Cambridgeshire museum to charge entry fee for first time in 100 years

Wisbech and Fenland museum to bring in £5 admission as it struggles to pay energy bills and staff wages

One of Britain’s oldest purpose-made museums has announced it will start charging an admission fee for the first time in 100 years as it struggles with rising costs.

The Wisbech and Fenland museum in Wisbech, north Cambridgeshire, moved into its current building in 1847, and underwent an extensive refurbishment last year with funding mostly from Historic England.