Much Wenlock museum

Much Wenlock Museum and Visitor Information Centre

Much Wenlock Museum

Located in the heart of this delightful Shropshire market town you'll find a little gem: Much Wenlock Museum is a local museum with an international story to tell.

The small town of Much Wenlock may seem like an unlikely place to search for the origins of the modern Olympic Games. Yet here in 1850 Dr. William Penny Brookes founded the Wenlock Olympian Society and the town's annual Olympian Games. Dr. Brookes remained throughout his life a leading member of the National Olympian Association and worked to promote the moral and physical benefits of physical education.

Much Wenlock Museum tells William Penny Brookes' story. Other displays also explain the archaeology of south-west Shropshire, the history of Much Wenlock from Medieval times onwards and the natural science of Wenlock Edge, particular its internationally important geology.

Much Wenlock Visitor Information Centre

Naturally, the Museum is also Much Wenlock's Visitor Information Centre. The local staff can provide you with details of / information about all the following:

• attractions and places of interest
• activities such as riding and quad biking
• events
• accommodation - a bed booking service operates for accommodation both in the local area and throughout the county
• transport enquiries especially bus timetables
• clubs and societies
• local history
• churches and church services
• shops, Businesses, restaurants and Pubs
• estate agencies and information about the local area for people thinking of re-locating
• for sale - guide books, OS maps, souvenirs and gifts

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