Suffolk Regiment Museum

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Signs of Spring are starting to appear at the Keep! ADVANCE NOTICE - we will be closed on Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th Apri...
04/03/2026

Signs of Spring are starting to appear at the Keep! ADVANCE NOTICE - we will be closed on Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th April (Good Friday and Easter Sunday) to allow our staff and volunteers a long weekend with their families.

We are in need of new volunteers to help keep the Museum open on Thursdays and Fridays. Lots of opportunities are availa...
26/02/2026

We are in need of new volunteers to help keep the Museum open on Thursdays and Fridays. Lots of opportunities are available. If you are interested, please contact us at: [email protected]

Yesterday we welcomed a group of Fashion and Textiles students from West Suffolk College who were taking a closer look a...
28/01/2026

Yesterday we welcomed a group of Fashion and Textiles students from West Suffolk College who were taking a closer look at some of the fabric items in the collection in preparation for their project 'Covert Textile Communication: Stitched Signal'

13/01/2026
Today we let our Curator out for good behaviour (ok, she was there for a meeting)! Thanks to NAM for hosting her and she...
13/01/2026

Today we let our Curator out for good behaviour (ok, she was there for a meeting)! Thanks to NAM for hosting her and she hopes for a better look round next time!

It's a bit chilly at The Keep, but we're looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum from tomorrow! We'll b...
06/01/2026

It's a bit chilly at The Keep, but we're looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum from tomorrow! We'll be open from 0930 until 1530 as usual.

Christmas Closure:We will be closed from Friday 19th December 2025 and will reopen on Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please...
18/12/2025

Christmas Closure:
We will be closed from Friday 19th December 2025 and will reopen on Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please note that we will NOT be open on Sunday 4th January 2026.

We wish all our followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Meet the Curator! Our Curator has been doing lots of work with our neighbours, West Suffolk College, particularly in the...
05/12/2025

Meet the Curator! Our Curator has been doing lots of work with our neighbours, West Suffolk College, particularly in their 100th anniversary year. You can read about it here:

Claire Wallace is the Curator of the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiments Museum. The museum is housed in the

The repairs to the front gate have been completed, so access is back to normal again!
04/12/2025

The repairs to the front gate have been completed, so access is back to normal again!

There will be no access via the front gate on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December 2025. Access will be via Western Way ...
03/12/2025

There will be no access via the front gate on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December 2025. Access will be via Western Way and Beetons Way and through the West Suffolk College car park.

We are pleased to say that we are continuing not to charge an entry fee to the Museum and remain very grateful to everyo...
26/11/2025

We are pleased to say that we are continuing not to charge an entry fee to the Museum and remain very grateful to everyone for your kind donations which keeps the collection accessible to all. Link in bio

Thank you to the lovely staff at The Crown in Long Melford who allowed our Curator to shelter from the cold and to use t...
25/11/2025

Thank you to the lovely staff at The Crown in Long Melford who allowed our Curator to shelter from the cold and to use their WiFi and power before her talk today! Great hospitality and lovely to support local businesses!

Address

The Keep, Gibraltar Barracks, Newmarket Road
Bury St. Edmunds
IP333RN

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+441284749317

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The Suffolk Regiment Museum

The Suffolk Regiment Museum was opened in 1935. It was housed in various buildings on the Regimental Depot site, including the Sergeants’ Mess and Officers’ Mess, before moving in 1968 to its present location in the former Armoury. The first floor room is where, by the 1930s, new recruits were fitted out with their uniform and equipment.

The displays tell the story of the regiment from its foundation in 1685 to amalgamation with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1959. The history covers the regular, militia, volunteer and war-time battalions as well as the experience of individual soldiers and is told through medals, uniforms, photographs, weapons, equipment and personal memorabilia. A small display at Moyses Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds gives an overview of the story, while the regimental archive and photograph collection are on deposit at the Bury St Edmunds branch of the Suffolk Record Office.

The Museum is open every Wednesday from 9:30am - 3:30pm, and on the first Sunday of the month. Admission to the Museum is free, and there is also free parking!