Saffron Walden Museum
Find out what there is to see at one of the region's best small museums.
Saffron Walden Museum website
Saffron Walden Museum has its very own website where you can find out about the latest exhibitions, special events and teaching sessions plus lots more.
Visit the Saffron Walden Museum website
Help at Saffron Walden Museum
Do you have a passion for history, or just like meeting people? Then maybe you can help out at the museum in Saffron Walden.
The museum currently has over 50 volunteers who give around 3,000 hours of help throughout the year.
Volunteers fulfil a number of different roles such as:
- running the welcome desk
- sorting and cataloguing human history collections
- helping to run the popular learning activities
The museum is always looking for new volunteers to join the team on a regular basis or to just to provide ad-hoc cover.
To find out more, visit the museum website, call 01799 510333 or email museum@uttlesford.gov.uk
Visiting
The Museum is closed to the public on Mondays, but does open on bank holiday Monday afternoons.
On Wednesdays we are open for school and group bookings only. The Museum is open to the public on Wednesdays in the Essex school holidays.
March to October our opening hours are:
- Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm
- Sunday and bank holidays 2pm-5pm
November to February our opening hours are:
- Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday 10am-4.30pm
- Sunday & bank holidays 2pm-4.30pm
Latest news
Information about the museum's latest news and activities, as well as insights into the collections can be found on the news and events section of the Museum website.
Contact Saffron Walden Museum
Jenny Oxley, Interim Curator (Museum Manager)
Tel: 01799 510333
Address: Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
Email: museum@uttlesford.gov.uk