Southwold Museum and Historical Society has been awarded a major Heritage Lottery Grant to help carry out improvements to the museum's structure and design. This will significantly increase our display area and greatly enhance the experience of our visitors.

The museum has been closed for the past year but will reopen for in Spring 2008. We look forward to welcoming you back then. Meanwhile, keep visiting this website.

The museum's normal opening times are:

2pm - 4pm

Admission

Free but donations are very welcome.

Disabled access

Access for the disabled is available and wheelchairs can manoeuvre around the museum.

How to find us

The museum is in Victoria Street, a few metres' walk from the High Street and opposite Bartholomew Green, facing the main entrance to the Church.

If you are on foot - walk up the High Street, away from the Market Place, passing the Crown Hotel on your right. Turn right into Victoria Street at the Southwold Town Sign just after you pass Trinity's Teashop. The Museum is on your right.

If you are in your car - From the A12, enter Southwold on the A1095. There are car parks at the Pier and at the junction of Godyll Road and Gardner Road. The museum is a ten minute walk from either of these.
The town sign is at the corner of the High Street and Victoria Street
   
  No charge for admission... but if you'd care to 'post' a donation in the box it would be most welcome.
 
 

Visit all 4 of Southwold's museums There are four museums in Southwold, each with its own distinctive character. You can see all of them in the course of a leisurely circular trail including about 45 minutes of walking time. Pick up this leaflet in the museum. It will tell you about each of the museums on the trail and includes a step-by-step walking plan. Or you can click on the picture on the right and plan your route without delay.

  • The Southwod Museum
  • The Sailors' Reading Room
  • The Alfred Corry
  • The Amber Museum
 CLICK HERE FOR A WALKING PLAN
Click on the brochure above for a walking plan. Or click here to go to the Southwold page of www.streetmap.co.uk