Museums & Galleries · Cleethorpes
Hedon Museum
📍 HU12 8EX
Photo: Bernard Sharp (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Smith photograph collection of local people and events
- Children's Corner with historic items to touch and play with
- Changing upstairs exhibitions of photography, art and collections
- Hedon Silver Collection including the oldest civic mace in England
- Permanent displays on local history and transport through time
Hedon Museum is a small, volunteer-run museum telling the story of this historic East Riding town, from its Norman origins and silver mace to its railway and airfield past. You'll find permanent displays alongside changing upstairs exhibitions, a Children's Corner with hands-on historic items, and the Dale Smith photograph collection showing local people and places. It suits families, history enthusiasts and casual visitors alike, with a stair lift aiding access upstairs. It's open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am to 4pm, closed over winter. Located in Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, with Hull station 6.1 miles away, it makes a pleasant stop alongside the 25 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am to 4pm, closed in winter
- Accessibility
- Stair lift installed for access to upstairs exhibition room
- Booking
- Museum run entirely by volunteers; new helpers always welcome
- Best for
- Families and those interested in local heritage and photography
From the attraction's own website on 14 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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- Hull 6.1 miles
- New Holland 7.1 miles
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