Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum

About the museum

Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum is an independent local history museum on the waterfront at the end of Coronation Road. It is a registered charity run by members of the Burnham History Society, is an accredited museum and receives no local authority funding.

The museum began in a small room off the High Street and moved in the late 1990s to its present building, a former boatbuilders' workshop of about 1910. A National Lottery grant paid for an extension that added the large lower gallery and a mezzanine.

The upper gallery holds the reception, a library and displays on local fossils, prehistory, boat building and the growth of the town, together with part of the archive of documents and photographs. The lower gallery covers farming and rural life, the Mildmay Iron Foundry, which cast piano frames for most British piano makers, and the town's oyster fishery. A bookshop with local books and gifts completes the visit.

Highlights

• Boat-building displays on the Crouch waterfront
• Oyster fishery and fishing displays
• Mildmay Iron Foundry, maker of piano frames
• Farming and rural life in the lower gallery and mezzanine
• Archive and library for family and local history research

Permanent exhibitions

• Upper Gallery – Reception and library, with displays on local fossils, prehistory, boat building and the growth of the town, and part of the archive.
• Lower Gallery – Farming and agricultural exhibits, the history of the Mildmay Iron Foundry and the town's oyster and fishing industry.

Operated by

Burnham History Society

Admission & discounts

The museum is independent and receives no local authority funding.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The lower gallery is at ground level with a mezzanine that is reached by a staircase.

Kids & families

Children aged 16 and under enter free.

Getting there & parking

The museum stands on the West Quay at the end of Coronation Road, on the Burnham-on-Crouch waterfront. Visitors enter from the Quay.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum has a bookshop selling books and gift items. There is also a library and an archive.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.