Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens
Museums & Science Centres · Birchington-on-Sea, Kent
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🏠 Indoor & outdoorEducationalGardens🌲 Woodland
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The Powell-Cotton Museum sits in the grounds of Quex Park beside Quex House, a Georgian manor that was the Powell-Cotton family home. The museum is known for its taxidermy displayed in natural history dioramas, alongside cultural objects from Africa and Asia. Guided tours of the house take in rooms shaped by several generations of the family, and the seven acres of gardens include woodland walks and a Victorian walled kitchen garden to wander. The site runs a programme of events, workshops and temporary exhibitions through the year, and offers school visits and home-education days. A day ticket covers the museum, house and gardens, so it suits a longer family outing rather than a quick stop.
Seasonal site: regular season ends 1 November 2026; winter Christmas openings announced separately.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Sun cream- Children's paracetamol sachetsThe one thing a farm shop never sells.
Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.- Blister plastersNew shoes and a long walk are a bad pairing.
Lip balm
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