Andover Museum

The museum traces the history from Saxon times to the present day. The museum is a former town house of about 1750, visited by Jane Austen, who wrote about the 'highly extolled staircase', and 'elegant drawing room'.

Enjoy an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions in our gallery, including art, craft, photography, history and more... visit the museum and then relax in our coffee shop.

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  Natural History Room
  Vibrant dioramas of woodland and riverbank scenes sit alongside the bones of a woolly mammoth and the tools of our early ancestors, the geology of the Andover area and include the fossils which can be found locally.

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  Dacre Room
  Local archaeological finds from the Neolithic to the Saxon period. Highlights include a Bronze age hoard from Andover and Grave goods including Amber Beads and Warrior weapons from the Saxon cemetery.

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  Royalty, Religion and Superstition
  Andover in the  Medieval and Tudor period. Discover the legendary Cockatrice which lurked in the cellars of Wherwell Abbey and tales of local Wessex kings. The displays also include a rare Medieval ivory figurine of the Virgin and Child.

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  An Age of Improvement?
  Industries such as banking and brewing flourished, making some families prosperous... meanwhile the chronic shortage of work led to riots and swift punishment, as illustrated by our town stocks. Be prepared if you open the cupboard.

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  From Victoria to Elizabeth II
  The 1846 scandal of the Andover Workhouse and the history of Weyhill sheep Fair are just two of the subjects covered, including including Tasker’s Ironworks of Anna Valley. The Shop window has changing displays of objects.