Ashford Museum 

 

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Welcome to Ashford Museum

 

Housed in a 17th century Grade II listed building, the museum is located close to Ashford town centre and features exhibits associated with Ashford's history.  

 

 

This year's new exhibits are well worth a visit! 

Click on the links to find out more.

 

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebration to mark 60 years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, the museum has brought together images and artefacts relating to the Coronation and previous Jubilee celebrations around Ashford.

 

Ashford Prisoner of War Camps a wonderful display of the Museum's collection of POW items from these camps dotted around Ashford during the Second World War.

 

Fortress Ashford - Discover how Ashford featured in the plans for counteracting a Nazi invasion in WW2.

 

Discover Ashford's WW2 Airfields, a display featuring maps, images and models of the WW2 airfields that surrounded Ashford during the Second World War.

 

 The Ashford Market 19th & 20th centuries has its own display this year with photographs, artefacts and documents detailing the history of the old and new market in Ashford.

 

Continuing Displays for 2012

 

The Fascinating Finds and Fossils display with amazing objects unearthed from Ashford & area soils.

 

Continue to enjoy our popular Smugglers of Ashford display with lots of information on the notorious Aldington gang members such as Cephas Quested and the Ransley family. This display has been moved to the upper floor for this year.

Ashford's Lost Businesses display showing the family run businesses of Ashford and their sad demise.

Other great displays include photographs of old Ashford, Ashford at War, artefacts from an old established Ashford pharmacy plus exhibits of every day life and gruesome surgical instruments from the old Ashford Hospital. See the Exhibits page for more details.

The Museum holds its exhibits on two floors so there is plenty to see and learn about the town's past. 

 

  

Ashford Tapestry

Revised Opening Hours

April to Late October 11am-2pm Tuesday to Saturday.

Admission

FREE (donations are gratefully received)

Noticeboard

Ashford Museum is now closed for this year we reopen in April 2013 with a variety of new displays. Please watch this space for more details. (15/12/2012)

Ashford Museum railway display is currently under construction. If you have any interesting objects, photographs, or personal stories relating to Ashford and its railway history that could be exhibited, we would love to hear from you.

We would welcome any items (for donation or loan) or stories relating to our Ashford Market display. Please get in touch by email or phone: ashford.museum@ntlworld.com or

Kent Photo Archive have kindly digitised some of our collection of Ashford photographs, postcards and slides. Please click on the link to find out more.

How about becoming a volunteer steward at Ashford Museum for 2012?
If you have an interest in Ashford history and can spare three hours per month it would be great to hear from you! Please contact us on the museum email shown below. Further details can be found on the Helping the Museum page.

Join the Ashford Borough Museum Society for just £7.50 per individual or £10 per family. Further details can be found on the Helping the Museum page.

Update to Noticeboard/Website (15/12/12)

Ashford Borough Museum, The Churchyard, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QG

 Curator Mr. A. Terry:  01233 631511    Museum Email    ashford.museum@ntlworld.com

Chairman Mr. M. Boulding    michael.boulding@tesco.net 

Registered charity number: 298060