Rutland County Museum

Rutland County Museum & Visitor Centre is the perfect introduction to England's smallest county. Rural trades and rural life including: Brewery, Wheelwrighting, Blacksmithing, and an impressive range of agricultural exhibits. The museum hosts an exciting programme of events. We also have Visitor Information, a Gift Shop, Study Area, Local Studies Library and a Garden.

With legal restrictions lifted, we kindly ask your help in keeping our staff, volunteers and yourselves safe by choosing to wear masks, using hand sanitiser provided and keeping a safe distance. It is important that you do not visit if you are feeling unwell. Please help us to keep our visitors, volunteers and staff safe by choosing to wear face masks.

Our gift shop stocks a range of quality educational toys unique to Oakham, beautiful artisan gifts, and pocket money souvenirs. Are you looking for a child's gift but tired of seeing the same old things everywhere you go? The Museum has carefully picked items which reflects the Museum including tractors and farming, stencils, stamp kits, stickers, rockets, robots, pirates and puzzles.

Tickets 10 - Available in person from Rutland County Museum, Oakham Castle and Oakham Library (cash payment only at the library) and from WeGotTickets.com. Doors and bar open at 7pm. Rutland County Museum is the venue for Cinema for Rutland, so you might like to watch a film in the unique atmosphere of our Riding School.

The Museum hosts Cinema for Rutland, an initiative by Arts for Rutland. Cinema showings take place on the first Thursday of the month at the Rutland County Museum. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm showing unless otherwise stated. All are welcome - tickets are normally just 5 and available in advance from Oakham Library, Rutland County Museum (cash only) or online via WeGotTickets.com.