Discover Downham Heritage

C.I.O. Reg. Charity No 1154267

Discover Downham Heritage Centre features artefacts and events relating to Downham and the local area.

contact us info@discoverdownham.org.uk

Normal opening hours

 Thursdays, Fridays 10am-4pm Free Entry

Saturdays 10am – 1pm. Free Entry

For walks and facts on Downham Market go to town trails in the main menu

 Leaflets can be printed or simply follow on your phone

 also available from reception

Latest News

JANUARY 17TH.  MONTHLY TALK: 

‘The Cambridge to King’s Lynn Line 30 Years of Electrification’ by Mike Beckett

Our current exhibition ‘A Most Direct and Perfect Railway’, which tells the story of the coming of the railway to Downham Market, trundles off into a siding for the last time in January, but not before we are treated to a talk by Mike Beckett about his book; which was published by Amberly Publishing in August 2023.Mike will be doing his Talk on zoom and you can come to the Centre on the night to see it on thebig screen…or watch at home on zoom.

Admission at Discover Downham will be as usual, £3 members/£4 non members.  Places on Zoom may be booked through Eventbrite at £4.

 A Most Direct and Perfect Railway:
How the building of the railway helped shape our town
Exhibition opens: March 30th 2023

Create & Thrive

Discover Downham’s project, Create & Thrive is to host a variety of creative
workshops for adults and children in the Downham Market area during the coming year.
Discover Downham were awarded funding from Norfolk Community Foundation through the
West Norfolk Lives Fund to host a variety of creative workshops for adults and children to
learn new skills, improve existing ones, meet new people and generally help improve mental
well being in the Downham Market area.

For more information click here