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Museum Society Lecture Series

May 5, 2026

Join us on 11 May for the next talk in the Museum Society's lecture…

Our new temporary exhibition “Life” opens Saturday 9th May

April 28, 2026

"Life : Celebrating 100 years of David Attenborough" 9 May -…

Museum Gardening Club

March 2, 2026

Help Us Grow! Volunteer for the Museum Garden Club. Into Gardening?…

Join our Team …..become our new Learning & Outreach Officer

March 2, 2026

ADVERT Learning Outreach Officer 2026

Calm session

February 25, 2026

Enjoy a calm and quiet atmosphere with reduced lighting and a…

Black Shuck Shadow Puppet

February 9, 2026

February 19 @ 10:10 am - 2:30 pm £2.40 per child 30…

Family Ukulele Workshop

February 9, 2026

February 18 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Learn to play and compose…

Saffron Walden Museum Society Lecture

January 28, 2026

We’re Podcasting

December 3, 2025

Saffron Walden Museum is developing a podcast series. Our first…

Howling Half-Term (October 2025)

October 29, 2025

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One of Britain’s oldest museums, Saffron Walden Museum has unusually rich and varied collections including natural history, ancient Egypt and Greece, archaeology, local history, ceramics and glass, furniture, woodwork and textiles.

The ethnography collection is of world significance. Open year round, this award-winning, family-friendly museum stands in an enclosed meadow beside the ruins of the 12th-century Walden Castle.

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Standard Opening Times

Monday – Closed

Tuesday – Open 10am-5pm

Wednesday – Open for schools and pre-booked groups only during term time.

In Essex School Holidays we are open to the public 10am-5pm on Wednesdays

Thursday, Friday & Saturday: Open 10am – 5pm

Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays: Open 2pm-5pm

(During the winter months we close earlier at 4.30pm November – February)

Contact Us

Saffron Walden Museum
Museum Street,
Saffron Walden,
Essex.
CB10 1BN
Tel: 01799 510333

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