Sevenoaks

The museum is housed within the library and has changing displays of objects of local interest. These include a cricket bat, made in Sevenoaks, which is one of the oldest on display anywhere and a C19th brass fireman's helmet from the Sevenoaks 'Readies' volunteer fire brigade. More items can be seen in cases around the library: for example fossils, archaeology and a Second World War embroidery made by evacuees from London and local schoolchildren.

There are family trails and quizzes in the museum and discovery boxes of objects that can be handled by visitors.

School visits are encouraged and teachers can contact the Curator to discuss the needs of a particular class. Teachers are also welcome to borrow our boxes of objects for handling, on the themes of Education, Horse Transport and the Second World War.

The museum is working with the library and art gallery to provide a programme of events and activities, including children's craft workshops, story-time for under fives, evening talks and special themed events like our recent 'Russian Night'.

The Museum is fully accessible to wheelchair users and there are some objects for handling which have Braille labels.

Objects from post-war childhoods wanted!

Were you a post-war child? Do you have objects about childhood 1945-1959?

An exhibition at Sevenoaks Museum, to open in December 2008, will tell the stories of childhoods at this time. If you could donate or lend any objects to us we would love to hear from you.

We are particularly interested in objects, photographs and magazines relating to children and health, the National Health Service, food, children's clothing, education, toys, television programmes and films, Welfare State, reading, juvenile crime and child development.

Your contribution could become an important part of the exhibition. If you can help please contact the Curator

How to get to the museum

By rail - Nearest rail station is Sevenoaks (20 minutes walk).

By road : From the Maidstone to Westerham section of the A25 take the A225 or A224, both of which lead to Sevenoaks.The Museum is signposted from the High Street.

For further details contact the curator (see 'Contacts' box) who is generally available Monday to Wednesday.