Best places: Heritage museums in Tunbridge Wells

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All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Tennis club
Lawn tennis venue for annual Wimbledon Grand Slam championship, with museum, tours and restaurants.
4.80 (9.4K reviews) (~60.59 km from centre)
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Amberley Museum
Museum
Narrow gauge railway, vintage vehicle demos, old buildings and exhibitions in a former chalk quarry.
4.80 (2.1K reviews) (~74.64 km from centre)
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Weald & Downland Living Museum
Heritage museum
Restored farmsteads with animals and hands on activities, recreating rural life from 1300-1910.
4.70 (4.5K reviews) (~88.94 km from centre)
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Bluebell Railway - (Sheffield Park, Station)
Heritage railroad
An 1880's station with steam engines on display, a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line.
4.70 (3.1K reviews) (~35.43 km from centre)
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Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral
Norman-built, CofE place of worship with organ recitals, Medieval stained glass and a vast library.
4.60 (11.9K reviews) (~46.63 km from centre)
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Eltham Palace
Manor house
1930s art deco house with a medieval great hall & ornamental gardens with picnic & play areas.
4.60 (4.1K reviews) (~48.51 km from centre)
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Battle Abbey
Historical landmark
Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe.
4.60 (3.7K reviews) (~20.96 km from centre)
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Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
Garden
Woodlands with a Victorian rock garden, a dollhouse museum & wine tastings, plus a wallaby colony.
4.60 (1.5K reviews) (~52.35 km from centre)
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Chiswick House and Gardens
Manor house
Mansion inspired by Earl of Burlington's grand tours of Italy, with restored gardens & statuary.
4.60 (1.4K reviews) (~66.41 km from centre)
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The Crown Jewels
Tourist attraction
Tower of London attraction with a collection of historic royal diamonds & gemstones on display.
4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~59.28 km from centre)
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Rural Life Living Museum
Heritage museum
Country life museum with historic farming implements and demonstrations, plus light railway.
4.60 (771 reviews) (~87.66 km from centre)
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Hollycombe Steam in the Country
Heritage museum
Steam-powered fairground attractions and train rides, plus farming machinery and woodland gardens.
4.60 (663 reviews) (~88.05 km from centre)
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Strawberry Hill House & Garden
Historical place museum
Restored Gothic castle, once home to Horace Walpole, with a landscaped garden, tours & a cafe.
4.60 (620 reviews) (~67.66 km from centre)
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East Kent Railway Trust
Tourist attraction
A volunteer-run railway through a coal mining area, running Sunday train rides, plus visitor centre.
4.60 (566 reviews) (~53.47 km from centre)
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Black Cultural Archives
Heritage museum
👍👍 Excellent free exhibition space with changing exhibitions about black history and experience in the UK and around the world. An excellent shop.
4.60 (474 reviews) (~57.22 km from centre)
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Bignor Roman Villa
Historical place museum
Open-air museum featuring a restored Roman villa with artifacts, ancient mosaics & lush grounds.
4.60 (464 reviews) (~77.6 km from centre)
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Severndroog Castle and Tea Room
Castle
Folly dating to the 18th century, with ornate rooms & an observation deck for forest & city views.
4.50 (1.2K reviews) (~49.77 km from centre)
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Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
Museum
👍👍 Terrific eclectic museum, run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, tucked away in the backstreets of Walthamstow. Model railway, couple of tube trains, pumping engines, local history, and cafe. Has a great vibe. I've no idea how it's kept going for free. Very much a labour of love.
4.70 (276 reviews) (~63.59 km from centre)
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Shipwreck Museum
Museum
Exhibits featuring artifacts from ships that sunk in the the English Channel, with a gift shop.
4.60 (422 reviews) (~28.64 km from centre)
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Marble Hill
Historical place museum
Palladian villa in riverside parkland, with hand-painted Chinese wallpaper & Georgian artworks.
4.60 (399 reviews) (~67.13 km from centre)
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