Uncovering the history of an ancient village
Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre (EMHC) was established in 2021. Our aims are: to showcase some of the wonderful objects that bring to life Eynsham’s long and distinguished history; nurture pride in the community for its roots; and provide inspiration for future generations.
In March 2023, Eynsham Parish Council granted EMHC a lease on the Bartholomew Room in the Market Square. In autumn 2023, we held our first exhibition, Eynsham’s Lost Railway, which was so popular that it needed an extended run.
Our next exhibition, Rural Eynsham, ran from 13 July to 27 October 2024, and was very well-received by villagers and visitors to Eynsham alike. Alongside this, our popular photographic exhibition, Eynsham Past and Present, gave a fascinating glimpse into the changing face of the village. We reopened both exhibitions on 5 April 2025, and they ran until the end of August 2025.
At the end of September 2025, we opened our permanent exhibition in the upstairs gallery, Eynsham from Prehistory to the 20th Century (see below). This runs alongside our permanent photographic exhibition, Eynsham Past and Present, in the downstairs gallery.
The museum’s opening hours are weekends and bank holidays from 11am to 4pm. Entry is free; donations are very welcome.
The museum is now closed until spring 2026.
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News
November 2025
Our permanent exhibition, Eynsham from Prehistory to the 20th Century, and photographic exhibition, Eynsham Past and Present, have proved very popular with local people and with visitors to Eynsham since they were opened at the end of September.
As is normal for small museums like ours, Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre is now closed for the winter break, and will reopen in spring 2026. We look forward to welcoming you again then.
In the meantime, the website will continue to be updated with news and with our Objects of the Month, which are updated at the beginning of each month. There is plenty more to explore on the website, too, including a brief history of Eynsham here; information about the museum’s exhibitions, as well as video material, here; and the museum’s news archive, here.
If you would like to sign up to our newsletter, which comes out every two months, please email newsletter@eynshammuseum.org.uk.
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** For previous news items, please go to the News archive. **
Object of the month
For more about Object of the Month, click on the next link (date heading).
- November 2025This souvenir china teapot, possibly dating from the 1930s, is inscribed with the words ‘A present from Eynsham’. Souvenirs such as these were popular in the late… Read more: November 2025
