Museums & Galleries · Kent
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
📍 ME10 4FF
Photo: David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Objects from Sittingbourne and surrounding villages on display
- Permanent finds cabinet from a demolished East Street pub
- Regularly changing displays alongside permanent features
- Local history books researched and produced by the museum
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum has told the story of the town and its surrounding villages since 1999, with objects donated or loaned by local residents and other museums. You would normally find regularly changing displays, as well as permanent features such as 'The Plough' finds cabinet of late medieval items rescued from the demolished public house in East Street. Behind the scenes, researchers produce highly respected books on various topics, available online and in a small shop which forms an integral part of the museum. At present the museum is closed at the Forum centre while it searches for a new home. It's best suited to those with an interest in local heritage. Swale offers 26 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, and Sittingbourne station is just 0.4 miles away.
Practical details
- Booking
- Entry is free; museum currently closed and searching for a new site
- Best for
- Those interested in Sittingbourne's local history
From the attraction's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Sittingbourne Heritage 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
- Sittingbourne 0.4 miles
- Kemsley 1.6 miles
- Teynham 2.8 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page