Banbury Museum & Gallery — Attraction in Cherwell District

We've been going into Banbury for years but have only been to the actual museum a couple of times. We've not been disappointed yet. We have loved the exhibition they had last year with the interactive art. This was fabulous. The current Dinosaurs exhibition is marvellous. Make sure to download the "Dinosaur 4D+" app before you go and have a fully charged device as there are some super AI interactive bits in the gallery. A good use for it! Also has some dinosaur toys your child can play with, like dress up. There's always a themed trail for children to do upstairs in the permanent part of the gallery too. It's a great trip out and totally affordable to go more than once if you've enjoyed a specific exhibition. The staff are all really friendly and helpful. The shop has lots of great giftware and creative art pieces. Also a great hub for what's in leaflets for the area if you're visiting and want to do...

Wonderful museum showcasing the birth and the ongoing life of Banbury. A small town with a big history wrapped around a 1st floor room in the museum.

Follow the numbers on the floor to walk through the ages, read about the people and their lives. Treat your eyes to the wonder of artefacts like the stunning blue water dress, the pikemans armour, lift a canon ball and my favourite the stunning jewel encrusted silver sword shining at the end of the walk round the room.

It was said about the extreme puritan protestant Christian that he would hang a cat on Monday for killing a mouse on Sunday.

Pay to enter gallery on the ground floor. £5 adults, £2 kids?

Museum cafe downstairs.

Walkway over the canal leading to the museum shop and the shopping centre.

Now to go there with the kids and show them a possibly possesd...

A very informative and well-done museum providing interesting facts and entertaining information about Banbury and the surrounding Cherwell Valley areas.

I learned a great deal more about the everyday life, the struggles and the achievements of the locals. Understood a bit more about the famous cross, the canal, the cake and the cheese and how the town has been developed into a centre of excellence for the food and motorsports industries.

Admission is free. After inspecting all the exhibits, do end your visit by having the afternoon tea by the canal. From there you can see how the one-sided hinged wooden bridge is being operated manually to allow boats passing through - a rather unique scene probably only found in the...