Wallingford Museum

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Attractions include:-

Our special exhibition for 2022 , devised well before the current crisis, traces the fascinating history of Wallingford’s hospitals, caring for the sick in the town from medieval times to the present day. Its portrayal of the challenges of dealing with plague, leprosy, smallpox, scarlet fever and other such outbreaks, as well as more common illness and disabilities, brings the past vividly to light. Ironically, it puts our present troubles in their historic context. 

A Victorian Street Scene with walk-in Shop, Pub, Workshop & Workhouse peepshow.

Special features on the River Thames, models of Wallingford Bridge and Thames weirs, Roman burials from Crowmarsh and a detailed scale model of Wallingford Station.

Special exhibitions always changing, including Agatha Christie -  for information on what's new and events visit website.

Fun things for children - including  much loved 'smelly, feely' drawers and archaeology sandpits.

We suggest you allow at least an hour and a half for your visit.

The museum will open from Tuesday March 1st this year,  please check our website for details of opening dates/times.
 

New Model of Wallingford’s Royal Castle.

Wallingford Museum’s dedicated team of researchers have worked with architectural model maker, Ben Taggart, to create a 1:300 scale model (1.5m x1.6m) of Wallingford’s royal castle as it may have been in the mid-14th century. 

This amazing collaboration has drawn on15 years of research, unravelling the castle’s history, using archaeology, geophysical surveys, LiDAR, maps, and the transcription, translation and analysis of many documentary records. The culmination of all this research is this magnificent model of the castle at the height of its power, in the 1330s, set in the context of the north-east quarter of the town.
Accompanying displays will present the story of the research documentary and archaeological – that informed the layout of the model and how it was beautifully created for the museum.

Ben Taggart of Model Houses creates house portraits and scale models of homes and historical buildings.

Please visit website for daily opening times