West Berkshire Museum — Attraction in Great Britain

Visited the West Berkshire Museum on 12th March 2022. Well curated well managed place manned by courteous gentle friendly helpful people. The place is housed in two of Newbury's best loved historic buildings - the Grade I listed 17th century Cloth Hall and the Grade II Granary or Corn Stores in Wharf street. It is a modern community museum working with, listening to and welcoming everyone who lives, works in or visits West Berkshire. It is housed on the ground and the first floor. On the ground floor, just before the entrance to the museum is small shop selling memorabilia. Also a well managed coffee house service excellent beverages and snacks. The museum skillfully houses the geological history, political history and the social history of the area. A model of what Donnington Castle could have looked like is also kept . Some clothing of the people of the area down the history is also available. And it is permitted to try them and see how one could have looked in the available mirror. Important fossils are great sight as are the treasures found around available. Directions to act if you find a treasure is also displayed for the knowledge...

Dear West Berks Museum. I am on a break in West Berkshire and have come into Newbury a few times now and my 5 stars, AS YET, in just for the most good seems to me in it's niche way (!?), is for the Cafe in and with the Museum here . Your man in charge ! ..has excellently upheld best of ways and good trad seems to me, towards me and others seen while visiting. Very good peaceable and sound solid . Many thanks to him (and Volunteers team also I think are with him , very good to all true team way ) and to the Museum so. And a simple lovely cuppa and nice packet of biscuits ...nice chairs, few tables neat small and pleasant , and most hospitable stuff. My view is this should engage and uphold the best for West Berks Museum and visits to it by more and the good tradition all round it stands for (as I am keenly engaged with my own local Museum so the same), one of our great England and UK local and specialist the same, Museums . Every best of regards . And thank you. David. Mr David Moore. Of Bristol home base....

This is a really lovely museum. The galleries downstairs give you a straightforward journey through the life of West Berkshire (but particularly Newbury) from prehistoric times to the present, while the upstairs galleries play host to a variety of different exhibits focusing on more specific areas of West Berkshire's history and culture (folklore, wedding customs, the town of Pangbourne, etc). These exhibits change from time to time, but the downstairs gallery is relatively set-in-stone (though there are a few more modern additions). The galleries are spacious and antibacterial hand gel is available throughout the museum. There are lifts at both ends of the museum for wheelchair users or those who are less able to manage stairs and there is plenty of space to manoeuvre chairs around the exhibits. There are ramps at the entrance too with a really nice shallow incline. The staff here are friendly and knowledgeable. The cafe and gift shop are great too. Highly...