Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre

In the heart of the historic town, Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre tells the story of the town and it's people from pre-historic times to the present day. Displays focus on the towns links with Alfred the Great, the town's celebrated cheese market, Victorian life and much more....

Start the interactive time line in Jurassic Chippenham and follow through to the first prehistoric settlements and the first World War. Look under the water of the River Avon and under the floorboards of the museum itself to reveal treasures and artifacts of people's past lives. View behind the walls to see how custom of warding evil spirits away used mummified cats, frogs and bats.