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Welcome to St Neots Museum

The museum presents the history of the busy market town of St Neots on the River Ouse, from prehistoric times onwards and includes the original early 20th-century gaol cells where prisoners were detained.

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What’s on at St Neots Museum

We organise a variety of specialist and family events from walks, talks, one-day festivals, temporary and touring exhibitions.

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Chair of Board of Trustees: Lead an accredited museum into its next chapter

St Neots Museum is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join us as Chair of Trustees. This is a senior voluntary leadership role with responsibility for guiding the Museum’s strategic…
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Summer at the Museums Returns to St Neots Museum

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Paine’s Brewery

Owned by James Paine (1789-1855), who originally ran the Great Paxton Farm. Around 1831, Paine decided to enter trade, including milling, brewing and merchanting business, as well as brick kilns. After…
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St Neots: Through the Lens, a Photography exhibition at St Neots Museum

St Neots Museum is celebrating 200 years since the earliest forms of permanent photographs with an exhibition showcasing photos from the museum’s collection. On display are photographic portraits of…
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Museums & Wellbeing

Museums are good for us in ways that go beyond education; they are also spaces for curiosity and connection. During Mental Health Awareness Week, it feels like the perfect moment to recognise the important…
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A Brief History of Cameras

Here at St Neots Museum, our latest exhibition is all about photography! The history of cameras begins long before photography itself, with the ancient concept of the camera obscura, a darkened room…
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Return of Jailbreak | St Neots Escape Room

Jailbreak Escape Room Returns to St Neots Museum with a Brand-New 2026 Scenario 2nd May – 19th July If you’re searching for a unique escape room experience in Cambridgeshire, Jailbreak is back at…
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May: Coronation 1953

Blog Editorial May 2023  - The 1953 Coronation The coronation of King Charles III on the 6th May has prompted a look back seventy years to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to discover how St Neots…
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St Neots in the time of Elizabeth II: 1926 – 2022

Blog Editorial November 2022  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lived during a century of incredible development and change and this article looks back at local events during her ninety-six…
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Watch our videos

A428 Excavations Update

Lead Archaeologist Steve Sherlock gives us a brief rundown of progress so far on the archaeological excavations taking place on the A428.
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The Kimbolton HoardSt Neots Museum

Curator’s Corner – Celtic Treasure

Our opening exhibition for May 2021 is Celtic Treasure, featuring the stunning Kimbolton hoard of Iron Age stater coins. Join Curator Liz Davies, as she tells us more about the coins, their designs,…
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Family crafts – Easter hat

Have a go at making your very own Easter chick hat! Watch the video to see how it's done, and click on the links below to download the template and step-by-step instructions... Please Note: There's…
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Toddler Time – Christmas

Our Education Officer Lesley is back with a quick Christmas edition of Toddler Time! Join her as she goes on a search for some Christmas present ideas in the museum. There's also two Christmas poems…
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Curator’s Corner – Ghosts of St Mary’s Churchyard

Come along with us as we take a quick, ghostly tour around St Mary's Churchyard, with our curator Liz Davies. We've not been able to run our regular Ghost Walks this year, and so we've decided to do…
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Curator’s Corner – Victor Ekins and the Battle of Britain

Join our curator Liz for the latest edition of #CuratorsCorner. September 2020 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and in this episode, Liz tells us all about local Battle of Britain…
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Toddler Time – Behind the Scenes at the Museum

It's Toddler Time once again! In this edition, we join Lesley as she takes a look behind the scenes at the museum, searching through the museum stores to find hidden treasures. As usual, we finish…
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Curator’s Corner – Edwardian Police Cells

Join our curator Liz for a quick tour around the Edwardian police cells that form part of the museum. See where the prisoners would have slept and exercised, and find out why the water cistern for…
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Family Crafts – Shadow Monsters

In our latest crafty video we show you how to make your very own shadow puppet monster using materials from around the home. Why not make a whole gang of monsters so that you can create your own play?…
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From our collection and exhibitons

Fathers Day Poster by Paine’s Brewery

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St Neots Derailment

The Great Train Crash

In November 1895 a Great Northern Railway Scottish express from Kings Cross encountered a broken rail and derailed at St Neots killing one and injuring six passengers.
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Quarter stater of King Cunobelin

A gold quarter stater of Cunobelin, who was the powerful king of the Catuvellauni tribe from around 10-40CE
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The Kimbolton coin hoard

68 gold coins, dated to about 100BCE-40CE. The coins were found close to the village of Kimbolton by a metal detectorist in late 2010, and subsequently identified as Iron Age ‘stater’ coins by the British Museum.
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Anglo-Saxon silver coins

Two Anglo-Saxon silver pennies of Aethelred II who reigned 978-1016 and minted at Huntingdon by the moneyer, Aelfric. The coins were discovered by a local metal detectorist and purchased through the National Treasure Scheme.
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The Bank of St Neots

A regency banknote issued by the short-lived bank of St Neots in 1824. Donated by a family who owned a pawn shop in Enfield, London, where it is believed the note was given in payment for a property.
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John Bellingham at the Old Bailey

A print of John Bellingham, a merchant who spent part of his childhood in St Neots, and later in life murdered the British Prime Minister, Spencer Percival. The print depicts Bellingham standing in…
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Mammoth bone

Most mammoths become extinct at the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, and this tooth from a full-sized male was discovered in Sandy Heath Quarry in 2003. Mammoths had an incredible 5 to…
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The St Neots parish chest

The St Neots parish chest has been on display in the museum since we opened in 1998 after being restored and preserved is a long-term loan from the parish church.
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Found something interesting?

Have you dug up some archaeology in the garden, found an antique in the attic or at the back of a drawer – if it’s of local historical value we might be interested. Contact Cambridgeshire finds officer on 01223 728571 or pop in to the museum for a chat.