Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum - Dereham
We are very sorry to have to report that we have been unable to open the Museum to visitors this year. Essential maintenance work by the Town Council was delayed, leaving no time for us to mount our displays before September. This is always our final month of opening because of the damp condition of the building once autumn comes along, and we could not justify all the work involved in mounting displays only to take them down again within a few short weeks and with very few visitors. We hope for a 'normal' year in 2022 - opening at the start of May.
Updated 11 November 2021
Updated 11 November 2021
Admission £2 adults
Children under 16 free with a paying adult.
Members of Dereham Heritage Trust free
Group visits by appointment Tel: 01362 691455
Children under 16 free with a paying adult.
Members of Dereham Heritage Trust free
Group visits by appointment Tel: 01362 691455
Disabled access
The nature of this old building, with its winding, narrow and steep staircases and uneven floors, makes access to the first floor difficult.
The nature of this old building, with its winding, narrow and steep staircases and uneven floors, makes access to the first floor difficult.
Bishop Bonner’s Cottage Museum was opened on 4 May for the 2019 season by Hilary Bushell, the Mayor of Dereham. Thank you to all those who visited the museum: it was a great start to the year. Jonathan Boston the President of the Dereham Heritage Trust gave those present a personal recollection of the last person to have lived in the cottage, Jack Allison, known to many in the town as ‘One Armed Jack’, a veteran of World War One. We will be putting a video of this on the Trust’s website in the next few days.
