Museums · South East England
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum
In or near Shepway.
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum — Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom.
Chris Whippet — 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
- Maidstone East · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is located at postcode ME14 1LH in Maidstone, Kent, and is accessible via Maidstone East railway station, which is 0.2 km away. Entry to the museum is free, and it is wheelchair accessible.
About
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: ME14 1LH. Wikidata describes it as: "Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2761°, 0.5207°.
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Summary from the official site
The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum is located within Maidstone Museum and showcases the history of Maidstone’s local regiment from its inception in 1756 to its amalgamation in 1961. Visitors can explore a variety of military artifacts, including the Sutlej Gun and four Victoria Crosses, while learning about the regiment's significant role in various historical campaigns.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is the regimental museum of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. It is an independent museum located inside the Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery, located in St Faith's Street in Maidstone, England. The museum displays four of the six Victoria Crosses won by members of the regiment (those of John Pennington Harman, John Coleman, Charles Lumley, and Thomas James Harris).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2761, 0.5207
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Maidstone, unparished area
- Postcode
- ME14 1LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Nearest railway station
- Maidstone East — 0.2 km
- Official site
- museum.maidstone.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7758971 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum?
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME14 1LH), in the parish of Maidstone, unparished area.
- What is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum?
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum — Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Maidstone East, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME14 1LH.
- Is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum free to visit?
- Yes, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Maidstone East, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME14 1LH.