Opening Hours
Tewkesbury Museum will be closed from Monday 18th September for extensive renovation work to our building . . . read more
During the Museum renovation, we will operate a pop-up museum in the Town Hall Council Chamber in the High Street.
The pop-up museum is open every day from midday until 3 p.m. except for Sunday which closes on the following days:
Sunday 3/12 and 17/12, thereafter every other Sunday, e.g. 14/1, 28/1, etc.
Note, we’ll be closed for a Christmas break from Sunday 24/12 to Saturday 6/1 inclusive.
You are welcome to spend time in the wonderful unspoiled seventeenth century building that is Tewkesbury Museum. Discover Tewkesbury’s rich and diverse history through a collection which ranges from Roman remains through to wartime austerity. Learn about notable Tewkesbury people like Antarctic explorer Raymond Priestley. Study the magnificent diorama of the Battle of Tewkesbury and the unique fairground model.
The building itself is a time capsule. Restored by Abbey restorer Thomas Collins in the nineteenth century and donated to the town as a Museum by an ‘anonymous gentleman’ in the twentieth, it is unique, full of original features, eclectic and eccentric.
The Museum is very child-friendly, with activities to keep them absorbed for hours.
As a small independent museum we offer local knowledge, local research and a fascinating glimpse into times gone by.
We’re often open outside our core hours; it’s worth a look to see if we are open.
We also do our best to open for individuals or groups outside these hours, by special arrangement.
Allow at least an hour for a visit
Access:
Access is difficult for visitors with mobility issues, for further access information click here
