Over the years Hornsea Museum has won numerous national awards and has been featured on television several times.

The museum is not a relic but a living entity, changing with time, to reflect the changing patterns of village life in North Holderness over the past centuries.

From the pre-industrial age of the early 1700's through to post second World War Britain, the museum shows human evolution, warts and all!

Personalities, characters, tools, trades - all are presented in imaginative and informative displays accessible to old and young alike.

Step back in time with HORNSEA MUSEUM.

Enjoy the experience!

Hornsea Museum thanks The Heritage Lottery Fund for its support.

The museum recently acquired an enormous amount of pottery, designs, manufacturing equipment and archive material following the closure of the world famous Hornsea Pottery in 2000. The material is of great importance and has been described by a national authority as one of the most complete records of a pottery in the UK.

In October 2008, the museum opened The Hornsea Pottery Exhibition Rooms in two former cottages at 15 and 17 Newbegin.  This has enabled us to display a substantial and historical collection of more than 2000 pieces of Hornsea Pottery.

Donations include important pieces such as:

• The "Bust of a young girl" (by John Clappison & Alan Luckham 1965) donated by the executors of Gwen Aspinall's will.  Gwen was a retired Hornsea Primary School teacher who died on 30 Dec. 2000.  Her husband Jack was the Hornsea Post Master.  In the post office in Newbegin he had a display case that he let to the Pottery.  In lieu of a rent, he was given the pieces that were taken out when the display was changed!

• Impasto Wall lights (designed by John Clappison in 1961) donated by Mr Harding of Hessle.  He left Hornsea in 1969 and his work took him all over England before he returned to live in Hessle in 2000.  The lights remained in their packing case for 31 years and were donated to the Museum after he heard a talk on Hornsea Pottery at Hornsea Probus Club.

The museum is always be happy to a hear news, and acquire letters and reminiscences of past employees, so that we can have as full a representation as possible of the history of the Pottery that made Hornsea famous.