Sheringham Museum — Attraction in North Norfolk

This is an absolute first class and treasure of a museum in the North Norfolk town of Sheringham with a host of interesting displays and artefacts to see. The museum is housed over three floors with the ground floor housing exhibitions on the origins of Sheringham and fishing in the town and there are some interesting boats to see. On the first floor there are some interesting shops fronts to see, which give a wonderful nostalgic feel to them and there is some information about the history of the shops and there is some informative displays about how Sheringham grew as a town from 1887 from when the first railways came to them opening it up for tourism and there is information about schools that were built in the town with interesting images from yesteryear. On the Second floor there is some interesting displays about Shops, Tourism, Education and History of it and there is some artefacts to see and there is a great display about the Windfarm out in the North Sea and you can go to the viewing area and enjoy the breathtaking views out to sea. On the ground floor you can also see interesting displays about the rescues the lifeboats have partaken in over the years, which is very enlightening and interesting. There is no cafe but there is a gift shop with an array of souvenirs at reasonable prices. Overall this is a thoroughly fascinating and interesting place to visit and makes for a refreshing and intriguing day out. Well worth a visit whilst...

I've had friendlier stomach flu's than the staff. Went in with my wife, baby and son. We have a home in Norwich and a home not five minutes away in sheringham. We were looking for a present for our Norwich neighbours daughter in the gift shop that said sheringham on it.....my son said he needed to go to the toilet so I said ask the lady working there where they are and we will be having a look. Long and short they were twonks customer use only use the toilets down the road etc, so in essence leave the place you were going to spend money. 'Its not a public service you know' the idiot who turns out to be a neighbour of mine quoted. Well I won't spend any money in your place and I won't be a friendly neighbour. Parents occasionally like to have a look at things as well. And yes we could have gone next door to the toilets but if the horrible woman suggesting it wasn't turning a new book for sale into a read used one by thumbing every page with her moist thumb and instead encouraged sales maybe the place would be doing better. Suffice to say my son did go to the toilet and we bought elsewhere secure in the knowledge that after the holiday season passes they will suddenly start being nicer...

This is without doubt the most accessible/disabled friendly museum I’ve ever been to. From the overall planning to the layout of the exhibitions and the clear, easy-to-follow routes on every floor, it’s obvious that accessibility has been carefully considered at every stage.

The volunteers are wonderfully welcoming. They make sure you know exactly where things are, but then let you enjoy your visit in peace without hovering — a balance that some museums don’t always get right.

One of my favourite parts was the floor dedicated to the 1980s and 1990s, which brought back so many memories of visiting as a child. The design and atmosphere made it easy to connect with the exhibits. I was also really impressed to learn that the museum has an inclusive programme designed to make the experience meaningful for as many people as possible.

What stood out most is that the team is made up of people from different backgrounds of disability and experiences, which only adds to the richness and welcoming nature of the place. Altogether, it’s an awesome, accessible, and thoroughly enjoyable museum — I’ll...