Rumburgh – Local History – Halesworth and District Museum

Rumburgh is a village four miles west of Halesworth.

Opening Times

Normal opening times:
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 am to 12.30 pm.
Wednesday afternoon 2 pm to 4 pm

Group visits are welcome but must be pre-arranged with the Curator. please email us with your requirements.

The Museum will be shut over the Christmas and New Year breaks. We shut about two weeks before Christmas and open about two weeks after New Years Day.

However, if you want to visit the Museum during this time, do email and, as long as we have a volunteer available, you will be able to visit us.

There is easy access for the disabled.

Diary of Events

Museum Talks: 2018 Series

April 19th John Debenham:
Local Archaeology
May 24th Dave Wollweber:
The Strange Carvings on the Ancient House
Sept 20th Andrew Macdonald:
Medieval Graffiti
Oct 11th Rachel Duffield:
Edith Cavell – Duty Dignity and Devotion

Talks start at 7:30pm in the United Reformed Church, Quay Street, Halesworth IP19 8EP.
Admission: £3·00; Friends of the Museum: £1·50.

Museum Exhibitions – 2018 season

“They paid the price … men from Halesworth killed in the Great War”
“The British Red Cross in Halesworth & District 1914-1918”
“The de Argenteins, Lords of Halesworth Manor”.
New cabinet: The Wissett Hoards