Woolpit Museum
The Woolpit and District Museum is on the upper floor of this early 16th century cottage. The entrance is via the Woolpit Institute.
In the mid 1980s Woolpit History Group started field-walking throughout the parish. After several years three Roman sites and eight Medieval sites had been found and confirmed. In 1983 the Parish Council asked if it would be feasible to display the group’s findings and a store-room on the upper floor of the Woolpit Institute was made available. Thus the Woolpit and District Museum was begun.
The roof trusses inside the museum
New for 2024 is a fascinating display about pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Woolpit which has replaced the Sybil Andrew’s display. We have also extended our display of photographs of the village, most dating from before the Second World War. It is interesting to look out of the windows and see how much has, or maybe has not, changed. We have retained the display of artefacts discovered locally by field walkers in the 1980s for another year and also the display about the Village Lock Up as these have both prompted a lot of interest from visitors.
Our popular permanent displays about the legend of the Green Children, the Woolpit Brickworks, the Victorian Kitchen, the War Memorial and the buildings in the village centre, have been cleaned and refreshed. The museum is probably the smallest in Suffolk, but there is a lot to see!
Opening Times
The museum opens again on 30th March and will then be open every Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holiday Monday 2pm to 4.30pm until the end of September. We also open on Wednesdays in August 1pm to 3.30pm. Admission is free.
We can open at other times by appointment and welcome group visits.
For more details email museum @woolpit.org
Model of Brickworks
