In 1984 the Wymodham Heritage Society set up a museum in a small bakehouse in the town. Ten years later the Society, which is a registered charity, purchased the Bridewell and converted it into a community complex. The Bridewell Preservation Trust was set up to run the building, which the museum shares with several other tenants.
In 1996 Wymondham Heritage Museum relocated to the Bridewell. The museum continues to be managed by Wymondham Heritage Society and is staffed and run entirely by volunteers.
In 1997 the museum won a Gulbenkian Award and was highly commended for most outstanding achievement with limited resources. In 2001 it was joint ‘Excellence in Tourism’ winner of Norfolk’s Berry Savory Tourism Award.
