People arriving in Sheringham by train this week will have the opportunity to visit the town’s museum free of charge on Saturday and Sunday.

With the town set to welcome thousands of visitors for its annual 1940s weekend over 21-22 September, the Bittern Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has once again teamed up with Sheringham Museum to enable anyone with a valid national rail ticket to Sheringham to enjoy free admission to the museum over the weekend.

Throughout the 1940s festival weekend, Bittern Line CRP volunteers will be at Sheringham Station, welcoming people to the town, with free maps, Bittern Line guides and printed timetables available.

David Pearce, Bittern Line CRP chair, said: “We are delighted to be teaming up with Sheringham Museum this weekend to enable anyone arriving in the town by rail to enjoy free museum admission.

“The museum is a jewel in the crown of the Norfolk Coast with a fascinating array of exhibits including agricultural and fishing artefacts, a spectacular fleet of boats, fisherman’s Ganseys, photographs, prehistoric fossils, an excellent art collection and items from both World Wars.

“We hope rail passengers will take up this unique opportunity to visit the museum free of charge.”

Lisa Little, Sheringham Museum curator and manager, added: “We are pleased to be partnering with the Bittern Line CRP to offer free admission to rail passengers over the 1940s weekend again this year. We have a special 1940s film showing, along with numerous exhibits from the era and our Sheringham War Memorial display.”

The museum is just a short walk from the railway station and will be open on both Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September from 10.30am to 4.30pm. To obtain free admission, rail passengers just need to show a valid rail ticket from anywhere on the national rail network where they have arrived in Sheringham between Saturday 13 and Sunday 21 September. Both paper and electronic tickets will be valid.

Keep up to date with future news, projects and events from the Bittern Line CRP via their website.