THE HERITAGE CENTRE IS OPEN FOR THE 2024 SEASON .
Core opening hours on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 4pm
Contact us to arrange special visits
Look out for our Talks Programme
Our premises : The old NatWest bank on the corner of Northgate and Greevegate
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Visiting our Heritage Centre
Admission is FREE but donations are always very welcome and, in fact, needed to allow us to pay our overheads and to save up for our own permanent Centre at some stage in the future.
All visitors are welcome to explore and enjoy:
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Exhibitions
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Interactive Displays
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Artifacts
Special Exhibitions include:
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The Le Strange Family - Lords of The Manor
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The Railway 1862-1969
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The Pier 1868-1969
and much more...
Provision of Grants through
Tourism Support Package project.
Making a Booking
Out of Hours Bookings at the Heritage Centre:
The Centre is available for bookings by schools and other organisations for out of hours viewings,
meetings and courses. In order that there are no clashes, bookings can be arranged and confirmed with Amanda Bosworth on 01485-534007 or by using the "Contact" Link on the Top Menu (Under "More")
The Centre is normally open as advertised with Core opening hours on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 4pm from mid February until we close mid November.
Publications
The publications produced by the Heritage Society are available from our Heritage Centre.
Also available: Many more leaflets, and Book Exchange.
Guide Book
£ 2.50
We have produced a Guide Book - published in May 2018 which covers many of the leaflets previously published and a lot more besides.
Heritage Plaques
FREE
In 2007 the Hunstanton Society placed the Hunstanton Heritage Plaques on a selection of buildings and sites of interest in Hunstanton and Old Hunstanton – to celebrate the history of the town and village. The leaflet shows visitors and residents alike where the plaques are situated
Click here for MAP:
Wolf Trail
FREE
Click on the image below for a free copy of the Wolf Trail:
Herbert George Ibberson (Architect)
Explore the Arts & Crafts houses in Hunstanton
By Society Members Margi Blunden and Ivy Scales
Ringstead Mill
£ 0.50
By Society Members Margi Blunden and Ivy Scales
Other publications of interest:
For further reading on the history of Hunstanton we recommend the following publications which are on sale in the town:
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"A Fine Strong Boy" by Kath Fryer
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"Henry’s Children" by Kath Fryer
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"The Hunstanton Story" by Mary Rhodes
£ 0.50
