The Windsor & Royal Borough Museum is a registered/accredited, family-friendly and accessible small local history museum in a Grade 1 listed building completed in 1689. Come and discover the history of the town and the area. Listen to the stories of people who lived and worked here.
The collection relates to the history of Windsor, and other towns and villages across the Borough in East Berkshire. The museum has on display a selection of some of the many objects from the collection including a100,000 year old mammoth’s tusk, pre-historic tools, Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon artefacts, together with objects and ephemera from before Victorian times up to World War II, the 1950s and the present day.
The museum is staffed at all times and supported by a team of volunteer stewards, and also The Friends of the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum. Please ask staff on duty if you require curatorial advice
Tours and groups welcome.
You can also view a 360 virtual tour of the Windsor Guildhall and the Museum. Here you can see the grand Council Chamber, and the Ascot Room where Prince Charles and Mrs Camilla Parker-Bowles were married.
Visit us for more information about the historic Guildhall building.
Windsor and Royal Borough Museum's new 'Out and About' podcast series will take you on a tour of Windsor to discover the hidden histories and stories behind its buildings and landscape. To do this, they'll be sharing some wonderful clips from their oral history collection, because who best to tell you about Windsor than Windsorians themselves? In one episode, you will find out about the history of Windsor's shops and in particular, what some of the town's current shops used to be in their former lives. Along the way you will also hear a whole lot of reminiscing, so why not make a cup of tea (or beverage of choice) and join them on their journey into times gone by? You can listen to it here or find it on Spotify by searching ‘Out and About in Windsor’.
In just one minute, learn something new about the Royal Borough's past through an object from the museum's collection online.
Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
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Adult ticket | £2.00 per ticket |
Advantage Card holders, Friends of the Museum and Children under 12 | Free |
Ages 12-17 | £1.00 per ticket |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
Open Christmas |
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2021 (1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021) | ||
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Day | Times | |
Monday | Closed* | |
Tuesday - Saturday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
Sunday | 12:00 | - 16:00* |
* Closed Christmas Day/Boxing Day
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