Vale and Downland Museum

Vale and Downland Museum
	Location in Oxfordshire
Established	1958; 66 years ago
Location	Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates	51°35′17″N 1°25′41″W / 51.58805°N 1.42809°W
Type	Museum of Local Culture and History
Visitors	53,000
Public transit access	S9 & X32 buses from Oxford, X1 buses from Abingdon; and X36 & X32 buses from Didcot
Website	valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk

The Vale and Downland Museum is a local history museum in the market town of Wantage, Oxfordshire, England.

Often described as a hidden gem the museum is housed in the 'Old Surgery', Church Street, in the centre of the town, opposite the Church of St Peter and St Paul

Its galleries present the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse region around Wantage. They have a Victorian kitchen, Iron Age skeleton, a life sized bronze statue of Wantage born Lester Piggott, a bust of Sir John Betjeman, Williams F1 display and lots more.

The museum is a community hub which has many things to offer the community. A programme of adult talks, a research library, a monthly book group, monthly music sessions for pre-schoolers as well as themed family days throughout the school holidays

There is a cafe and admission to the museum is free.

References

^ "Visit Us". valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk/. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

External links

Official website

51°35′16″N 1°25′42″W / 51.58778°N 1.42833°W / 51.58778; -1.42833

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[1] "Visit Us". valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk/. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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Organisations	Oxfordshire Museums Council

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