Museums · South East England
Teapot Island
In or near Nettlestead.
Teapot Island — Tourist attraction dedicated to teapots.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Yalding · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Teapot Island is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2003. Address: ME18 6HG. Wikidata describes it as: "Tourist attraction dedicated to teapots". Coordinates: 51.2217°, 0.4181°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Teapot Island is a teapot museum in Kent, England. The museum grew from the personal teapot collection of owner Sue Blazye, which started when her grandmother gave her a teapot in 1983, encouraging other family members and friends to do the same.
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Background
History
After Sue Blayze acquired her first teapot in 1983 - a terracotta clay teapot with painted flowers, her collection grewn and eventually led to her needing a larger space to house it. She established Teapot Island in Yalding, in November 2002. The collection stood at over 8,500 teapots in 2024, and was valued at around £250,000. The museum lost this title in 2011, when it was awarded to a man in China with a collection of 30,000. In 2011, the museum was featured in the book Crap Days Out, in which the authors stated: "It's awful if you don't like teapots. But it's probably all right if you do." In 2014, King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the museum, with Camilla purchasing a novelty…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2217, 0.4181
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Yalding
- Postcode
- ME18 6HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Phone
- +44 1622 814541
- Established
- 2003
- Nearest railway station
- Yalding — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.teapotisland.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15961465 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Teapot Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Teapot Island Wishing Well - geograph.org.uk - 1200360.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Teapot Island?
- Teapot Island is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME18 6HG), in the parish of Yalding.
- What is Teapot Island?
- Teapot Island — Tourist attraction dedicated to teapots.
- How do I get to Teapot Island?
- The nearest railway station is Yalding, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME18 6HG.
- When was Teapot Island built?
- Built or established in 2003.
- Who owns Teapot Island?
- Teapot Island is owned by | publictransit =.
- Is Teapot Island a protected site?
- Yes — Teapot Island is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Teapot Island?
- The nearest railway station is Yalding, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME18 6HG.