Sherborne Museum

Abbey Gate House
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BP
England

Website

www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk

www.aboutbritain.com/sherbornemuseum

E-mail

info@sherbornemuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01935 812252

All information is supplied by the venues or providers 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.
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Sherborne Museum, with over 15,000 items of local history, is in the heart of the town close to five of the most ancient buildings in its history: the Abbey, Sherborne School, the Almshouse, the Conduit and the Old Church House.

A wall painting of 1480, taken from a medieval house nearby, was discovered only in 1962 under layers of paper and whitewash. It illustrates a legend, explained in a panel, concerning a cleric who conjured a (disarmingly perky) devil into a boot.

Plans, drawings and other items in the Museum illustrate the Castle and Manor of Sherborne, once owned by Sir Walter Raleigh, the house he built for himself and the several enlargements made by the Digby family. Nineteenth-century Sherborne is brought to life by photographs; paintings and drawings.

The Costume Collection, of which a selection is on display, contains a number of items with links to local people. The fully furnished Sherborne Dolls House is on permanent display for the delight of children of all ages.

Apart from a few purchases, the items have all been donated by local residents, and the displays are enhanced by models, illustrations and back-drops by local artists.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Tues-Sat 10.30-16.30
Sun & Bank Holidays 14.30-16.30

General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
Schools services and facilities
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held

Additional info

The staff and the curator of the Museum are always happy to answer visitors' enquiries and to give access, by arrangement in advance, for serious students to material which may not be on general display.

Abbey Gate House
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BP
England

Website

www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk

www.aboutbritain.com/sherbornemuseum

E-mail

info@sherbornemuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01935 812252

All information is supplied by the venues or providers 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.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Natural Sciences, Coins and Medals, Social History

Abbey Gate House
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BP
England

Website

www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk

www.aboutbritain.com/sherbornemuseum

E-mail

info@sherbornemuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01935 812252

All information is supplied by the venues or providers 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.
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Arrival of the Railway

14 May 2010

Take part in a Victorian evening to mark the 150th anniversary of the railway coming to Sherborne. Come in period costume, explore the railway exhibitions and enjoy the opportunity to see the photographic reserve collection, with photographs showing transport in the Sherborne area selected for display.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

6:30-8:30pm

Admission

Free family event

Abbey Gate House
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BP
England

Website

www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk

www.aboutbritain.com/sherbornemuseum

E-mail

info@sherbornemuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01935 812252

All information is supplied by the venues or providers 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.
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