The Mo: Sheringham Museum

Lifeboat Plain
Sheringham
Norfolk
NR26 8BP
England

Website

www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01263 824482

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The Mo: Sheringham Museum is a stunning museum, located right on the seafront in Sheringham.
The museum has a beautiful collection of fishing boats, crab boats and lifeboats. Its three lifeboats, which served the town continuously over more than 150 years, are listed in the National Register of Historic Vessels.
The Mo celebrates the history and people of Sheringham, and has a historical street scene, an art gallery showing artwork related to the town, a gallery about the history of the town from the Victorian Age to WW2, and a temporary gallery which changes three times a year. Our popular viewing tower offers 360 degree views over the North Sea and the higgledy piggledy streets of Sheringham.
The museum is also home to the Scira Wind Farm Visitor Centre, which offers engaging information about the wind farm currently being built of the coast of Sheringham.
We have an exciting, year-round programme of events, which are suitable for all the family.
For more information, opening hours and our events programme, please visit our website at www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk or call 01263 824482.
The Mo: Sheringham Museum is on Twitter (@themosheringham), Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Sheringham-Museum-The-Mo/115100048529950) and Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/themomuseum). We also have a lively blog (www.themomuseum.wordpress.com

Venue Type:

Museum, Archive, Gallery, Science centre, Environmental or ecological centre, Ship or maritime heritage site

Opening hours

1st February - 31st October
10.00am to 4.30pm Tuesdays to Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays
12 noon to 4pm Sundays

Closed: Mondays, except for Bank Holidays.

Admission charges

Adults £3.50
Concessions £3
Children (5-16) £1.50
Under 5s free
Schools - £1.50 per child. (Sheringham schools free)
Teachers who would like to risk assess the building/plan future school trips - Free
Pre-booked groups of 10+ during the daytime £2.50
Pre-booked groups of 10+ for evening events - Please contact the museum to discuss your requirements.

Getting there

The museum is on the seafront in Sheringham. Walk down the high street and turn right when you reach the sea. Follow the sea wall with the historic fishing and lifeboat scenes. Walk past The Crown and the Mo will be in front of you. Go down the steps beside the beach to get to the Museum entrance.

By train: The museum is a ten minute walk from Sheringham Station and the Poppyline Station.

By bus: Sheringham is served by Sanders Coaches and Coast Hopper.

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Guided tours
Pre-booking service for groups
Volunteering scheme offered
Membership and/or Friends scheme offered
Information point provided
General audio-guide available
Toilets
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families
Activities for pre-school children

Disability access

Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Touch exhibits
Toilets for disabled

Schools services and facilities

Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Support for extended schools services available
Special educational needs education services available
Early years education service available
Education facilities available

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Library
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Corporate loans service
Commercial filming service
Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Lifeboat Plain
Sheringham
Norfolk
NR26 8BP
England

Website

www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01263 824482

Displays of local Sheringham history including boat building, lifeboats, fishing, the 'Weybourne Elephant' (1.5 million years old), leisure in Sheringham, the Upcher family, the war years, beach finds, the art of local people, art relating to the town, flint picking.

In the museums research room we hold a digital copy of our photographic archive of around 2500 images and a collections database.

Collection details

Weapons and War, Trade and Commerce, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Science and Technology, Photography, Personalities, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Maritime, Literature, Industry, Fine Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

J C Madge
Foresters Centenary
The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows
Tom Armes
John Craske
Mick Bensley
Lifeboat
Sheringham
High street

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Public access available to collections information
Specialist publications on collections available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Lifeboat Plain
Sheringham
Norfolk
NR26 8BP
England

Website

www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01263 824482

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Mo's Tremendous Victorian Circus

19 May 2012

Roll up, roll up for The Mo’s Tremendous Victorian Circus! Be astounded by incredible Victorian acrobats before mastering amazing circus skills with which to impress your friends. Meet Barnabas and Beatrice, The Mo’s Victorian friends, who are currently holidaying in Sheringham. Explore the museum’s extraordinary Cabinet of Curiosities, and use it as inspiration to create your own Victorian trinkets and decorations.

Suitable for

Family friendly

When

1-9pm

Where

The Mo: Sheringham Museum

Admission

Free, drop-in event

Lifeboat Plain
Sheringham
Norfolk
NR26 8BP
England

Website

www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01263 824482

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

A Walk Through Time: The Victorians

18 May 2012

Join expert guide Tim Groves as he takes you on a journey through Victorian Sheringham. Hear how the coming of the railways heralded the transformation of the town from a fishing village to one of the most popular seaside resorts in North Norfolk. Hear fascinating tales of famous Victorian visitors to Sheringham, discover how holidaymakers spent their leisure time, and enjoy the town’s stunning Victorian architecture which still exists today. Walk includes a visit to ‘Shipwrecked! Back to 1897? at the Fishermen’s Heritage Centre.