sat 10.30-17.00
Sun (June-August) & Bank Holiday Mons 14.00-17.00
Closed
December to February
also Mon except Bank Holidays
and Sun except June, July & August)
Admission charges
Adults: £4.00 unlimited admission for whole season
Accompanied children: Free
(sorry - no unaccompanied children)
Friends: £15 per annum
** Admission includes free audio-tour **
Description
Wallingford Museum is a colourful and delightfully intimate local history museum, housed in a medieval oak-beamed hall-house opposite the Saxon banks in the Kinecroft and next to the Public Library. There is ample car-parking behind the nearby Waitrose.
Recently the Museum doubled in size - it now occupies both floors of Flint House. If you can, allow at least 1½ hours for your visit - but if you keep your ticket you can always come back again!
Collections description
Includes items from archaeological excavations in and around the town and artefacts from the Romans to the 20th century. Strong local social history emphasis focuses on the growth and decline of the vast Medieval Castle, one of the largest in the country, the government of the town under its unique 1155 Charter, and the more everyday nature of life in a Thames-side market town in later centuries.
Key artists and exhibits
Saxon
;
Norman
;
Medieval
;
Local history
;
William the Conqueror
;
GWR
;
Wilder
;
Wells
Articles
Family Friendly Museums in the Thames Valley
Museums and Galleries in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Guided tours
Collections
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Shop
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