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Wonders: 190 years of Saffron Walden Museum

February 28, 2025

We are nearly 190 years old (189 years and 10 months, approximately),…

Art Competition. What’s Your Favourite Wonder?

February 28, 2025

What's your favourite wonder? What’s your favourite treasure…

#EnglishTourismWeek25 14-23 March 2025

February 25, 2025

“Supporting people and places to drive growth” #EnglishTourismWeek25 Led…

Creative Salon event being held in Saffron Walden

February 25, 2025

Screen Printing Workshop 26th February

February 25, 2025

February Half-Term events

January 27, 2025

Join us for an out-of-this-world half-term, inspired by our temporary…

Space Night

January 27, 2025

Space Night Saturday 1st February, 6-9pm Saffron…

Crafty Christmas – Sat 30 Nov & Sat 14 Dec 2024

December 3, 2024

Object of the Month – December 2024

December 3, 2024

December’s Object(s) of the Month is themed around Christmas.…

Jack & the Beanstalk Family Half-Term Activities

October 18, 2024

Saffron Walden Town Hall Tues 29 October, 10am-2pm We're excited…

Saffron Walden Museum Society Talk – Monday 21st October

October 10, 2024

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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 363 days a year, this award-winning, family-friendly museum stands in an enclosed meadow beside the ruins of the 12th-century Walden Castle.

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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)

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

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Welcome to Saffron Walden Museum

Discover a world of hidden treasures in one of the country’s oldest local purpose-built museums.

Latest News

Wonders: 190 years of Saffron Walden Museum

Art Competition. What’s Your Favourite Wonder?

#EnglishTourismWeek25 14-23 March 2025

Creative Salon event being held in Saffron Walden

Screen Printing Workshop 26th February

February Half-Term events

Space Night

Festive Opening Hours

Crafty Christmas – Sat 30 Nov & Sat 14 Dec 2024

Object of the Month – December 2024

Jack & the Beanstalk Family Half-Term Activities

Saffron Walden Museum Society Talk – Monday 21st October

Visit Saffron Walden Museum

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