• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer

The Museum is open 6 days per week:
Monday – Closed, Tuesday – FRIDAY open 10.30am – 4.30pm,
SATURDAY OPEN 10.30AM – 4.00PM, Sunday open 11.30am – 3.30pm,
bank Holiday OPening Hours


See our Online Shop to get items by post.

Donate and Hear Me Roar Tyger

Read the story behind our tyger

Athelstan logo

Athelstan Museum

Capturing the history of Malmesbury

  • Home
  • Shop
  • Venue Hire
  • About Us
    • Our Museum History
    • Museum Organisation Structure
    • Museum Collection Policy
    • Museum Support
    • Volunteers
    • News & Newsletters
    • Useful Web Links
  • Support Us
    • Make a Donation
    • Become a Member
    • Corporate Sponsors
    • Legacy Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Volunteering
  • Contact
  • Visit
    • Opening Hours
    • Getting Here
    • Inside the Museum
    • Accessibility
    • Shop
    • Explore Malmesbury
  • What’s On
    • Current Events
    • Past Events
    • Exhibitions
  • Our Collection
    • Agriculture & Industry
    • Art Gallery
    • Coins
    • Highlights From Our Collection
    • Malmesbury Images
    • Malmesbury Voices
    • Textiles & Lace
    • Transport
  • Malmesbury History
    • Timeline
    • People
      • King Athelstan
      • King Charles I
      • Princess Eadgyth
      • St Aldhelm
      • St Lullus
      • Charles James Fox
      • Eilmer The Flying Monk
      • Hannah Twynnoy
      • John Scotus
      • Joseph Addison
      • Richard Hatchwell
      • Robin Tanner
      • Thomas Hobbes
      • Walter Powell
      • William of Malmesbury
      • William Stumpe
    • Architecture
      • Early Churches
      • Malmesbury Abbey
      • Later Churches
      • Aerial View
      • The Old Bell Hotel
      • Castle
      • Market Cross
      • Silk Mills
      • Town Walls
    • Community
      • Concert Band
      • Education
      • Sports Clubs
    • Witches of Malmesbury
    • Trade & Industry
      • Ratcliffe and Son, Engineers
    • Transport
      • Rail
      • Road
      • Vehicles
      • Water
    • Governance
  • Learning
  • Search

Guide Walk Around Malmesbury

Walk

27 Oct 2019 | 10:00am | Athelstan Museum

£3.79 – £6.98

Please buy your tickets in advance.

 Book Online

A part of Wessex Week 2019, this specially created Guided Walk will offer a fascinating view of how Malmesbury has attracted, appeared to and influenced its visitors. From pilgrims to poet laureate John Betjeman, with plenty of surprises and insights in between. Meet at the Town Hall at 10:00am. Please buy your tickets in advance. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Previous Post:The Clash of the empiresThe Clash of the Empires
Next Post:Lacemaking Workshoplace making and weaving workshops

Feed our Tyger

Click the donate button to hear him…

Roar…

tyger roaring

Hannah Twynnoy is possibly the first person to be killed by a tiger in England, but why was this possible? What happened to cause her death?

Donate and Hear Me Roar Tyger
Heritage Fund Logo
ArtFund Logo
South West Museum Development Program logo
European Flag

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas

Defra Logo
Wiltshire Council logo
Vale Action
Leader logo
athelstan logo

Athelstan Museum
Town Hall, Cross Hayes
Malmesbury
Wiltshire, SN16 9BZ

Tel: 01666 829258
Email: info@athelstanmuseum.org.uk

  • Facebook
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram

Collections

  • Agriculture & Industry
  • Art Gallery
  • Coins
  • The Henry Weight Frame Clock
  • Highlights From Our Collection
  • Malmesbury Images
  • Malmesbury Voices
  • Textiles & Lace
  • Transport

Become a Member

Friends of Athelstan Museum members are the backbone of the museum.

Become a member

Make a Donation

We rely heavily on donations to allow us to continue our invaluable work in the community and surrounding villages.

Make a donation

Copyright © 2025 · Athelstan Museum Malmesbury| Registered Charity: 1174110 | Data Protection Policy | Website Accessibility | Site Map | Website by Callia Web