Wallingford Museum

24/09/2026

This Saturday 26th September 2026

The last Wallingford Castle guided walk this year. Come and join us!

Explore what remains of Wallingford Castle with an expert guide, journey into the heart of Wallingford's castle, into the barbican, across a moat and into the inner bailey. Imagine the hubbub of daily life over six hundred years ago!
Meet at Wallingford Museum for 1430 departure. £5 PP. No booking required.

www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

15/09/2026

14/09/2026

FABULOUS FOSSILS

THIS WEEKEND AT WALLINGFORD MUSEUM

Saturday 19th September 2026

With the Oxfordshire Geology Trust Family Fun Activity: Handle fossils from Oxfordshire and around the world with the Oxfordshire Geology Trust

Drop-In 11 - 1pm or 2 - 4pm

Make your own Dino-Mask and colour dinosaur pictures
Handle dinosaur teeth, claws and bones
£2 ‘Lucky dip’ for a 60 to 300 million year old fossil!
Bring along your own fossils for our experts to identify
See and handle fossils from Oxfordshire Geology Trust

Please note normal admission prices apply £6pp and children free

https://www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk/events

www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

New website - click on this link. Wallingford Museum UK is a colourful, delightfully intimate and family friendly local history museum, housed on two floors of an medieval oak-beamed building in the heart of Wallingford in Oxfordshire.

02/09/2026

FREE FESTIVAL WALK - SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER meet at the Museum 11am
FESTIVAL WALK Join us on a gentle guided walk around our lovely historic town, led by a member of The Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society. The walk lasts about two hours and is FREE
(but donations to the museum really appreciated!).

Why not combine the walk with a visit to the museum to see our exhibitions and the statue of Dame Agatha Christie opposite the museum?

TWHAS is very active in the town, running the museum, researching the town's history, and presenting talks throughout the year. In 2019 TWHAS received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award for a UK voluntary group. www.twhas.org.uk.
www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

The Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society (TWHAS) has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Full details...

01/09/2026

BUNKFEST

Special Offers at Wallingford Museum

Museum Opening:Tuesday 1" September - Friday 4 September2pm-5pm
Saturday 5 September and Sunday 6 September 10.30am-4pm
Admission:
During BunkFest the museum is offering 2-for-1 admission for £6 (normally £6 each). Accompanied children are FREE.

www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

21/07/2026

Coming up THIS SATURDAY! 25 July.

Wallingford Museum's annual family archaeology day offers the opportunity for all of the family to meet our local archaeologists, find out more about digging in Wallingford and the local area as well as getting hands- on with archaeological processes.
Do bring along your fossils and finds for identification - we have our expert palaeontologist with his fossil collection on display and wealth of knowledge to share!
We also have the Oxfordshire Finds Liaison Officer ready to ID and discuss metal detecting finds and recording them.
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This is a drop in event running from 11am to 4 pm. Everyone welcome. Please note normal admission charges apply

Wallingford Museum's annual family archaeology day offers the opportunity for all of the family to meet our local archaeologists, find out more about digging in Wallingford and the local area as well as getting hands- n with archaeological processes. This is a drop in event running from 11am to 4 pm...

23/06/2026

Please note due to the Heat Warning and for the safety of our team and visitors Wallingford Museum is closing Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June.
Opening Friday 26 June

25/05/2026

Wallingford Museum was delighted to welcome Winifred and members of her WI ! to the Museum’s Agatha Christie Murder Mystery!

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All About Agatha #5

There are more Agatha Christie weekend events being hosted Wallingford Museum .

Some Wallingford WI members had great fun unravelling clues and solving the murder at the drop-in Murder Mystery Night on Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday (23rd/24th May) the museum are running Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders walks, leaving the museum at 11am.

This season there is a special exhibition in the museum highlighting aspects of Dame Agatha's later life in Wallingford, highly recommend a visit.

18/05/2026

Agatha Christie Mystery Weekend - This weekend