Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life

Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life
Mill Close
Burwell
Cambridgeshire
CB25 0HL
England

Website

Burwell Museum website. Includes: Opening hours, admission charges, Special Events details, 100s of photos and videos of Burwell Museum events and buildings.

www.burwellmuseum.org.uk

Burwell Museum "Twitter" pages. "Follow" us to receive updates and reminders about forthcoming events plus any Museum news.

twitter.com/burwellmuseum

Burwell Museum "Facebook" page

www.facebook.com/pages/Burwell-Museum/113301912128450

E-mail

General Enquiries regarding the whole museum.

museum@burwellmuseum.org.uk

Enquiries regarding the windmill only.

mill@burwellmuseum.org.uk

Other contact details can be found on our website.

Telephone

General Information.(Answering machine - please leave a message, clearly, with contact details if you wish.)

01638 605 544

Fax

0871 661 5378

All information is drawn from or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Museum site as seen from inside Stevens' Mill. Copyright © Burwell Museum/Simon Heath
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A museum (reg.charity No.290431), run entirely by un-paid volunteers, depicting village life on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens from the Saxons to the 60's. The displays are housed in various attractive buildings including an 18th Century timber framed barn.
Stevens' Mill, a Grade II* Listed windmill next to the museum site, is part of the museum but is awaiting full restoration. Visitors can not go inside until restoration is finished. The mill is on the English Heritage Historic Buildings At Risk Register and will remain on it until enough money has been raised to complete the restoration.
The museum has a Friends group who amongst other things help to staff the museum on open days and organise fund-raising events.
Further details about the museum can be found on our website www.burwellmuseum.org.uk (click the link above right) The website also includes a "Gallery" containing many photos and videos of some of our displays, our interesting buildings and many of our Special Events from 2004 to present.

Venue Type:

Museum, Archive, Heritage site

 Opening hours

Easter - End of October
Thurs, Sun, Bank Holiday Monday. 1400-1700.
Early opening on some Special Event days.

Closed: November - Easter

 Admission charges

Adults: £4.00
Accompanied Children (5-16 yrs): £1.50
Accompanied Children under 5 yrs: FREE
Season Ticket Holders: FREE
(Season Tickets cost £10.00 and can be purchased at the museum, giving free entry to the museum on any regular open days. Membership of the Friends includes a free Season Ticket)

 Getting there

Burwell is on the B1102 road about 12 miles north east of Cambridge, 12 miles south of Ely and 4 miles north west of Newmarket.
Museum car parking (free) is signed in the village High Street (at the Gardiner Memorial Hall). Museum is a short walk from rear left of car park. Disabled drivers may park in Mill Close near the museum entrance.
Further details available on our website www.burwellmuseum.org.uk

Additional info

Wheelchair access to ground floor public areas. Stair-lifts available for access to all upstairs public areas, except the windmill.
Coaches are welcome, but by prior arrangement only, please.
Shop sells souvenirs, books, CD-ROMs and light refreshments (cold drinks, confectionary).
Tea Stall (with home made cakes!) on Special Event days.
Refreshments/cold food (e.g. Ploughmans Lunch) can be provided for pre-booked groups.
Further information on our website www.burwellmuseum.org.uk (click the link above right).

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Archives, Social History

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.
Photograph of captured gun and flag on a railway truck.

Burwell Remembers

  • 3 August 2014 11am-5pm

Marking 100 years since the beginning of WW1. Come along to Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village to commemorate the start of the First World War.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Normal admission charges apply. Adults (over 16 years) - £4.00, Children (5-16 years) - £1.50.

Website

http://www.burwellmuseum.org.uk/

Getting there

Burwell is on the B1102 road about 12 miles north east of Cambridge, 12 miles south of Ely and 4 miles north west of Newmarket.
Museum car parking (free) is signed in the village High Street (at the Gardiner Memorial Hall). Museum is a short walk from rear left of car park. Disabled drivers may park in Mill Close near the museum entrance.
Further details available on our website www.burwellmuseum.org.uk

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