Norfolk
Norfolk Coast
Letheringsett with Glandford

The Shell Museum

The Shell Museum in Glandford, Norfolk is the oldest museum in the county and holds one of the country's largest collections of sea shells. It was founded by Alfred Jodrell.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Shell museum in Glandford, England

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Martin and Church of St Mary.

Church
Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.

Church
Photo: Hamiltonstone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 mile north of The Shell Museum.

Church
Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.
St Margaret's is the Anglican of , , in the deanery of , the Archdeaconry of and the Diocese of Norwich. is situated 1 mile north of The Shell Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiveton and Cley next the Sea.

Village
Photo: Hamiltonstone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of . It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of .

Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village with a high street in . It lies in the North Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near the mouth of the River Glaven.

Village
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. It lies 13 miles west of , 26 miles north-west of , 3.6 miles west of the town of and 126 miles north-east of . is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Shell Museum.

The Shell Museum

Latitude
52.93156° or 52° 55′ 54″ north
Longitude
1.03977° or 1° 2′ 23″ east
Open location code
9F43W2JQ+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375702415
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q21716368
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In Other Languages

“The Shell Museum” goes by many names.
  • Tamil: “சிப்பி அருங்காட்சியகம்”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Shell Museum”. Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.