Museums · South East England
Kent Police Museum
In or near Whitehill.
Kent Police Museum — a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
John Baker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kent Police Museum is a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Official information
The Kent Police Museum showcases the history of policing in Kent, featuring exhibits related to law enforcement and local history. Visitors can explore various artifacts and learn about the evolution of policing in the region.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Kent Police Museum is located in South-East England. This museum showcases the history of policing in Kent, featuring exhibits and artefacts that illustrate the evolution of law enforcement in the region.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
Background
History
The museum first opened in 1973 at the Kent Police headquarters in Maidstone. The museum closed in 1992 due to space constraints and then reopened on 26 July 1994 at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, a maritime museum in Chatham, after the Dockyard Trust granted the use of an old boiler house. It relocated to a temporary accommodation back at the Maidstone headquarters in September 2015 and then moved to its current location in Faversham on 8 December 2016.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3154, 0.8940
- County
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Parish
- Faversham
- Postcode
- ME13 8AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Established
- 1973
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham — 0.5 km
- Official site
- favershamsociety.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Kent Police Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kent Police Museum?
- Kent Police Museum is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME13 8AL), in the parish of Faversham.
- What is Kent Police Museum?
- Kent Police Museum — a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kent Police Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME13 8AL.
- When was Kent Police Museum built?
- Built or established in 1973.
- Who owns Kent Police Museum?
- Kent Police Museum is owned by | employees =.
- Is Kent Police Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Kent Police Museum is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Kent Police Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME13 8AL.