Louth Museum

Nestled at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, this award-winning attraction offers a captivating journey through the region's rich heritage. With four galleries, a library doubling as an exhibition space, and a gift shop, the museum caters to a range of ages and interests.

Local history

The Town Gallery focuses on objects made or used in Louth, from crested china to a boneshaker bicycle. The town’s once thriving carpet industry is highlighted through a collection of Louth-made carpets. There is also a nationally significant collection of Victorian woodcarvings by Thomas Wilkinson Wallis. Wallis, a resident of Louth, was renowned for his incredibly realistic wooden sculptures of birds and intricate floral designs.

Panorama Gallery

The Louth Panorama is an all-round view of the town and district as seen from the top of the spire of St James's parish church as on a summer’s day in the 1840s. Drawn by William Brown, it contains intricate details of everyday life in Victorian Louth.

Flood, fossils and ghosts

A poignant display in the Town Mezzanine remembers the devastating Louth Flood of 1920, a significant event in the town's history that took 23 lives and changed the landscape of the town. In the Ludalinks Gallery you can earn about the area's geological makeup through the collection of rocks and fossils from the Lincolnshire Wolds. For those interested in a touch of the mysterious, the museum explores the legend of the Green Lady, a reputed ghost said to haunt Thorpe Hall.