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Bruce Castle Museum
Tottenham’s Tudor-to-Victorian manor turned local-history hub—free to visit, set in parkland, with galleries on borough stories, post, industry and community life.
Opening Hours
Sunday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
What's not to miss inside?
Tottenham Through Time
Compact sweep from Roman finds to industry, migration and sport.Big London history seen through a local lens.
📍 Ground and first-floor galleries
Postal & Reform Links
Bruce Castle connects to Rowland Hill and the penny post story.Cheap post reshaped everyday relationships.
📍 Rooms on communications & civic life
Park & Perimeter
The setting reveals the manor’s original scale and status.Architecture meets community green space.
📍 Step outside to lawns and old trees
Inspire your Friends
- The core of Bruce Castle dates to the 16th century, with later additions—its octagonal Tudor tower is distinctive in London.
- Rowland Hill, key to the Penny Post, had educational ties on the site—hence strong postal collections.
- Founded as a public museum in the early 20th century; admission remains free.
