Faversham Fleur De Lis Museum — Attraction in Borough of Swale

Absolute gem of a museum - it's not very big, but packs lots in and is completely free to visit (donations appreciated!). The museum follows the history of Faversham from Roman times through to modern day. Lots of hands on exhibits and activities for children - very family friendly. Volunteers are eager to interact and answer questions, and really are a credit to the museum. Our favourite exhibit was the working telephone exchange where we had an interesting chat with a volunteer who used to work in one. My son was fascinated with the workings of the machinery and the volunteer was very patient in explaining everything and allowing him to try out all the phones. Would allow 1-2 hours for your visit - you could see it all in an hour but two hours will give you more time to interact/do activities. Very clean, free...

Took our grandchildren here, aged 9 and 5 and they loved it. Think we were there for about 3 hours. It looks small but this is deceiving as it goes back a long way snd occupies other buildings. Lots of exhibits and lots of hands on things for the kids to try, drawing, brass rubbing, dressing up, telephones and more. Very interesting for both kids and adults and lovely staff. It's free too but donations are welcome. We would...

Great museum with lots to look at. We ran out of time so will definitely be returning soon. Staff all very friendly and happy to share their knowledge. Went to see the Katherine Parr prayer book and it was not disappointing 🙏 what an amazing historical find. We are so lucky to have free museums like this with so much local information. Lots for children to interact with. Highly...