Museums & Galleries · Kent
Cranbrook Museum
📍 TN17 3JU
Photo: David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Exhibitions programme to see during 2026
- Cranbrook Journal local history publication on sale
- Articles cover local history topics like workhouses and brickworks
- Linked to active local History Society
Cranbrook Museum is a local history museum in Cranbrook, run by Cranbrook Museum and Local History CIO, a registered charity. You'll find changing exhibitions, with details of what's on during 2026, alongside research materials and publications such as the Cranbrook Journal, which features articles on local topics including Hartley Workhouse, Frittenden Brickworks and Cranbrook War Memorial. It suits visitors interested in local and family history. The museum is on Carriers Road, Cranbrook, and can be contacted by phone or email. Staplehurst station is 5.2 miles away, and if you're staying nearby, there are 13 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, making it easy to combine with other local history visits.
Practical details
- Booking
- Contact David Kelly by phone to purchase publications
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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🚆 Or come by train
- Staplehurst 5.2 miles
- Marden 5.7 miles
- Headcorn 6.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page