Eden
Valley Museum is a learning experience using touch screen
technology and hands-on exhibits.
We tell the story of Edenbridge, its people, buildings and natural
environment, using children's
Activities, Exhibitions, Games and Pastimes from past and present.
In this, the celebratory year which combines the Queen’s jubilee and the Olympics, the Eden Valley Museum has exciting forward calendar of exhibitions, displays, special activities, talks and guided walks. Following its annual closing, we have improvements layout and accessibility, allowing visitors a closer look at part of the museum collection and Church House itself. New and updated displays include the story of the Beaufighter that crashed in Edenbridge in 1940 and our local iron industry. In addition, the colourful characters which explain our local story have been moving around the building.
The village, the place, the people - Images of Penshurst -Wednesday 1st February to Saturday 25th February
Continuing our photographic journey around the Eden Valley, we start 2012 featuring images of Penshurst – including some of Cassel Hospital at Swaylands, Penshurst Place and a number of the historic village buildings and village life from days gone by.
Vivat Regina: the dawn of our Elizabethan Age – Wednesday 1st February to Sunday 26th August
Featuring the stories and images from around the Eden Valley in 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne.
Upcoming events Keep an eye open for a series of talks revealing the influence of the Arts & Crafts movement in the Eden Valley later in the year and a special sports-themed exhibition in August.
Have you thought of joining?
This year the Eden Valley Museum is celebrating its tenth anniversary and is making a big push to encourage local residents to become members and support this unique local attraction. Individual membership is £10 per year, family membership is £20, and youngsters (under 18yrs) can become members for as little as £2.50 per year. If you run a business, why not consider Corporate Membership at £75 per year. Or perhaps you’d just like to make a one-off donation as a 10th birthday present – please make cheques payable to the Eden Valley Museum Trust and send them to: The Treasurer, Eden Valley Museum, Church House, 72 High Street, Edenbridge TN8 5AR
In
1995, for an exhibition to
celebrate one hundred years of
parish Councils, organised by the Edenbridge and District Historical
Society, a wealth of material was collected. many of the one
thousand three hundred visitors expressed their desire that
this collection should have a permanent home. Thus the idea
of a museum was born.
The museum is the culmination of
five years work by a large group of local people who have enthusiastically
given their time and skills to research, collect, catalogue,
build the galleries and generally assist in its formation.
Within
Doggetts you can observe the cricket ball steamer at work and learn
about the skill of cricket ball making practised for over 200 years
in Chiddingstone Causeway by the Duke family.
