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Welcome to Mere Museum – THE site to visit for the history of Mere.
Mere Museum was founded in 1970 and has gone from strength to strength ever since. The collection now boasts well over 7,000 items – all available for visitors
to see!
Mere Museum, Barton Lane, Mere, Wilts BA12 6JA
Hon Curator: Rose Heesom – Email curator@meremuseum.org
Curator Emeritus: Dr. Jenny Wilding
Click here for a tribute to Dr David Longbourne MBE
View our Collections
Opening Times
Mondays, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m | Tuesdays, 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m
Wednesdays, 9.30a.m. – 1 p.m
Thursdays 9.30a.m. – 5 p.m | Fridays, 9.30a.m. – 5 p.m
Saturdays 9.30 a.m. – 1p.m.
Here are some of the things our visitors say about us!
As always, an absolute delight.
Marvellous exhibition – wish I could stay longer.
So nice to see a local man’s work on show.
Very informative – helped me with my project enormously.
The Museum and Library are a credit to the Town of Mere. It is impressive (to say the least)
that history is preserved in this way, especially for Mere citizens. Australia has nothing like this!
Latest News
02- October , 2025
A Tribute to Dr. David Longbourne
In 2006 Dr David Longbourne was named Wiltshire Museums Volunteer of The Year for his work at Mere Museum which ...