Name: Guildford Museum
Rating: 5.0

Guildford Museum

Guildford Museum, Quarry Street, Guildford GU1 3SX, UK

1-99 Years

Description

Guildford Museum is located within historic buildings next to Guildford Castle Grounds. It's free to visit. The museum is home to a permanent collection of objects from Guildford and the surrounding areas, dating from prehistoric times to the present day. The museum also runs a variety of changing exhibitions.

Guildford Museum is formed of four main buildings, with various smaller additions. These buildings, Castle Arch House, 48 Quarry Street, the gallery extension and the Muniment Room, date from the mid-16th century to the 1920s.

Free entry. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Free
Host birthday parties: No

Features

What's on at Guildford Museum: Explore our local history from the age of prehistoric man to modern life and times. Discover more about famous people connected with Guildford and Surrey. Including garden designer Gertrude Jekyll and author Lewis Carroll. Enjoy our unique collection of needlework and toys. As well as free displays and exhibitions, we have a programme of events and activities for all ages.
Guildford Games Collection Project: We are running a project to collect as many video games made by gaming studios within the borough as we can. These will be added to our permanent collection.
Enjoy our Scullery Playroom: A relaxed environment where pre-school children can have fun and develop key skills. Children can learn communication, language, numeracy, gross motor and fine motor skills.

Facilities

Parking: There are various car parks and on-street parking places in Guildford town centre. Find out more about Guildford's car parks and .

Website

Contact

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Price

Price: Free

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Guildford Museum is open Wednesday to Saturdays, 12 noon to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm).

Address: Guildford Museum, Quarry Street, Guildford GU1 3SX, UK

Post Code: GU1 3SX

Council: Guildford

County: Surrey

Car: There are various car parks and on-street parking places in Guildford town centre. Find out more about Guildford's car parks and. Blue Badge holders can park at the metered parking almost opposite the museum in Quarry Street. There is a dropped kerb at the junction with Castle Street. Find out more about Blue Badge parking in Guildford.
On Foot: Guildford Museum is about 200 metres from the bottom of Guildford High Street.
Bus: Guildford Museum is about 500 metres from the Friary Bus Station. There is a step-free route across two roads and through White Lion Walk shopping centre.
Train: Guildford Museum is about 750 metres from Guildford Railway Station, on the South Western Railway line from London Waterloo to Portsmouth. There is a step-free route from the station across the River Wey into the town centre but with several roads to cross. This can be partially undercover by walking through The Friary and White Lion Walk shopping centres.
Parking: There are various car parks and on-street parking places in Guildford town centre.