Athelstan Museum is located in the Town Hall past the Tourist Information Centre, through the large archway. The volunteers’ desk is immediately to your left and if you have any questions please ask them.
Inside the museum – ground floor 
Topographical model of the town
Immediately in front of you is a large topographical model of the town with illuminated features which illustrates what an ideal place Malmesbury was to fortify; and if you are new to the town it will help you orientate yourself very quickly.
The museum is laid out around a time line which links Malmesbury with national and global events. Don’t miss the archaeological drawers nor the Romano British coffin. There are features of Iron Age Malmesbury, the Saxon influences and especially King Athelstan who had a soft spot for the town. We have a wonderful interactive model of Malmesbury Abbey in the fourteenth century, which can be dismantled and assembled. We think the present abbey magnificent; the model shows what it was like in its prime. See Eilmer, our flying monk and Walter Powell, the ill-fated balloonist; learn about Thomas Hobbes, the famed philosopher; look into our lace-makers cottage and learn about our silk industry.
