Wallingford Museum News

We look forward to September when Wallingford Museum hosts the Oxfordshire Geology Trust to bring a day of Fabulous Fossils. Saturday 19th September 2026 ‘Fabulous Fossils’ by the Oxfordshire Geology Trust - Family Fun Activity: Handle fossils from Oxfordshire and around the world. Drop-In 11 - 1pm or 2 - 4pm Make your own Dino-Mask and colour dinosaur pictures Handle dinosaur teeth, claws and bones £2 ‘Lucky dip ’for a 60 to 300 million year old fossil! Bring along your own fossils for our experts to identify See and handle fossils from Oxfordshire Geology Trust Please note normal museum admission prices apply £6pp and children free Join a Castle History walk! Saturday 26 September Explore what remains of Wallingford Castle with an expert guide, journey into the heart of Wallingford's castle, into the barbican, across a moat and into the inner bailey. Imagine the hubbub of daily life over six hundred years ago! Meet at Wallingford Museum for 1430 departure. £5 PP. No booking required. Wallingford - Town guided History Walks continue every Saturday until end of September 2026 Whether you a visitor to Wallingford or a resident, of long-standing or new to the town, the guided town walks offer something for everyone. Led by the members of The Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society (TWHAS) the walks offer glimpses into the town’s history, that is there for us to see, but sometimes it takes a knowledgeable person to point them out. • Tours meet beneath the Town Hall in Wallingford Market Place and start at 11am. • Cost is £5 per head, for a tour lasting between 90 -120 mins. • Payment must be made by cash on the day • No advance booking just turn up https://www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk Sue Wright. Wallingford Museum

Wallingford Museum’s annual Family Archaeology day is coming up fast. Saturday 25 July is your opportunity to meet our local archaeologists, find our more about digging in Wallingford and the local area as well as getting hands-on with archaeology.  This is a drop in event running from 11am to 4pm, please note normal museum admission prices apply.

When you come don’t miss our latest exhibition:-

‘Digging for Wallingford’

This is a new small exhibition upstairs, (to the left off the shop), mounted by the TWHAS Archaeology group. It showcases some of the archaeology that TWHAS has been involved in within and around Wallingford. Wall displays summarise work we undertook on the section of Roman road at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and the significance and background of this early road. The opposite wall focuses on metal detecting and the importance of responsible recording. The first thing that will catch your eye is a three-minute rolling slide-show of the archaeology team in action showing the sequence, methods and equipment used to explore and interpret our hidden heritage. Beneath this is an illuminated display of finds (all from Wallingford or neighbouring villages) including artefacts from the Bronze Age, through the Iron Age, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, medieval and post-medieval, right up to the modern day.

Wallingford - Town guided History Walks continue every Saturday until end of September 2026 Whether you a visitor to Wallingford or a resident, of long-standing or new to the town, the guided town walks offer something for everyone. Led by the members of The Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society (TWHAS) the walks offer glimpses into the town’s history, that is there for us to see, but sometimes it takes a knowledgeable person to point them out.• Tours meet beneath the Town Hall in Wallingford Market Place and start at 11am. • Cost is £5 per head, for a tour lasting between 90 -120 mins. • Payment must be made by cash on the day• No advance booking just turn up