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Dunwich Museum From great port to tiny hamlet in 700 years. This is the story of erosion and decline. A small museum with a big story. It's well worth the visit.

Dunwich Museum is a small independent museum maintained by volunteers and donations from visitors. The museum tells the story of the great medieval town on the Suffolk coast that was lost to the sea. Dunwich is now a small village but was once the most important port on the east coast of Britain. The museum houses a collection of artefacts from Roman times onwards. There is also an evocative model of the large medieval town and a local volunteer on hand to explain the dramatic story of coastal change. The museum has made a 45 minute film about this amazing story. A 3 minute version is available to view within the museum. The museum is family friendly and welcomes all ages.

🎃👻🍬 Halloween Activities at Dunwich Museum 🦇💀🧡Wednesday October 28th, 12 - 4pmCarve turnips, decorate pumpkin cupcakes/c...
11/10/2026

🎃👻🍬 Halloween Activities at Dunwich Museum 🦇💀🧡
Wednesday October 28th, 12 - 4pm

Carve turnips, decorate pumpkin cupcakes/cookies, and make mini grotesque charms in the Reading Room for some 🎃 fun.

All Hallows Ghost Walk at 6pm
Join us for our annual Dunwich Ghost Walk. Local myths and . Meet in front of the museum at 6pm with lanterns and torches. All ages and costumes welcome.

🦴🎃💀Sizewell Archaeology - A Day of Bones in Dunwich💀🎃🦴Tuesday October 27th, 12 - 4pm in the Dunwich Reading RoomAn archa...
11/10/2026

🦴🎃💀Sizewell Archaeology - A Day of Bones in Dunwich💀🎃🦴
Tuesday October 27th, 12 - 4pm in the Dunwich Reading Room

An archaeology activity drop-in day with some of the Sizewell archaeology team. Try your hand at facial reconstruction from skulls, put together a skeleton, and identify animal bones. All ages welcome.

THIS SATURDAYWe have a talk this Saturday by local author, Robert Jellico.Shorelines: Voices of Southwold Fishermen is a...
21/09/2026

THIS SATURDAY

We have a talk this Saturday by local author, Robert Jellico.

Shorelines: Voices of Southwold Fishermen is an extraordinary and evocative work intertwining oral histories, archival research, and Jellico's own story telling to create a moving tale of the lost way of life of the Southwold longshore fishermen.

Join us in the Dunwich Reading Room Saturday September 26th at 6pm. Suggested donation £10.

✨🧶🌸 Art Workshop - Weave, Felt, Stitch 🌸🧶✨Saturday 3rd October, 12 - 3pmAn artist-led workshop creating fabric art inspi...
17/09/2026

✨🧶🌸 Art Workshop - Weave, Felt, Stitch 🌸🧶✨
Saturday 3rd October, 12 - 3pm

An artist-led workshop creating fabric art inspired by nature. Join us and try your hand at weaving, felting, and embroidery to create a small tapestry.

Children must be 14 or over.

Email [email protected] to book and find out more!

Saturday 26th September, 6pm.Do you enjoy local history and local authors?Join us in the Dunwich Reading Room for an eve...
07/09/2026

Saturday 26th September, 6pm.

Do you enjoy local history and local authors?

Join us in the Dunwich Reading Room for an evening talk by local author Robert Jellico, author of Shorelines: Voices of Southwold Fishermen.

Suggested donation £10, no booking required.

A slight delay on posting as we collected photos, but we want to say a huge thank you to the Suffolk Project for leading...
02/09/2026

A slight delay on posting as we collected photos, but we want to say a huge thank you to the Suffolk Project for leading the most wonderful photography walk around Dunwich on the 22nd. It was such a delightful evening, with lovely company and views.

We've put together a small collection of some of the photographs taken by the group throughout the walk. Everyone had such unique and beautiful ways of framing the world, which definitely made it difficult to choose which photos to include in this limited post.

Thank you to everyone for giving us permission to share their photographs and for joining us on the walk ❤️📷🌱

This Thursday, 27th August at 6pm.Join us in the Dunwich Reading Room for an evening talk by local author, Esther Freud,...
24/08/2026

This Thursday, 27th August at 6pm.

Join us in the Dunwich Reading Room for an evening talk by local author, Esther Freud, about her work and what inspires her. Suggested donation £10.

Esther Freud is the author of ten novels. Her first, Hideous Kinky, was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. Other titles include The Sea House, Mr Mac and Me, and I Couldn’t Love You More. She is the author of the play, Stitchers, and a children’s book: Enchanted Beach. My Sister and Other Lovers is a sequel to her first novel.

Who's ready for some geology fun the the Dunwich Reading Room tomorrow? Cake geology is back and our new friend Baron Bi...
19/08/2026

Who's ready for some geology fun the the Dunwich Reading Room tomorrow? Cake geology is back and our new friend Baron Bigolly will be telling the story of Dunwich's Great Storm 🧁🌧🌊🪨

Join in on rock painting, cake building, interactive story telling, and don't forget to check out our geology table. 12 - 4 in the Dunwich Reading Room.

Thank you for joining us on the beach today for our activities! We had such a blast painting stones, exploring geology, ...
16/08/2026

Thank you for joining us on the beach today for our activities! We had such a blast painting stones, exploring geology, and recreating the story of Dunwich with our historical guest, Baron Bigolly 🧀

We will be running more geology activities with cake stratigraphy and more of Baron Bigolly's story telling and recreation on Thursday, 12 - 4 in the Dunwich Reading Room.

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Drop in activities on Dunwich Beach this Sunday, August 16th.Join us from 12 - 4 to explore geology and get creative pai...
15/08/2026

Drop in activities on Dunwich Beach this Sunday, August 16th.

Join us from 12 - 4 to explore geology and get creative painting rocks.

Address

St James Street
Saxmundham
IP173DT

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 11:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 4:30pm

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+441728648796

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