Saffron Walden Museum

Welcome to Saffron Walden Museum

Latest exhibitions and events

Saturday 19th May 6pm – 10pm : Bring your torch and explore the museum by moonlight!!

Suitable for all ages but children MUST bring an adult.

Usual entrance charges to Saffron Walden Museum apply: adults £1.50; discounts 75pence and children (18 and under ) free.

Annual season tickets available £5 and £2.50

Uttlesford Sporting Heroes project

Sat 28th April – Sunday 1st July. An exhibition celebrating local and regional sports personalities and clubs, past and present.
 

 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