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Banbury Museum
Welcome to Banbury Museum

Visit Banbury Museum where "Hands on" displays tell the stories that have made Banbury famous.

Find out what happened when ...

  • Roundheads besieged the town
  • plush cloth was made and exported around the world
  • World War II came to Banbury
image depicting Banbury Museum and Tourist Information Centre entrance

Watch from the Waterways Gallery ...

  • the Oxford Canal pass beneath your feet
  • boats being repaired in the historic Tooley's Boatyard

Discover treasures never before displayed

  • costume, spanning four centuries, from baldrics to corsets
  • a cannon from Banbury Castle
  • the hangman's gibbet
  • Victorian toys
  • a carrier's cart
  • mementos from the Home Guard
Opening information

Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm 

Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.30am - 4.30pm

Admission Free

How to find us

Banbury Museum's main entrance is in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre. Follow signs to Castle Quay.

By car - from junction 11 off the M40. Public car parks near the museum.

By public transport - Banbury Bus Station is adjacent to Castle Quay and Banbury Railway Station is a short walk away.

By Boat - Banbury Museum is on the Oxford Canal. It is 12 cruising hours north of Oxford and 23 hours south of Coventry.

How to contact us

Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 2PQ.

Telephone: 01295 259855  / Fax: 01295 672652

Museum - Banbury Historical Society|
The society was founded in 1957 to encourage interest in the history of the town of Banbury and neighbouring parts of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.
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Museum - Cafe Quay|
Café Quay is brought to you by Flying Aubergine.
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Museum - Education Service - Schools|
Banbury Museum offers a wide range of learning opportunities for all ages. The education service provides a framework for learning through a series of specialist programmes and activities.
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Museum - Education Service - under 5s|
Small Talk - Activity Backpacks for children aged 3 - 5 years.
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Museum - Events|
Banbury Museum Events
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Museum - Exhibitions|
Banbury Museum Exhibitions
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Museum - News|
Museum News
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Museum - Shop and Tourist Information|
Our shop includes a wide range of local souvenirs, quality gifts, toys, games, and local history publications.
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image depicting View of Tooley's Boatyard, footbridge across the canal and Banbury Museum
 Museum - Tooley's Boatyard|
Tooley's Boatyard is an historic working boatyard and Scheduled Ancient Monument that adjoins the museum.
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Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA, DX 24224 (Banbury) | Tel: 01295 252535, Textphone: 01295 221572, Fax: 01295 270028
Page last updated: 4.58pm, July 8th 2008