Where is St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery?

St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO41 9BH), in the parish of Lymington and Pennington.

How do I get to St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery?

The nearest railway station is Lymington Town, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO41 9BH.

Is St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery a protected site?

Yes — St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery is part of the Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery?

The nearest railway station is Lymington Town, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO41 9BH.

Museums · South East England

St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery

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St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery — a other in england-south-east, 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: Lymington Town · 0.5 km

Paid entry
Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery is a other 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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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Ramsar wetland: Solent & Southampton Water

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

Place summary

St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery is located in South-East England. It serves as a local museum and art gallery, showcasing the history and culture of the area. The facility includes exhibits on local heritage and contemporary art.

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Background

History

Since it opened fully in 1999 the museum has developed a reputation for the quality of its displays and its excellent exhibition programme. This achievement has been recognised by full registered status, loans from national museums, including the Tate Gallery and the V&A, inclusion in the National Maritime Museum pilot touring exhibition scheme and, most recently, by the award of a major Heritage Lottery Fund grant (10% match funding provided by NFDC) to develop the museum's lifelong learning services. The St. Barbe Museum + Art Gallery project first began to take shape in 1988 with the formation of the Friends of Lymington Museum who began to campaign for a museum for the town. The…

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Coordinates: 50.7591, -1.5428
County: Hampshire
District: New Forest
Parish: Lymington and Pennington
Postcode: SO41 9BH
Parliamentary constituency: New Forest West
Established: 1999
Nearest railway station: Lymington Town — 0.5 km
Official site: www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk

Sources

wikipedia: St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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