Free Entry Fridays

On Fridays 11 and 18 September entry to the Seaside Museum will be FREE.
Admission usually £4/£3 concessions, children 16 and under go free.

200 Years of Seaside Memories - Learn the history of Herne Bay and its landmarks - the bandstand, pier and grand clock tower - first of its kind in the world. Rekindle memories of the traditional English summer with Punch and Judy and other seaside memorabilia.
Recall Herne Bay in World War II, when offshore sea forts guarded the Thames.
See two bouncing bombs of Dam Busters fame, tested here by inventor Barnes Wallis.
Secrets of the Seashore - Imagine a time when mammoths roamed the foreshore and Neolithic man worked stone into fine tools. See prehistoric mammoth tusks and fossils from Herne Bay’s beaches, including shark teeth! Learn to identify the wildlife which still inhabits this ever-changing coastline.
Settlers, Seafarers and Smugglers - See beautiful treasures from Saxon and early Explore Herne Bay’s days as a seaport to carry goods from London to Canterbury, when Nelson anchored his fleet offshore and smugglers fought a deadly battle with the Excise men on the beaches. Learn how the people of Herne Bay struggled through storm and ice to overcome the power of the sea.

Timings

Friday 11 September:

Open 11am to 4pm Free Entry

Friday 18 September:

Open 11am to 4pm Free Entry

Location & directions

The Seaside Museum Herne Bay, 12 William Street, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 5EJ

Directions:

Just yards from Herne Bay sea front, the Seaside Museum celebrates everything we love about the English seaside.

Contact on day:

The Seaside Museum

Telephone number:

+441227367368

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Additional information

Museum and shop open 11am to 4pm

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