Suffolk

Museums & Galleries

Art Galleries & Museums

NATIONAL HORSERACING MUSEUM

99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JH
Tel: 01638 667 333
Web: www.nhrm.co.uk

THE MUSEUM IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE WINTER. RE-OPENS ON TUESDAY 7th April 2009.

The Shop and Café remain open during the winter period. Mon to Sat - open 10am. Closed Sundays. The story of the people and horses involved in racing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and other modern heroes.

Highlights include: the head of Persimmon, a great Royal Derby winner in 1896; a special display about Fred Archer, the late Victorian jockey who committed suicide, which features the pistol he used to take his life; and the colourful jackets of 'Prince Monolulu', the 1950's tipster. Schools and groups visiting the Museum can have fun and learn through our curriculum linked activities. A visit to the Museum is a must for local history study. Find out about Newmarket’s past and how horse racing has shaped the town. Children aged 4-10 can try our Maths Trail as they go around the Museum galleries or can simply use our fun worksheets. Contact the Education Officer if there is something specific you would like to cover. Our gift shop stocks an imaginative range of horse racing gifts, many of which are unique to the Museum. There is an extensive range of prints featuring many international artists and a good selection of bronze resin sculptures. The Gift Shop is open all year round except for a short period in-between Christmas and New Year. The Museum Café serves morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas. The garden provides a delightful place to eat in during the summer. The Café is available for special functions, including evening events.

For further information on this museum in Newmarket, Suffolk see our website.

Lavenham Guildhall Suffolk -
Photo: Charles Rawding CCL

Tudor building in the heart of a remarkably preserved small medieval town.

This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town’s market place.

Inside are exhibitions on timber-framed buildings, local history, farming and industry, as well as the story of the medieval woollen cloth trade.

FELIXSTOWE MUSEUM

PO Box 50, Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7JG
Tel: 01394 674355 (answer phone)
E-mail: felmuseum@btopenworld.com
Web: www.felixstowe-museum.co.uk  

Felixstowe Museum has 14 rooms displaying artefacts and memorabilia covering the long social and military history of this popular Suffolk resort and port from early Roman finds, Martello towers and experimental seaplane base to the development of the present container port.

The museum is in the former submarine mining establishment adjacent to Landguard Fort, south-west of the town. Open Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter until end of October plus Wednesdays from May to end of September. Admission: Adults £1; children 50p; under-fives free.  Light refreshments are available.
 

For further information about this museum in Felixstowe, Suffolk see our website.

Sutton Hoo mask Suffolk -
Photo: Keith Evans CCL

Anglo-Saxon royal burial site.


Sutton Hoo is the site of one of the most important archaeological finds in this country’s history.


On a spur of land rising above the River Deben, one of several large mounds was excavated in 1939, revealing the now famous treasures, including a warrior’s helmet, shield and gold ornaments in the remains of a burial chamber of a 90ft ship.


The exhibition hall houses a full-size reconstruction of the chamber and tells the story of the site – described as ‘page one of English history’.


The burial mounds (500yds from visitor facilities) form part of the 99ha (245 acre) estate given to the National Trust by the Annie Tranmer Charitable Trust in 1998.