Aldeburgh Museum

Aldeburgh Museum is housed in one of the best preserved Tudor Moot Hall buildings in Britain. Dating from the first half of the 16th Century, it is a Grade 1 listed, timber frame building.

Today the building is still in use for local governance. The Moot Hall, a historic building itself is also the home of the town's museum and is a separate entity from the town council, being run and managed by an enthusiastic team of volunteers.

Explore Aldeburgh's heritage via digital interactives, short films, quizzes and displays that showcase the rich and diverse history of this vibrant sea-side town.

Discover how the town has developed through the years, from the invasion of the Romans, followed by the Anglo-Saxon settlers, smuggling, shipbuilding and the Victorian era to the present day. See how the sea has shaped the coastline and the shipbuilding port of Slaughden, lost to the sea.

With six shops on the ground floor, together with the town's jail and the Council Chamber on the first floor, learn all about the Moot Hall and Aldeburgh's Witches, who were jailed within. Discover the town's famous residents such as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Britain's first female doctor and Mayor, Elizabeth's sister Millicent Fawcett a prominent Suffragist, the poet George Crabb and the lifeboatman James Cable.

For children there is a museum trail with additional activities during school holidays. Take Aldeburgh's famous dog, Snooks for a walk with a FREE walking trail, find something unique to Aldeburgh in the museum shop.

The museum opens daily 1-4pm April - October and weekends only November - March.

Small Entrance fee applicable. For group visits and further information: https://www.aldeburghmuseum.org.uk/

No dogs allowed except assistance dogs. Entrance to the museum is via the external steps to the first floor and exit via the ground floor. The nearest toilets are <100m away adjacent the beach.

To find the museum, pass the church to the bottom of the hill and straight on towards the sea, where the museum is on the left