The Museum is in two buildings on the Abbey site. The Old Schoolroom is part of Dorchester Abbey’s 14th-century former Guest House and displays illustrations, maps and artefacts reflecting the history of Dorchester and its locality which have been continuously inhabited for over 6000 years.
It also houses an archive of Dorchester’s history, available for inspection and research by arrangement, and a souvenir and gift shop.
The Cloister Gallery is housed in a pentice built against the north wall of the Abbey in 2001. The gallery displays a permanent exhibition ‘If Stones Could Speak ……’ which tells the story of the Abbey through its collection of worked medieval stone. The Cloister Gallery is open every day from 8am to 6pm.
The Old Schoolroom will open from .April until the second weekend in October; every day from 2-5pm. Admission is free

The award-winning Cloister Gallery display, described as the best of its kind in the country, tells the story of the Abbey building through a collection of carved and moulded medieval stonework supported by a vivid, written commentary.

Dorchester Abbey Museum

Contact

John Metcalfe

Position

Chairman

Address

14 Queen Street
Dorchester on Thames
Wallingford
Oxon
OX10 7HR

Tel No

01865 340054

Fax No

01865 341593

Email

john.metcalfe@fritillary.demon.co.uk

Website

www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/museum.htm

Affiliations

Oxfordshire Museums Council.
Museums and Libraries Association.