Maidstone Museum
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Overview
Set in an Elizabethan manor house which has been much extended over the years, this museum contains an outstanding collection of fine and applied arts, including watercolours, furniture, ceramics, and a collection of Japanese art and artefacts. The museum of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment is also housed here. Please apply for details of temporary exhibitions, workshops etc.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4. Closed Sun Nov-Mar. Closed 25-26 Dec & 1 Jan
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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