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Halesworth and District Museum: Everyday Life in Edwardian Halesworth

Halesworth and District Museum, Station Building, Station Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BZ

  • Multiple dates available
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking not required
  • | Exhibition

This exhibition, new for 2026, features shops and industries of Halesworth at the turn of the 20th Century. It includes historic artefacts and period photographs and an opportunity to discover the businesses where these trades were carried out.

Halesworth and District Museum

Halesworth and District Museum

Quay Street shops in Edwardian era

The Museum will be open throughout the Heritage Open Days fortnight from Tuesday to Saturday inclusive, from 10 until 1.00. In addition to the signature exhibition described here, the Museum’s collection includes artefacts from across the centuries including nationally significant hoards of Bronze Age tools and Iron Age and Roman coins.


Timings

Friday 11 September:
1000-1300
Saturday 12 September:
1000-1300
Tuesday 15 September:
1000-1300
Wednesday 16 September:
1000-1300
Thursday 17 September:
1000-1300
Friday 18 September:
1000-1300
Saturday 19 September:
1000-1300

Location & directions

Halesworth and District Museum, Station Building, Station Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BZ

Contact on day:
Pauline Wilcock
Telephone number:
+447342930312

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

No refreshments or designated car park although there are public car parks nearby

Additional information

Parking available outside Station NCP car park and at bottom of Station Road is a pay and display car park. 5 minutes walk from town centre.

Estimated duration:
1 hour(s)

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