Wisbech & Fenland Museum

An exceptionally preserved Victorian museum whose collections include the manuscript of Great Expectations and treasures from across the Fens.

The museum’s historic displays are part of its appeal, preserving the atmosphere of a nineteenth-century institution alongside collections assembled over generations. Local archaeology, natural history and world cultures sit beside the manuscript of Dickens’s Great Expectations, creating an unusually varied visit. The building and its collections speak to Wisbech’s former prosperity and global connections as a port. Give yourself time to follow both the stories of the objects and the story of the people who collected them.