The Feathers Hotel
✓ Grade I listed Tudor hotel in the heart of Ludlow
🏖️ 0.37 miles from River Teme in Ludlow (Poor water quality)
Ludlow
Museums & Galleries · Herefordshire
Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre
📍 SY8 2PX
Photo: Ian Capper (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Study objects by appointment in the Research Room
- Free Exhibitions Gallery on the lower ground floor
- Behind-the-scenes store tours available to book
- See archaeology, geology, fossils and decorative art collections
- Volunteer to help catalogue and digitise the collection
This is Shropshire Museums' storage and study centre in Ludlow, where collections are cared for behind the scenes. You can browse the free Exhibitions Gallery on the lower ground floor, book a behind-the-scenes store tour, or study objects by appointment in the Research Room, covering archaeology, geology, fossils, decorative art and social history. It suits anyone curious about local heritage, researchers, or those interested in volunteering to help catalogue the collection. The centre shares a building with Ludlow Library, has an accessible toilet and lockers, though mobility scooters may find the space tight. Ludlow station is just 0.1 miles away, the River Teme is 0.4 miles off, and there are 37 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for a longer visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Exhibitions Gallery open during library opening times
- Booking
- Research Room visits and store tours by appointment/contact
- Parking
- Nearest car park is directly adjacent to the centre
- Accessibility
- Wide corridors for wheelchairs; mobility scooters may struggle turning
From the attraction's own website on 26 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Guided Tours
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