Welcome to Tenterden & District Museum
Welcome to our museum in the heart of the Kentish Weald.
The Museum is housed in a two-storey weather-boarded building, one of the last representatives in Tenterden of a type of industrial building common in the area in the latter part of the 19th century.
The Museum was opened in 1976 and is run entirely by volunteers. It is an Arts Council accredited museum and a member of the Wheels of Time initiative with other Kent museums.
Where Tenterden fits in
Learn about our place in our local and national history and geography.
Do you know how close the sea was in Henry VIII’s time?
How our ancestors lived and worked
Learn how our forebears built and decorated their houses.
See our Buildings Room to learn what a farm was like and what tools people used. How did they care for themselves and each other?
Meet the mice
Follow the mouse trail through the museum.
Have you spotted one yet?