insideKENT Magazine Issue 75 - June 2018 | Page 61

The Beaney
55 THE POWELL-COTTON MUSEUM 58 CANTERBURY ROMAN MUSEUM
The Powell-Cotton Museum was created in
1896 in order for Percy Horace Gordon Powell-
Cotton to have somewhere to place his
unusual natural history specimens and cultural
objects. The museum remains just as
interesting today as it ever was.
Quex Park, Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH
01843 842168
www.quexpark.co.uk/museum The Canterbury Roman Museum is, perhaps
surprisingly given the county’s history, the
only Roman Museum in Kent. Here you can
see a beautiful example of a Roman mosaic
and find out more about how the Romans
lived and what they did to make Canterbury
the town it is today.
Longmarket, 11A Butchery Lane,
Canterbury CT1 2JR
01227 785575
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/
romanmuseum
56 SANDWICH GUILDHALL MUSEUM
Sandwich Guildhall Museum is packed full of
Roman relics, gold insignia and ancient coins,
and tells the story of this wonderful Cinque
town. This is where you will see the Charter
of the Forest – the sister document to the
Magna Carta – too.
Guildhall, Sandwich CT13 9AH
01304 617197
www.sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk/
guildhall/museum.htm
Canterbury Roman Museum
57 THE BEANEY HOUSE OF ART & KNOWLEDGE
59 MAIDSTONE MUSEUM
Maidstone Museum is an interactive space
where you can find out more about Kent’s
county town and how it became such an
important place to live and work. There are
talks to enjoy throughout the year and many
of them are free.
St Faith's Street, Maidstone ME14 1LH
01622 602838
https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge is part
museum, part art gallery and is completely
alive with history and artefacts from the
ancient past as well as more recent exhibits.
There is always plenty for the entire family to
enjoy including children’s activities.
18 High Street, Canterbury CT1 2BD
01227 862162
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/beaney
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