Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Castle Hill
Norwich
Norfolk
NR13JU

Tel: +44 (0)1603 493 636 (tickets & bookings)
+44 (0)1603 493 625 (recorded information line)
Fax: +44 (0)1603 493 623
Email: museums@norfolk.gov.uk
Web: http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

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The ancient Norman Keep of Norwich Castle dominates the city below. Once a royal palace, the Castle is now the centrepiece of a museum housing one of England's finest regional collections of natural history, art and archeology which intrigues and inspires visitors of all ages.

Battlements and Dungeons Tours

Join a tour to enjoy spectacular views across Norwich. Then discover the Castle's darker secrets from the depths of the dungeons. Daily tours at regular intervals (extra charge).

Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum

Enter Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum by the signposted entrance in the Castle Museum. The prisoners' tunnel will lead you to explore a soldiers life through peace and war from 1685 to the present day.



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Opening Times
(2009 times)
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery:
Core times (including Bank Holidays:

Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.30pm
Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm.

School half-terms, Easter and Summer Holidays:
Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.30pm
Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm.

Closed 24-27 December2009 & 1 January 2010.

Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum:
Core Times (including Bank Holidays:
Tuesday to Friday 10.00am - 4.30pm
Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

School half-terms, Easter and Summer Holidays:
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm.

Closed Sunday and Monday.

Closed 24th - 28th December 2009 & 1 January 2010.

Admission Charges
(2009 prices)
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery:
Adult 3.10 - 6.00; Adult in Family Group 2.70 - 5.10
Concession* 2.70 - 5.10; Young Person (4-16) 2.30 - 4.40

Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum:
Adult 3.30; Family Ticket 9.10; Concession* 2.80; Young Person (4-16) 1.80

Museums Pass holders, Friends of the Norwich Museums and under 4yrs Free.

*Disabled visitors, over 60s and students.

Directions
By road: Norwich is well served by main roads. Approx driving times to Norwich: Great Yarmouth 30mins; Kings Lynn 55mins; Cambridge 1hr 20mins; Harwich 2hrs; London 2hrs 30mins.
By rail - Regular services from London, Harwich via Colchester, Cambridge via Ely. Connections via Peterborough from the Midlands and the North.
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Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Postcode for SatNav: NR13JU

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