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The location shots for the Dad`s Army museum were filmed in and around the town of Thetford from 1968 until 1977.

There is very little to show that the BBC were in the town apart from a small display in the Bell Hotel.

In 2004 the Dad`s Army Trail was launched and in 2005 a DVD called Extra Time was made.

Following the donation of photographs a request was made to the town Council for storage space.They allowed the use of a small building at the rear of the Guildhall (which featured in 2 episodes).After a lot of hard work the museum was opened to the public on Friday December 7th 2007 by the producer of Dad`s Army,David Croft.


This is a random image from the museum


The museum is manned by volunteers and is open the last Saturday of each month,

every Tuesday in August and other special days.

Opening dates (as at 29th September)

Check our events calendar !

 

The museum is in Cage Lane Thetford (behind the Guildhall), entry is FREE.

The museum is run by volunteers and

all costs are met from sales of museum

items and donations.

If you would to make a donation

please click on the button below.

Some important links

Want to help ?

Where is the museum ?

Take a `sneak` look

Download a museum leaflet

If you have something that we could display in the museum

Download an opening times poster

What can you buy at the museum ?

have a look around the museum

New at the museum

Some new items are going on show at the museum

As modelled by

Jon Culshaw and used for the recent filming by the

Jonathan Ross show

Come in and have a look !

Jon Culshaw face on the poster
Jon Culshaw in the dustbin

 

 

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