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Rose Street Cottage and its two neighbouring properties are the only remaining homes of a number that were built for Sheerness Dockyard workers in the 18th and 19th centuries – often using timber “Chips” from the docks. They are weather boarded, roofed with Welsh slate and are Grade II listed.

One-time home to the Kicks shipwright family, the Cottage  has been a furniture shop and Curd’s Wet and Dry Fish’n’Chip shop.  It is dressed with objects brought by locals over many years to evoke the Island’s quirky stories.

When you come into this intimate and intriguing space, you will experience vibrant Arts events and workshops in a cottage atmosphere and enjoy changing monthly Gallery exhibitions.

On sunny Saturdays, you can treat yourself (and friend) to a delicious cream tea in our Cottage Garden.  We feel your visit will conjure some vivid memories and you will leave having absorbed something of Sheppey’s rich history.

The Huguenot Museum is the first and only museum of Huguenot history in Britain. It tells an important story of Britain’s first refugees, the crafts, trades and skills they brought with them and the impact their contribution has had on the development of our country.

The Huguenot Museum was established as a trust and registered charity in 2014. The drive for this new museum came from our sister charity The French Hospital. The French Hospital was founded in 1718 and they still provide care for Huguenot descendants today.  Their collections, of paintings, silver, prints and other objects, charting the history of Huguenot refugees are now cared for by The Huguenot Museum.

Prices:

Adults: £5.50
Concessions: £4.50
Children 6-17: £4.00
Under 5s: Free

Family (2 adults, 2 children) £16.00

Your ticket lasts for 12 months and you can return as often as you like!

National Art Pass: 50% off ticket prices (On presentation of card)
Museum Association: Free (On presentation of card)

If you gift aid your ticket we receive an extra 25% income at no extra cost to you.

Collecting towards a museum for Herne Bay dates back to 1932 and the museum you see today is in no small part thanks to the efforts of Tom Bowes (a local doctor and keen amateur archaeologist who founded what is now the Herne Bay Historical Records Society, and became its President). His work was enthusiastically continued by local librarian Harold Gough who was honorary curator, and later president of the HBHRS, as well as a prolific local historian.
Herne Bay’s Museum run by Herne Bay Museum

Volunteer-run museum telling the local stories of Diving, Fishing, Shipwrecks, Shipbuilding, Oysters and has one of the world’s oldest railway locomotive, Invicta, on display.

Folkestone Museum in Kent takes you on a journey through the history of Folkestone, from its origins as a humble coastal community, through to its heyday as a fashionable seaside resort and beyond.

The Museum includes permanent exhibits about the history of Folkestone, both human and natural, with temporary exhibitions, an education centre and thriving programme of events for people of all ages & interest.

One of the best regional museums in the South-East. From local history to dinosaurs, Exhibitions, there are children’s holiday activities and special events.

Natural history, cultural collections from around the world and archaeology.

Faversham Town Council.

The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge is an Art Gallery, Library and Visitor Information Centre situated in the heart of historic Canterbury.

Step back in time to the Home Front of 1940, with the sounds and atmosphere of our Tearoom 1930’s and 1940’s living museum.

Built in the 1700s as a home, by the 1900s it had become a home and a working forge, the Old Forge War Time House is now a 1940’s living Museum, with a 1930’s style Tearoom.

A beautiful Georgian House with stunning formal gardens and surrounding parkland for you to discover. Belmont contains fabulous mementos of the family’s history and travels – paintings, furniture, silverware and an extensive clock collection.