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Winter is upon us, so #Dunwich Museum is now closed. Christmas opening is 27 Dec. 2026-3 Jan. 2027 2-4pm. The Museum reopens 13-21 Feb 2027, 2pm to 4pm, and weekends in March 2027, 2pm-4pm. Daily opening from 27 March 2027.
Paint, Collage and Stitch - artist-led workshop at #Dunwich Museum, Saturday 28 November 12-3pm. £10 adults, £3 children (14+). Details and to book: [email protected]
Petition supported by National Trust in response to August 2026's Dunwich Heath wildfire (and other wildfires) calls for the appointment of a cabinet-level Minister of Environmental Resilience and for "investment in nature as national infrastructure." you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
Dunwich Heath wildfire update - discoveries of UXBs from a 1944 exercise are making recovery harder. The fire has damaged the stability of the cliffs. Some rare species are returning – Dartford warblers, True Lover's Know moths. greatbritishlife.co.uk/magaz…
Halloween activities at #Dunwich Museum - Wednesday October 28th, 12-4, all ages. Carve turnips, decorate pumpkin cupcakes and cookies, make mini-charms. Also on 28 October, All Hallows Ghost Walk, meet at Museum 6pm with lanterns and torches. Donations welcome.
Sizewell Archeaology - A Day of Bones in #Dunwich - archaeology drop-in day with some of the Sizewell archaeology team - identify animal bones, assemble a skeleton, facial reconstructions from skulls. Tuesday October 27, 12-4pm, Dunwich Reading Room, entry by donation.
Good to see @MoysesHallNews have correctly located the Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Dummoc in #Dunwich, not Felixstowe.
Mont Saint Michel pilgrim badge found at #Dunwich (left), on loan from Dunwich Museum to @MoysesHallNews for their "Edmund the Martyr" exhibition, which ends 4 Oct.
Replica seal of Aethelwald, Saxon Bishop of #Dunwich (left), on loan from @Dunwichmuseum to Moyse's Hall Museum for their "Edmund the Martyr" exhibition, which ends 4 Oct. The original's in the @britishmuseum.bsky.social
Weave, Felt, Stitch - artist-led workshop creating fabric art inspired by #Dunwich and nature. Weaving, felting and tapestry embroidery. Saturday 3 October 12-3, £10 adults, £3 children.
To book:
[email protected]
Floodgates were closed in Felixstowe on Monday as high tides threatened the #Suffolk coast (including #Dunwich). eadt.co.uk/news/26586185.fel…
Suffolk & Essex @coastandheaths National Landscape need volunteers for Gorse management in #Dunwich on Friday 9 October coastandheaths-nl.org.uk/vol… more details: [email protected]
Visitor numbers are 20% down at Dunwich Heath NT nature reserve after its post-wildfire re-opening. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v9…
Following the Dunwich Heath wildfire, the King Charles III National Trail (aka the Suffolk Coastal Path) is still diverted from Minsmere, inland through Eastbridge then through #Dunwich then rejoining the Coastal Path through Dunwich Forest. Updates: suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-tra…
Talk by Robert Jellico, author of "Shorelines: Voices of Southwold Fishermen", Saturday 26 September, 6pm, #Dunwich Reading Room. Suggested donation £10, no booking needed.
National Trust report ground temperatures of 65C in some parts of Dunwich Heath - they warn the ground could still "re-ignite." eadt.co.uk/news/26503476.dun…
Thursday, 27th August, 12 - 4pm. Our last August Drop-in activities session: Instrument making.
Drop-in activity in the Dunwich Reading Room. Like the medieval pilgrims who travelled through the port of Dunwich, make and decorate your own musical instruments. Donations welcome!
Suffolk tourism "clearly affected" by #Dunwich Heath wildfire - especially Cliff House Holiday Park, which had to close for two weeks. eadt.co.uk/news/26470313.suf…