The Seaside Museum, Herne Bay would like to raise £10,000 to celebrate its 10th year to fund improvements to the museum and new projects that are planned for the future. These include improving the Children's Area, bringing the cases alive by telling Herne Bay's stories digitally, conserving a selection of objects, improving displays and funding to help make more activities and events free.
In July 2025, Herne Bay Museum Trust (Charity No. 1160344) will celebrate 10 years of running and managing The Seaside Museum, Herne Bay. The Trust took on this role after the museum was threatened with closure in 2014. Over this time the Museum has become a community hub for the town. It relies on a team of volunteers and a part-time manager to keep the doors open, welcome visitors, run activities and events, school visits, maintain permanent displays and schedule a rolling programme of temporary exhibitions.
If you would like to help keep The Seaside Museum keep Herne Bay's history alive please donate.
-Very interesting museum about the town and its history and the wider area. Well informed and helpful volunteer staff made this a very enjoyable visit - thank you!
-Staff so friendly, and information about Herne bay was fantastic, found it very interesting, Thankyou again
-Such a lovely hidden gem. We came across through wandering the streets of Herne Bay. Such a shame this isn't listed as things to do and see in Herne Bay when searching on Google.
-Very interesting museum and fun for children
-Very good for the town - brilliant
-A lovely little museum with a lot to see and learn about Herne Bay
-So much here to make you smile and be thankful for seaside memories. Thank you!
-Came to find out more about the old pier, lots of interesting info - thank you.
-A fascinating museum, all things British seaside and holidays of the years past. Lovely to spend time here with my daughter. Thank you!
-A lovely, bright and most interesting museum - we’ve learned a lot about the area.
-Fascinating! Many thanks to all involved with the museum. Friendly and helpful staff today - lovely to meet you!
-Didn’t realise that the museum was so extensive. Used to holiday at Reculver in the 60s and 70s and this reminded me so much of those days.
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