After four years of waiting, Amesbury History Centre will finally reopen after being completely rebuilt in a new building.
Starting on Tuesday, August 22, the history centre will be open from Tuesdays to Sundays, 10am–4pm.
The new building includes a tearoom, providing light refreshments and features a gift shop showcasing books, artwork and small gifts from local authors, artists, and artisans.
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The first phase of the reopening will be an exhibition called Her Amesbury Story, highlighting the lives of 25 women throughout history with links to Amesbury, including Queen Eleanor of Provence, who lived in Amesbury Abbey and is believed to have been buried there in 1291.
Phase two, for which work has already started, will tell the whole story of Amesbury’s past and will be open to the public early next year.
Since Amesbury Town Council acquired Melor Hall in 2011, the goal was to have a history centre that would showcase the importance of Amesbury, which has since been discovered to be the oldest continuous settlement in the United Kingdom.
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