Saffron Walden Museum

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International Field Hockey player Chloe Rogers to launch Uttlesford Sporting Heroes project

Saffron Walden Museum is calling for help to find and celebrate Uttlesford’s Sporting Heroes, past and present, for a special event to be held in May.

International Field Hockey player Chloe Rogers, who is a Team Essex Ambassador to promote sport in the county for 2012, will be helping to launch on the project on Friday, 13 January with three events in Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow.

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Latest Exhibition

The new special exhibition at Saffron Walden Museum is called Embroideries from the East. It will run from 10th December until 15th April next year and will showcase a recent donation of embroidered textiles from India, Further details can be found on the Museum Exhibitions and Events page. Entry times can be found on our Visitor Information page.

Museum Development News

The Museum has been planning a new resource to house its reserve collections and serve as an outreach base. However, revised plans to address Saffron Walden Museum’s storage problems and improve the museum itself are now being developed.

Use the Museum Development News link on the menu on the left to find out more about this exciting and innovative project.

Discover a world of surprises in one of Britain's oldest museums

Saffron Walden Museum opened in 1835. With wide-ranging collections, from moccasins and mummy cases to mammoth tusks and Wallace the lion, it still contains much to "stand awhile and admire". This award-winning, "friendly, family-size museum" is open 363 days a year. Collections cover the human and natural history of north-west Essex, from ancient times to the present day, and many other wonderful objects from the wider world.

The Museum is set in an enclosed grass meadow, suitable for picnics, with a small car park and access for disabled visitors. It stands beside the ruins of the 12th century Walden Castle. 
 

The lovely mediaeval market town of Saffron Walden is on our doorstep, with a fine parish church, two mazes and beautiful Bridge End Garden.

For tourist information click here