Uffington Museum 

​"... one of the best small museums in Oxfordshire"

The museum is now closed for the winter and will re-open at Easter 2026.
Special visits to the museum can be made by arrangement.  
The museum building dates from the early 17th century and was, over the next 250 years, Uffington’s village school which was funded by a bequest from local merchant, Thomas Saunders.
​For the next century the building fulfilled a number of different roles before becoming home to the museum in 1984. The museum is run by volunteers; there are no paid positions. The museum is financed entirely by donations, grants and membership fees, and remains free to visit.

Our Talks Programme

Our next talk:
Monday 6th April

Coleshill - Nerve Centre of British Resistance
Gillian Cane
Coleshill House in the Oxfordshire countryside served as the top-secret General Headquarters (GHQ) for the Auxiliary Units, often called "Churchill’s Secret Army," during World War II. As the nerve centre of British resistance, this secluded estate trained roughly 3,000–3,500 volunteers in guerrilla warfare, sabotage, and assassination to combat a potential German invasion from behind enemy lines.  
This retelling includes a cast of characters ranging from 13 year-old schoolchildren, saboteurs bristling with explosives to the terrifying village postmistress!
Most recent talk:

Black Wantage
Sem Seabourne
In the early 19th century Wantage had been described as ‘a positive sink of iniquity full of drunks, murderers and thieves’.  Was it really that bad?  Was Wantage any different from the other small market towns at that time?
Find out more about the darkest period in Wantage's history.
A video of this talk will be available shortly.

2026's Exhibition

We are delighted 2026’s exhibition will be titled “Myths, Monuments, and Memory”, curated by Lauren and Jane Golding. This exhibition will explore the myths and legends associated with the landscape of the Uffington White Horse, from St George and the Dragon to the legend of Weland the Smith.

We'd love to hear from you if you have memories of local legends and personal stories connected with the Uffington White Horse. Share your memories through our online form or send them to [email protected]

The History of the Uffington White Horse

This exhibition explains the history of the famous White Horse and the surrounding area. It also features information about Wayland Smithy, The Manger and how The Ridgeway formed part of the major trading route across the south - the M25 of its day!

Friends of the Museum

Read about the Friends and our regular newsletters.