Museums & Galleries · Canterbury
Hythe Town Museum
📍 CT21 6BG
Photo: Michael Garlick (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Original Hythe Town seal dating back to 1337
- Displays of swords, muskets, rifles and other weapons
- World War Two room with evacuee suitcase and memorabilia
- Collection of historic hats including police and fireman's helmets
- Crimean War medals awarded to a local corporal
Hythe Town Museum is a local history museum based within the Town Council house, accessed via the local library, close to the Royal Military canal. Its collection is set out in cases or left open to handle, taking visitors through the history of Hythe from Roman times and then as a Cinque Port, with maps, furniture, costume and military equipment, plus an original copy of the Hythe Town seal dating back to 1337 and a new museum room with two display cases on Hythe's World War Two history. Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas, and an accessible toilet is available at the rear. It's just 0.3 miles from Hythe beach (BRITSTAYS:beach), with 44 bookable places to stay within 5 miles (BRITSTAYS:stays).
Practical details
- Open
- Closed Mondays and Sundays; open Tuesday to Saturday
- Parking
- Step-free access from a nearby car park with accessible spaces
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs welcome throughout the museum
- Accessibility
- Fully wheelchair accessible entrance with automatic doors and an accessible toilet
- Booking
- Guided tours can be arranged in advance
From the attraction's own website on 9 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
0.1 mi
0.3 mi
Seaview
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Hythe (Excellent water quality)
Folkestone, Southern England
Sleeps 10
£1,021 per break
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0.3 mi
Marine Parade
🏖️ 0.31 miles from Hythe (Excellent water quality)
Folkestone, Southern England
Sleeps 10
£1,342 per break
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0.3 mi
0.4 mi
Rose Cottage
🏖️ 0.74 miles from Hythe (Excellent water quality)
Folkestone, Southern England
Sleeps 3
£363 per break
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0.5 mi
Hythe Imperial Hotel
✓ Historic seafront hotel since 1880 on the Kent coast
🏖️ 0.63 miles from Hythe (Excellent water quality)
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