Museums & Art Galleries in East Anglia

Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Time and Tide - Museum of Great Yarmouth Life is housed in a converted Victorian herring works. Discover Great Yarmouths fascinating history, maritime and fishing heritage.... more

78 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex

The Sherwin Gallery, home of Sherwin Fine Art was established in the early 1990s by William S Sherwin. There are fine paintings from the late 18th to the late 20th century,... more

Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Whipple Museum of the History of Science is housed in a large hall that was built in 1618. The Museum holds a pre-eminent collection of scientific instruments and models,... more

Buckeroo Way, The Street, Flixton, Bungay, Suffolk

60 Historic aircraft, 25,000 other exhibits reflecting civil and military aviation from the pioneer years through two World Wars to the present day. Special displays including... more

Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Kettle´s Yard is a house with a permanent collection that was founded by Jim Ede, once a curator at the Tate Gallery, and was intended as a `refuge of peace and order, of the... more

Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The Sedgwick Museum is located on Downing Street, Cambridge and is an integral part of the Department of Earth Sciences, of the University of Cambridge. The Museum holds and... more

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

IWM Duxford is Britain’s best-preserved Second World War airfield, with a fascinating history that dates back to the First World War. Its story reflects the landmark... more

Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Find out about the Countess and fighting monks, country craftsmen and local farming in this peaceful setting. Visit the Medieval Abbey, 17th century stone barn and... more

Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk

The Muckleburgh Military Collection is named after Muckleburgh Hill at the foot of which the former Weybourne Military Camp is situated. Weybourne has long been a site for the... more

Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

The Southend Central Museum & Planetarium has displays of local history, geology and wildlife with special sections on the Thames Estuary and Victorian Life. An imposing... more

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an inspirational public art museum where you can see outstanding world and modern European art for free.The Centre, which opened in... more

99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk

At the National Horseracing Museum, discover the stories of British racing from its early Royal origins at Newmarket to its modern-day heroes, featuring the horses, people,... more

The Visitor Centre, Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is the site of an Anglo-Saxon settlement occupied 420-650AD. Today there is a unique reconstructed Anglo-Saxon Village built on the original... more

Chappel Station, Colchester, Essex

The East Anglian Railway Museum is home to a comprehensive collection of period railway architecture and engineering. Repair and restoration of the locomotives and rolling... more

Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk

Gressenhall Farm and Workshouse is a great day out whether you want to learn about the lives of Norfolk people in the past or relax and have a good time with your friends and... more

Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Used as a prison from the 14th century, the Castle became a museum in 1894.... more

Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded in 1816 by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam and is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. One of the oldest museums in the country... more

Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

Beecroft Art Gallery´s fine permenant collection of over 2,000 works includes 17th century paintings by artists such as Molenaer, Ruisdael and Berchem. Also a collection of... more

46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk

Gainsborough´s House: The birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-88). Historic house dating back to the 16th century with an attractive walled garden. The outstanding... more

High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk

Ipswich Museum was founded in 1847, the Museum´s exhibitions include the Romans in Suffolk, Anglo-Saxons in Ipswich, mankind galleries, local and world geology and a Victorian... more

Castle Park, Colchester, Essex

Colchester Castle Museum was once the capital of Roman Britain and a visit to the Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history.... more