The Shell Museum, Norfolk

The Shell Museum, Glandford, is the oldest purpose-built museum in Norfolk and houses the finest seashell collection in the UK.

As well as thousands of exquisite seashells, the Museum also contains fossils, birds' eggs, agate ware, local archaeological finds and many more fascinating items.

The original purpose of the museum was to house a collection of shells made over a period of sixty years by the late Sir Alfred Jodrell and stored in boxes. These shells come from all corners of the earth, and the collection continues to grow.

There are also other exhibits, including jewels, fragments of old pottery, a piece of Pompeii, a sugar bowl used by Queen Elizabeth 1, some very fine specimens of agate ware, and a collection of items uncovered in the vicinity of Glandford including a very exceptional axehead. There is also an evocative tapestry executed by a local fisherman, John Craske, depicting the North Norfolk Coast.

In fact, it would be difficult to describe fully the whole contents of the mu

Opening Times

From Easter Saturday until the end of October
Tuesday to Saturday
10am to 12.30pm & 2pm to 4.30pm

Open on Bank Holidays
Winter Opening - Groups by prior arrangement

Ticket Prices

Adults - £2.00
Senior Citizens - £1.50
Children - 50p

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Telephone: 01263 740081