Vale and Downland Museum

Vale and Downland Museum
The Old Surgery
Church Street
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 8BL
England

Website

www.wantage.com/museum

wantage-museum.com

E-mail

general queries

museum@wantage.com

curator

curator@wantage-museum.com

tourist information

tourism@wantage.com

Telephone

General enquiries and administration

01235 771447

Tourist information

01235 760176

Fax

01235 760991

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The Vale and Downland Museum
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The Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre
is located in the busy market town of Wantage in Oxfordshire, UK. The museum has been nationally acclaimed as an outstanding example of community partnership. It was runner up in Tourism South East's small visitor attraction awards for 2004. The range of services is very broad, ranging from galleries interpreting the cultural heritage Vale of the White Horse region, to a cafe with a delightful terrace and garden. It also acts as a springboard for residents and visitors to enjoy and appreciate the countryside around Wantage.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon-Sat 10.00-16.00
Closed on Bank Holidays and Sundays except for private bookings at £15 per hour.

Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
except for occasional special events and private bookings

 Admission charges

Entry to the main galleries is by Admission Ticket
Annual tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of issue

£2.50 adult annual
£2.00 adult concessionary annual
(state pensioners & registered disabled)
£1.00 young person annual
(ages 4 to 25 in fulltime education)
£7.00 family annual (2 adults and up to 5 children)
Pre-school children are free

Additional info

Public car park (pay and display) by Civic Hall, about 5 minutes walk away. Buses from Oxford and other nearby towns and villages stop in the Market Place, about 3 minutes walk away. Museum is signed from car park and Market Place via finger-posts.
The Museum has another site, Lains Barn, at Ardington, just outside Wantage. This is used for functions, including civil weddings and receptions.

Archaeology, social history, interactive relief map of the hinterland, specially produced films on the area narrated by David Attenborough, Wantage Tramway exhibit, rural arts and crafts, tanning and cloth making exhibits, agricultural machinery, Dean Butler and the Oxford Movement, Williams F1 racing car, discovery gallery for children.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Land Transport, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War

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