Museums & Galleries · Surrey
Crawley Museum
📍 RH10 1UR
Photo: Jim Osley (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- View a 1903 Rex Forecar and a Bronze Age sword
- Explore Crawley's prehistory, medieval and Victorian history
- Visit Ifield Watermill, a working watermill with waterwheel
- See temporary exhibitions that change regularly
- Learn about Crawley communities through oral history collections
Crawley Museum is an independent local history museum telling the story of the town through objects and exhibits, from Bronze Age finds to the 20th Century New Town development, alongside a 1903 Rex Forecar and a Bronze Age sword on permanent display. Changing temporary exhibitions and oral history collections reflect the community today. It's a good fit for history enthusiasts and families exploring Crawley's heritage, including the separate Ifield Watermill site. The museum opens Thursdays to Saturdays, 10.30am to 4pm, with its own car park (registration required at reception). Crawley station is just 0.4 miles away, and there are 29 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10.30am to 4pm
- Parking
- Own car park, registration required at reception
- Accessibility
- Blue badge holders not exempt from parking terms
From the attraction's own website on 14 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Parking
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Crawley Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Crawley 0.4 miles
- Ifield 1.1 miles
- Three Bridges 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page