Museums in East Anglia

Browse all 37 museums across Suffolk and Norfolk, or drill into a county below.

Muckleburgh Military Collection
norfolk
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Muckleburgh Military Collection

Holt££

Muckleburgh Military Collection displays tanks, vehicles, and military artifacts at Weybourne Camp near Holt, Norfolk. This museums attraction offers guided tours and hands-on exhibits showcasing…

The Red House Aldeburgh
suffolk
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The Red House Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh

The Red House Aldeburgh is a historic house museum and tearoom in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, once home to composer Benjamin Britten and singer Peter Pears.

Christchurch Mansion
suffolk
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Christchurch Mansion

Ipswich££

Christchurch Mansion is a historic house museum in Ipswich, Suffolk, featuring fine art collections, period rooms, and decorative arts spanning several centuries.

Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
norfolk
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Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse

Beetley££

Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse is a Norfolk museum housed in a 18th-century workhouse and working farm in Beetley, offering exhibits on rural life, agriculture, and social history.

Lowestoft Museum
suffolk
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Lowestoft Museum

Lowestoft££

Lowestoft Museum in Nicholas Everitt Park features local history exhibits spanning maritime heritage, archaeology, and natural collections from Lowestoft, Suffolk and the surrounding region.

Wroxham Miniature Worlds
norfolk
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Wroxham Miniature Worlds

Hoveton££

Wroxham Miniature Worlds is a museum in Hoveton, Norfolk featuring intricate miniature displays and models. Visit this unique attraction at Station Business Park to explore detailed craftsmanship…

City of Norwich Aviation Museum
norfolk
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City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Horsham St Faith

City of Norwich Aviation Museum offers historic aircraft and aviation exhibits in Horsham Saint Faith, Norfolk, showcasing the region's rich flying heritage and wartime history.

Forncett Industrial Steam Museum
norfolk
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Forncett Industrial Steam Museum

Forncett St Peter££

Forncett Industrial Steam Museum in Kingsmuir, Norfolk features vintage steam engines, industrial machinery, and heritage exhibits celebrating East Anglian engineering history.

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum
suffolk
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Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

Woodbridge££

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum preserves the history of Suffolk's working tide mill on the River Deben. Visit this restored 18th-century mill in Woodbridge to learn about traditional milling and loc…

Moyse's Hall Museum
suffolk
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Moyse's Hall Museum

Bury St Edmunds££

Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk displays local history, archaeology, and social heritage in a 12th-century mansion on Cornhill.

Little Hall
suffolk
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Little Hall

Lavenham££

Little Hall is a historic house museum in Lavenham, Suffolk displaying period rooms and collections spanning five centuries of local heritage and domestic life.

Ipswich Transport Museum
suffolk
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Ipswich Transport Museum

Ipswich

Ipswich Transport Museum houses vintage buses, trolleybuses and transport memorabilia at the Old Trolleybus Depot. Visit this specialist transport museum in Ipswich, Suffolk to explore local heri…

Woodbridge Museum
suffolk
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Woodbridge Museum

Woodbridge££

Woodbridge Museum showcases the maritime heritage and local history of Woodbridge, Suffolk through exhibits on the town's shipbuilding past and cultural traditions.

Gainsborough's House
suffolk
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Gainsborough's House

Sudbury££

Gainsborough's House is a museum in Sudbury, Suffolk dedicated to the life and work of 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough, located in his former family home.

RNLI Henry Blogg Museum
norfolk
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RNLI Henry Blogg Museum

Cromer

RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer, Norfolk displays maritime rescue history and artifacts from the legendary coxswain Henry Blogg's 53-year career.

Sheringham Town Museum
norfolk
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Sheringham Town Museum

Sheringham££

Sheringham Town Museum displays local history and maritime heritage on Lifeboat Plain in Sheringham, Norfolk. Explore exhibits covering the town's fishing industry, lifeboats, and Victorian seasi…

The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell
norfolk
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The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell

Norwich££

The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell is a local history museum in Norwich, Norfolk, housed in a historic 14th-century building.

Langham Dome
norfolk
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Langham Dome

Langham££

Langham Dome in Langham, Norfolk displays interactive science exhibits and planetarium shows in a distinctive geodesic dome structure. Visit this unique museum for hands-on learning experiences.

The Norfolk Tank Museum
norfolk
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The Norfolk Tank Museum

Forncett St Peter££

The Norfolk Tank Museum in Forncett Saint Peter, Norfolk displays vintage military tanks and vehicles. Explore extensive collections of restored armoured fighting vehicles and memorabilia.

Museum of the Broads
norfolk
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Museum of the Broads

Stalham££

Museum of the Broads showcases the natural history, wildlife, and maritime heritage of Norfolk's waterways in Stalham, Norfolk.

Strangers' Hall
norfolk
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Strangers' Hall

Norwich££

Strangers' Hall is a historic house museum in Norwich, Norfolk displaying Tudor and Georgian interiors, period furnishings, and decorative arts from the 16th-19th centuries.

Aldeburgh Museum
suffolk
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Aldeburgh Museum

Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh Museum displays local history, maritime heritage, and cultural artifacts in the historic Moot Hall. Located in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, this museum offers insights into the town's past and n…

National Trust - Lavenham Guildhall
suffolk
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National Trust - Lavenham Guildhall

Lavenham££

National Trust - Lavenham Guildhall is a historic museum in Lavenham, Suffolk, showcasing Tudor heritage and local history in a 15th-century timber-framed building on Market Place.

Felixstowe Museum
suffolk
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Felixstowe Museum

Felixstowe

Felixstowe Museum is a local history museum in Felixstowe, Suffolk, spread across 14 exhibition rooms inside a Victorian Submarine Mining Establishment.