Godalming Museum is in the busy High Street of this historic Surrey
town, in a Grade II listed building, part of which dates back to
around 1400. The building has been carefully restored, revealing
many intriguing architectural features, including traces of the
original wooden window shutters and the scorch marks of medieval
rush lights.
A temporary exhibition gallery showcases the work of local artists
and craft workers within a varied programme. Exhibitions are usually
supported by activities for children. Please ring the Museum for
details. Coffee and tea are served in the exhibition gallery or
in the peaceful Gertrude Jekyll style garden. Inside, there is a
gallery dedicated to the work of this local garden designer and
to the associated architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Local history galleries include touch objects, family trails and
an interactive computer programme. What was “jumping the stone”?
Who gave birth to 18 rabbits? Can you save the Titanic? There is
a wealth of stories and games to explore here.
In the afternoons you can visit the Museum’s local studies
library which holds such treasures as Gertrude Jekyll’s planting
notebooks, as well as an absorbing collection of local works. The
Percy Woods archive is of particular interest to family history
researchers.
The Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00 to 5.00 (4.00 in winter).
The Library is open Tuesday to Saturday, 1.00 to 4.00. Entry is
free, but donations are welcomed.
Contact Details
Tel: 01483 426510
Fax: 01483 523495
E-Mail: museum@godalming.ndo.co.uk
Website: www.godalming-museum.org.uk
Address: 109a High
Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AQ.
Facilities
• Ground floor (Jekyll gallery, temporary exhibition gallery,
shop and café) accessible for wheelchair users. • Headphones
and an inductive neck loop available on request for computers. •
Toilet (upstairs) • Gift Shop • Café (drinks
only)
How to get there
By train: 8 minutes
walk from Godalming Station, follow signs to High Street.
By bus: Bus stop directly
outside.
46 - Guildford-Aldershot. 42, 44 - Guildford-Cranleigh. 535 - Godalming
/ Milford-Farnham. 60 - Guildford-Bognor Regis. 71, 92 - Guildford,
Haslemere
By car: Parking in
South Street Pay & Display car park (2 minutes walk, Museum
signed). Parking for blue badge holders on High Street.
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