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 has now been incorporated into our permanent exhibition upstairs.
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. This runs alongside our permanent photographic exhibition, Eynsham Past and Present, in the downstairs gallery. Read more about our current and past exhibitions here.
The museum’s opening hours are weekends and bank holidays from 11am to 4pm. Entry is free; donations are very welcome.
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News
November 2026
The museum is now closed to visitors for the winter season. We look forward to welcoming you when we open again on Saturday 3 April 2027. We wish you a very happy few months, in the meantime.
Even though the museum is now closed, we continue with behind-the-scenes and other activities. On 16 November, we will be giving a talk to people attending Eynsham Day Centre’s Monday Club about the museum’s recent acquisitions. On Saturday 21 November, we are holding a fund-raising sale of cards, books, prints, paintings and jewellery. Do come along to the downstairs gallery, and make a start on your Christmas shopping!
The Object of the Month will continue to be updated at the beginning of each month. Our very first Object of the Month was published on the website in July 2023, so a wonderful archive is now building up, with 40 intriguing objects to read about!
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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 2026This floor tile from Eynsham Abbey, which was found in Nursery Field in the village in the 1960s, dates from around 1300 CE. It is a counter-relief… Read more: November 2026
