Museums · North Wales
Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum
In or near Wrexham.
Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum — proposed museum in Wrexham, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Wrexham Central · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is located at postcode LL11 1RB, and the nearest railway station is Wrexham Central, just 0.1 km away. Entry details are not provided, but the venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2026. Wikidata describes it as: "proposed museum in Wrexham, Wales". Coordinates: 53.0470°, -2.9982°.
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Official information
The Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is a new attraction that aims to showcase the rich history of Welsh football and the local heritage of Wrexham. Visitors can expect to explore various exhibits and stories related to Welsh football, as well as the broader cultural significance of the region.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum (Welsh: Amgueddfa Bêl-droed Cymru ac Amgueddfa Wrecsam) is a national football and local history museum under development in Wrexham, Wales. It is a redevelopment of Wrexham County Borough Museum, to include a new museum alongside it, the Football Museum of Wales. The combined museum is located within County Buildings, a Grade II listed building, that had housed the Wrexham Museum since 1996. The building is located between Saint Mark's Road and Regent Street in the city centre, bounded by Wrexham Cathedral to the west. It was designed by Thomas Penson as a militia barracks and built between 1857 and 1858, later becoming a police station and Magistrates' court. The police vacated the building in 1976–1977, with it then becoming part of a local art college, until being bought by the council to become a museum for the newly established Wrexham County Borough in 1996. The museum is a combination of two museums, or "halves", with one being for the previous local history museum of Wrexham County Borough, and a new football museum for Wales that can house collections dedicated to Welsh association football. Proposals for a national football museum had been proposed by various politicians in both the Welsh Government and local councils. Wrexham County Borough Council's bid emerged as the leading contender for the location of a museum due to Wrexham's football heritage. The building underwent redevelopment from 2024, and expected to open in 2026.
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Background
History
The building was built as a militia barracks between 1857 and 1858 to the architectural designs of Thomas Penson. The Royal Denbighshire Militia relocated their armoury from Chester Castle, including their guns and ammunition, to the upstairs room of the building, now known as Court Room 1. The building also provided as the home for the militia's officers, whereas the soldiers resided in houses around the then town and trained for one month annually. The militia vacated the building in 1877, moving to the Hightown Barracks. In around 1879, the building was converted to a divisional police station of the Denbighshire Constabulary and a magistrates' court. The building was remodelled…
Description
The building, known as "County Buildings", or "Former County Buildings", is located on the corner of Saint Mark's Road and Regent Street, in the city centre of Wrexham and in the community of Offa. The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is located to its west also on Regent Street. Former County Buildings is two-storeys, with a five-bay entrance front which is flanked either side by advanced gabled ranges. The building's architecture is of a Tudor gothic style. The building is composed of roughly coursed and squared stone with freestone dressings and steep slate roofs. The building has a chamfered buttressed tower. Internally, the building's layout was modified in 1980, with rooms…
Visiting
In 1995, Wrexham Maelor Borough Council bought the building for it to be a museum. While the museum was separate, it was managed by the Wrexham Heritage & Archives Service, part of Wrexham County Borough Council's Housing & Economy Department. The archives were then regarded to be part of the museum, and were named in honour of local historian Alfred Neobard Palmer, as the A. N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies and Archives, and opened in 2002. In 2009, the museum was awarded a £950,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to open up more of the building to display the museum's collections. In 2010–2011, a glass extension was added to the front of the building, as well as a museum-wide…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.0470, -2.9982
- District
- Wrexham
- Parish
- Offa
- Postcode
- LL11 1RB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wrexham
- Phone
- +44 1978351091
- Established
- 2026
- Nearest railway station
- Wrexham Central — 0.1 km
- Official site
- wrexhamheritage.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q112872204 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum?
- Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL11 1RB), in the parish of Offa.
- What is Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum?
- Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum — proposed museum in Wrexham, Wales.
- How do I get to Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Wrexham Central, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode LL11 1RB.
- When was Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum built?
- Built or established in 2026.
- Is Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Wrexham Central, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL11 1RB.