Heritage Open Day 2025. Free Entry. Sunday 21 Sept

September 19, 2025

Heritage Open Day at Aldeburgh Museum – visit for free on Sunday 21st September. Heritage Open Days is England’s largest…

CHILDREN’S SUMMER EVENTS 2025

August 11, 2025

● Our favourite Storyteller is back in Town 20th, 21st AUGUST 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30 outside the Moot Hall FREE ●…

OUR COLLECTION IS NOW ONLINE!

March 12, 2025

Aldeburgh Museum's entire collection is now available on the web, so you can see what we have.  You can also…

Christmas exhibition 200 years of Aldeburgh Lifeboats 28 Dec – 2 Jan

December 2, 2024

This year Aldeburgh Museum is having for its Christmas Exhibition  - 200 years of Aldeburgh's Lifeboats. March 2024 marked the…

STORYTELLING 21 22 August – FREE

August 20, 2024

Again we are hosting our immensely popular FREE afternoons of storytelling for children of all ages.  The Yarnsmith of Norwich…

SMUGGLERS WALKS THURSDAY 8th

August 5, 2024

    Come on a walk round the Town and learn about smuggling in times gone by. FREE. Meet outside…

SUMMER AT ALDEBURGH MUSEUM

July 16, 2024

We have lots of this going on this summer at the Museum including storytelling, walks, tours and children's activities. HANDS…

Free entry with Lottery Ticket Sunday March 17th

March 14, 2024

National Lottery Open Week Aldeburgh Museum has received generous support from the National Lottery to fund its refurbishment.  Each year…

Photo Exhibition in the Aldeburgh Gallery Dec 27- Jan 2nd

December 11, 2023

Following the very successful exhibition of photos from Aldeburgh Museum's archives at the Aldeburgh Gallery in the High Street last…

SMUGGLERS WALKS 23&24 Aug

August 16, 2023

Come and join us on our Smugglers Walks around the Town. Starting from outside the Moot Hall each walk will…

TALK n TOUR – museum guided tours next -13 July

June 21, 2023

Join us for a FREE 30min Talk'n'Tour of our museum by Sunil, one of our fantastic volunteers on: Friday 23rd…

1594 Darby Map of Aldeburgh

May 21, 2023

The famous John Darby map of Aldeburgh dating from 1594 has recently been digitised at high resolution. It shows the…

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Do I have to wear a face covering?

No.  This is now optional (but subject to change).

Can I go into the museum if I just turn up?

Yes please do. We no longer have a pre booking system in place. An admission ticket will be issued on entry.

How do I get a ticket for entry?

Please just turn up and purchase an admission ticket on arrival.

When will you be open?

Are opening times are always from 1pm to 4pm. From April to the end of October we are open every day (except when the building is needed for civic events).  From November through to the end of March, we are open weekends only plus additional days in school holidays/half-terms.

How accessible is the museum?

The museum has worked hard to ensure that everyone is welcome and is able to access the displays and enjoy themselves when they visit us.

Access for visitors with physical disabilities
The Moot Hall is a grade one listed building and the exhibits are on two floors, with the main entrance on the first floor and the exit on the ground floor. For those with limited mobility who cannot climb the stairs, there is access through the ground floor, where you can look around the museum room and its exhibits. Tablet computers will provide support for those unable to climb the stairs (coming soon). Our front-of-house staff are ready to assist when you arrive.

We are sorry but the museum is not wheelchair accessible but it is possible that access could be possible for small wheelchairs through the ground floor. Please let us know your requirements.

Access for visitors with visual impairments includes:
Tablet support (coming soon) and a handling collection and items to touch. Access dogs are welcome.

Access for deaf or hard-of-hearing visitors includes:
Subtitles for spoken word film material. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Access for visitors who have a learning disability, dementia or are on the autistic spectrum includes:
An experienced member of staff.  In due course, we expect to have SEN backpacks and a sensory map.

If you have any additional needs please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

What is there for children?

Whether you have tiny tots or teenagers, there’s plenty to do with the family. There is dressing up as a mini mayor, games and challenges, trails and more.

Whether that’s seeing our exhibitions or taking part in one of our workshops, we want you to feel at home here.

We have special activities in school holidays/half-terms.

 

What is included in my admission ticket?

Your admission ticket includes entry to all our temporary exhibitions and permanent collection displays.  Your ticket enables you to visit multiple times over a one year period though does not cover special events.