[1] The Priory Gatehouse was a gift to the museum in 1980 from the de Vere Group, the owners of the neighbouring Abbey Hotel, and is staffed by volunteers.

[3] Among the museum's exhibits are many local artefacts and archaeological findings dating from the Iron Age hill fort at the British Camp, to recent history.

A series of rooms depicts different periods of history and include lifelike displays and information boards.

During the Elizabethan period it passed by marriage to the Savage family, who held it until 1774.

[2] In the 19th century the Gatehouse was used as offices for solicitors, architects, and estate agents, and its upper floor served as a venue for the Malvern Police Court.