The Sheringham Experience
Sheringham, on the beautiful North Norfolk coast, has a recorded history that stretches back over a thousand years. The Museum tells the story of the town and its proud, brave, independent people, told through beautiful displays packed with interesting things to see, hear and do.
The Sheringham Experience
Sheringham, on the beautiful North Norfolk coast, has a recorded history that stretches back over a thousand years. The Museum tells the story of the town and its proud, brave, independent people, told through beautiful displays packed with interesting things to see, hear and do.
Our collection
Running over three floors, our collection includes a rich variety of social history items, agricultural and fishing artefacts as well as our spectacular fleet of boats.
We have a large collection of fishermen’s ganseys, those beautifully-knitted pullovers that stood as the icon of the coastal fishing industry. We also have collections of important photographs, fossils ranging from tiny ammonites to bones from a prehistoric elephant, artefacts from both World Wars, an excellent art collection and more.
Many visitors are surprised by the size of the Museum – it’s bigger than it appears from outside. You can easily spend an hour and a half exploring its quirky corners.
The Museum organises public events throughout the year, with a major exhibition each summer. We also provide an online Learning suite with STEM modules that relate to Sheringham’s history and environment.
Apart from our manager the museum is staffed by volunteers. It’s a community enterprise of which we are very proud and we would love to have you come and visit us!
It’s well worth a visit!
Opening
The museum is now closed to the general public, except for 2 days, International Gansey Day on November 22, and our Christmas Shopping Day on November 29.
We remain open for school and group bookings by arrangement until we reopen March 21st 2026.
Any enquiries please email the address below:
Sheringham Museum
The Mo, Lifeboat Plain
Sheringham, Norfolk
NR26 8BG
Exhibitions, features and events for 2026
New for 2026!
The Deep History Coast
Norfolk’s coastline is constantly shaped by the North Sea, revealing new discoveries with each storm.
Its soft clay cliffs make it the best place in the UK to study Ice Age geology—and we have the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. Fossils and artefacts can appear and vanish quickly, making archaeology here a race against time.
This “Deep History Coast” has uncovered some of Britain’s most important finds: Happisburgh, the oldest archaeological site in northern Europe, and West Runton, yielded the UK’s most complete mammoth skeleton.
Sheringham Museum is your gateway to the north Norfolk deep history coast, and where children and families can learn about the life of early man in Norfolk and the giants he shared this landscape with.
Exhibition 2026
The Stitcher, The Photographer & The Painter
John Craske, Cecil Hewitt & Tom Armes
21st March to 31st October 2026
Celebrating the last 50 years of Sheringham Town from 1975 to 2025
These three artists: John Craske, Cecil Hewitt and Tom Armes lived in Sheringham at various points in their lives but probably never met. Craske was born and went to school here. Hewitt spent long holidays in the family’s coastal home. Armes retired early to Sheringham for the ‘more congenial air”. They had very different social backgrounds and life experiences, but all had a supportive family network and the drive and ability to create a successful artistic life.
All also had health conditions that altered their expected life choices, yet each was able to use the limitation as an opportunity to develop their craft.
This exhibition is a celebration of their work.
Lifeboat Trail
Sheringham is unique in having six of its lifeboats on view to the public: five in two museums, as well as the currently active RNLI lifeboat.To find out more about the lifeboats you can follow in the steps of the lifeboatmen.
News and Events
For up to date information and breaking news please go to our events page
International Gansey Day
Sheringham Museum Textile Team and the East Anglia Gansey Group
Saturday 21st November 2026, 10.30 – 4.30, for one day only.
Live textile demonstrations from the EAGG, Norfolk Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Norfolk Lacemakers, Propagansey, Sheringham Seascape Embroidery, The Gansey of Inclusivity, Netmaking and much, much more!
- Demonstrations and drop-in workshops 10.30 – 2pm
- Talks and displays, 3pm onward
Included within Museum admission no booking required. Space for talk and workshop is first come first served. Refreshments available.
Ready to be blown away?
Visit Windscape at Sheringham Museum where wind power comes to life.
Windscape is the Visitor Centre for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms. The Visitor Centre was first opened in early 2011, and after receiving some 150,000 visitors over 14 years, it has undergone a complete update and refurbishment for the 2025 visitor season.
Visiting the Museum
Where we are
The Museum enjoys a spectacular location on the seafront at Sheringham – from the bottom of the High Street, turn right along the sea wall with its historic fishing and lifeboat scenes for about 100 metres and the museum will be in front of you. Go down the steps at the end of the sea wall to get to the entrance.
The museum is large so it’s easy to spend an hour and a half or more exploring our collection. We don’t have a cafe, so our tickets are all-day tickets – you can drop in and out to one of the many great cafes in the town whenever you wish.
Opening Times
We are now closed until 26th March 2026.
Admission Prices
Sheringham Museum is an independent charity and we receive no annual funding from local or central government. We rely on admission fees to keep the museum open and on donations and bequests to care for our unique collections.
Single Entry Tickets
| Adults | £6.00 |
| Concessions 66 and over, Student, Disabled, etc. |
£5.50 |
| Child Under 16 |
£3.00 |
| Family 2 adults and up to 3 children under 16 under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. |
£16.00 |
| Family – mini 1 adult and up to 3 children under 16 |
£11.00 |
| Age 4 and under, Carers, Art Fund and Museums Association - FREE | FREE |
Have you thought about upgrading your admission ticket to our ANNUAL PASS
| Adult Annual Pass | £22.00 |
| 2 Adults Annual Passes | £38.00 |
| Child Annual Pass (5 - 15* years) | £12.00 |
| Family Annual Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children 5 - 15* years) | £45.00 |
| 'Mini' Annual Family Pass – 1 adult and up to 3 children 5 - 15* years | £35.00 |
*16 years and over are charged at adult rate - under 5s and carers free.
Please note that we are not part of the Council ‘Norfolk Museums Pass’ scheme. A percentage of all our admission fees go directly to preserving our historic collections.
Thank you for supporting us
Registered Charity Number 1114816
Tower View
Our tower offers splendid views over the town, along the coast in both directions and of course out to sea. It is reached by a lighthouse-like set of steps, so it isn’t very accessible. However, you might like to see the view on your computer – click HERE to try it out. (Our thanks go to Gareth Gabriel for his video.)
Transport
There are regular rail and bus services to Sheringham, all terminating at the railway station, where there is also a large pay-and-display car park. The museum is a moderate walk away – approx. 8-15 minutes – and there are two smaller pay-and-display car parks quite close to the museum, one near the beach end of the High Street. and the other off Cliff Road, to the east of the museum.
Accessibility
The museum is, of course, fully accessible, with lift access to all three floors and room for wheelchairs in all exhibition areas. To avoid those seawall steps you can take the ramp to the left when you reach the seawall, not right, then double back to the museum entrance. You can see a full Accessibility Report here.
Companion animals
Guide and companion animals are welcome at the Museum, as long as they’re working and are wearing their tabards/harness. Guide and companion animals must be kept with you at all times.
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You can download our information brochure with location information, plans of our galleries, opening times, etc. in either of two formats – click on the appropriate line below –
Get in touch!
Contact
Sheringham Museum at The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8BG
Telephone: 01263 824482
Email: enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk
School trips can be a powerful motivation tool for students. We are open for school visits and workshops. To find out more download our booking form (DocX or PDF).
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