Things to do in Suffolk: Clare Ancient House Museum
Exhibitions in the museum tell the story of the town, and of the people who once called Clare their home.
Clare Ancient House is a Grade I Listed Building, and is recognised as having national importance. The West wing, on the High Street, is believed to date from the 14th century, and the more heavily decorated East wing may have been built in 1473, the date which appears in the plasterwork of the house. It is first mentioned in a will of 1502, which refers to the new and the old parts.
The House was given to the town of Clare in 1938 by a local businessman Charles Byford, to be put to a useful public purpose. In 1979, a museum was established. Subsequently, with the help of grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and from St Edmundsbury District Council, it was entirely re-designed, and re-opened in 1999. The Museum is run by volunteers and its trustees.
£1.00 for each adult and child of 16 years and over.
Free for children up to 16 years old and Friends of the museum.
There is no wheelchair access.
Find out more
View website: https://www.clare-ancient-house-museum.co.uk/
Address: 26 High Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8NY
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