Welcome to Whittlesey Museum

The mission of Whittlesey Museum is to collect, care for and interpret the natural and cultural heritage of Whittlesey and the surrounding area – Coates, Eastrea, Pondersbridge and Turves – for the benefit and enjoyment of students, local people and visitors.

Whittlesey Museum was founded in 1976 as part of the Whittlesey Society and is now an independent charitable trust.

The museum is located on the ground floor of the early 19th century Town Haccreditation-logoall in Whittlesey.
Gallery displays are mounted in the former caretaker’s cottage and in the area previously used to house the town’s horse drawn fire engine. The collections largely cover social history and the development of the local area. Outside in the museum courtyard a forge, wheelwright’s bench and agricultural equipment recall occupations which supported the local economy.

Whittlesey Museum is a volunteer led organisation and is financially self-supporting. It is a Registered Museum and gained Accreditation in 2007.

Whittlesey Museum is one of the Fenland Five museums and it is a partner in the Greater Fens Partnership. The other founding Fenland Five museums are Wisbech and Fenland Museum, March and District Museum, Chatteris Museum and Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. Other heritage attractions local to Whittlesey include the Ramsey Rural Museum, Thorney Heritage Museum, Peterborough Museum and Flag Fen Bronze Age site. Whittlesey Museum is also closely associated with the Whittlesey Mud Walls Group, who work to protect the traditional and unique mud walls found in Whittlesey and Eastrea.

Following our Winter closure the Museum has re-opened and can be visited on a Saturday morning from 10am until 1pm.  Entry is £2 per Adult and  50pence per child. Payment can be made by either cash or card. 

There will be displays of local interest; 

  • Images of Whittlesey 
  • Digging up the past 
  • Images of the Straw Bear Festival over time
  • All usual Museum displays will be available

OUR NEXT EVENT 

27 April 2024 our Children’s Club will be looking at Life in the Stone Age.  For more information please click here

GREAT NEWS
Tesco Stronger Starts – In Store Update

Organisation Name – Whittlesey Museum Trust

Voting for the above application has now ended and we are delighted to let you know that our project came second (as voted for by Tesco customers). As a result we are able to apply for a grant of £1000 towards the improvement of our Hub facilities. So a huge thank you to all who took the trouble to put your tokens in our voting box at Tesco.

Our museum hub enables children and the local community to learn about the history of Whittlesey and surrounding areas in a relaxed atmosphere.