Museum Background
In 1984 the Wymondham Heritage Society set up a museum in a small bakehouse in the town of Wymondham. Then ten years later the Society, which is a registered charity, purchased the Bridewell and converted it into a community complex. The Bridewell Preservation Trust was set up to run and maintain the building, which the museum shares with several other tenants. In 1996 Wymondham Heritage Museum relocated to the Bridewell. The museum now continues to be managed by Wymondham Heritage Society and is staffed and run entirely by volunteers. In 1997 the Wymondham Heritage Museum won a Gulbenkian Award and was highly commended for most outstanding achievement with the limited resources it had available. In 2001 it was joint ‘Excellence in Tourism’ winner of Norfolk’s Berry Savory Tourism Award.
About Wymondham Bridewell
In 1553 one of Henry VIII’s palaces was converted into a House of Correction to deal with vagrants. The palace was known as ‘Bridewell Palace’ because it was near the Holy Well of St Bride in London. As other houses of correction came to be built, they too were called ‘Bridewells’. Read more….
The Bridewelll is perfect for events, functions, special occasions and celebrations including: Christmas parties, New Years Eve and Day, birthday party’s, christenings, engagement party’s, anniversary party’s, hen nights, stag dos, charity nights, wakes, business conferences, engagement parties, golf parties and many more.
Whether you are local or just visiting Wymondham or Norfolk, there is something for everyone at the Wymondham Heritage Museum and we hope to see you soon.
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