Visit Us
Exhibition
The museum contains a history of Woburn and its surroundings from pre-historic times to the present day. There are 28 graphic boards arranged chronologically and artifacts, mostly donated by local residents. There is also a study area with local censuses, registers, and folders, plus an index of the legible gravestones in the churchyard. Ideal for family research.
Recently, the museum acquired a beautiful Georgian-style dolls house, fully furnished and with lighting. It was given to us by an elderly lady who wanted it to be in a place where it could be seen by the public and it has proved a very popular addition to our collection.
The Centre is open from April to October:
Wednesday to Friday: 2.00 am to 4.30 pm.
Weekends and Bank Holidays: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
In October it is open only at weekends.
Shop
In the small shop area there is a variety of cards, toys, mugs and walk leaflets. We also sell second-hand books and jigsaws and books on the local area. There is also a mouse trail for children to find little wooden mice hidden around the building.
The Heritage Centre is housed in the old church set back in the churchyard on the main street in Woburn, between the Old Parsonage and Woburn School. It has one disabled parking space but visitors by car should use the free car park in Park Street.
Directions
From the M1 Junction 13: Follow signs to Woburn. In the village, turn left at T junction into the main street and left at the crossroads into Park Street to use the free car park.
From the A5 at Hockliffe: Follow signs to Woburn. In the village turn right at the crossroads into Park Street to use the free car park.
Directions on foot from the car park to the museum
From the car park, walk back to the crossroads, and turn right. Cross the High Street at zebra crossing and continue to the village churchyard which is 50 yards on the left, just past the Old Parsonage and before Woburn School. The Woburn Heritage Centre museum is housed in the redundant church of Old St Mary’s in the village churchyard, set back from the main street. You will find the entrance at the rear.
The museum is fully accessible for wheelchair users with one disabled parking space available.
