Woolpit & District Museum

About the museum

Woolpit and District Museum began in the 1980s. The Woolpit History Group carried out field-walking across the parish and, over several years, confirmed three Roman and eight medieval sites. In 1983 the parish council asked whether the group’s finds could be shown to the public, and a store-room on the upper floor of the Woolpit Institute was made available, which became the museum.

The museum occupies the upper floor of an early sixteenth-century cottage in the centre of the village, entered through the Institute. Its permanent displays cover the local brickworks, with a model of the works, and a Victorian kitchen furnished with a range and utensils. A larger display explores the medieval legend of the Green Children of Woolpit, and another looks at the wolf shown on the village sign.

Other exhibits include photographs of the village from the early twentieth century, the finds from the 1980s field-walking, and biographies of local men killed in the two world wars. A small shop sells postcards, booklets and souvenirs.

Highlights

• Display on the legend of the Green Children of Woolpit
• Brickworks display with a model of the works
• Victorian kitchen with a range and period tea sets
• Finds from field-walking in the 1980s
• Early twentieth-century photographs of the village

Permanent exhibitions

• The Green Children of Woolpit – An extended display on the medieval legend of two green-skinned children said to have appeared in the village.
• Brickworks – The story of the village brickworks, shown with a model of the works.
• Victorian Kitchen – A kitchen room with an old range, utensils and a tea set from 1897.

Founded

1983

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

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 museum is on the upper floor of the cottage and is entered through the Woolpit Institute.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Woolpit is off the A14 at junction 47; parking is available in the village.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

A small shop sells postcards, booklets about Woolpit, a village centre walk leaflet and souvenirs. Refreshments are available elsewhere in the village.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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