Museums · South East England
Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens
In or near Birchington-on-Sea.
Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens — museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Birchington-on-Sea · 1.5 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens is located at postcode CT7 0BH, with the nearest railway station being Birchington-on-Sea, approximately 1.5 km away. Accessibility is available as the site is wheelchair friendly.
About
Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1896. Address: CT7 0BH. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3668°, 1.3144°.
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Summary from the official site
The Powell-Cotton Museum, located within Quex House and Gardens, showcases a variety of natural history dioramas and cultural artifacts from Africa and Asia. Visitors can explore the historic Quex House, which features guided tours highlighting the Powell-Cotton family's legacy, as well as enjoy the beautiful gardens that include a walled kitchen garden and woodland walks.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thanet Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park in Birchington and houses the diverse personal collections of hunter and explorer Percy Powell-Cotton. The museum also contains the collections of Powell-Cotton's two daughters, Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton, who shared their father's passion for collecting. The museum, which links to the ground floor of Quex House, now comprises nine galleries dedicated not only to the extensive collection of large mammals, but to many artefacts representing the cultures and traditions of the locations Powell-Cotton visited.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3668, 1.3144
- County
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Parish
- Birchington
- Postcode
- CT7 0BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Phone
- +44 1843 842168
- Established
- 1896
- Nearest railway station
- Birchington-on-Sea — 1.5 km
- Opening
- Mon 11am–4pm (Bank Hols only), Weds–Sun 11am–4pm; closed Tue
- Official site
- powell-cottonmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q15268337 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Powell-Cotton Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Entrance facade to Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex Park Birchington Kent England.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens?
- Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT7 0BH), in the parish of Birchington.
- What is Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens?
- Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens — museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Birchington-on-Sea, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT7 0BH.
- When was Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens built?
- Built or established in 1896.
- Is Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens a protected site?
- Yes — Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens is part of the Thanet Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Birchington-on-Sea, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT7 0BH.