Southend Central Museum & Planetarium — Attraction in England

I went there by myself to have a look around at the artifacts on display. The staff were absolutely lovely and very knowledgeable on history. I unfortunately didn't catch one of the ladies name but she told me she'd worked there for 7 years and she was super lovely and definitely excited to talk history and artifact conservation, which is an absolute must when it comes to historical museums, it makes it so interesting and easier to understand. This would be the perfect place to take children who would be interested in learning more about the local area. It's free admission apart from the planitarium and the exhibit that I was told changes yearly, it's currently an exhibition on a ship called The London that was found by end of the pier.

In summary, very knowledgeable and passionate staff. Beautifully preserved artifacts, ranging from the medieval era to some pieces from the Victoria era and even a one person Air raid shelter. Around some of the artifacts there's a tactile element where children can place paper ontop and scribble a crayon or pencil on the paper to get an imprint of some of the detail of the artifacts. It's a small museum but holds so much history, inside and out. The outside building was made in 1905 and has held up extremely well, the renovations were made in I believe the 40's.

I've yet to visit the Planitarium but I'll definitely come and visit again during the Summer Holidays. I absolutely adored my trip and will definitely come...

Southend Central Museum is a local museum. However, it now houses an internationally important exhibition. The Prittlewell Princely Burial exhibition opened in May 2019 and tells the story of a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial discovered in Prittlewell. What was excavated according to the information is arguably one of the richest Anglo-Saxon burials discovered in the UK. The artifacts on display are some of the most significant from the excavations and include two gold crosses, the earliest evidence for a christian Anglo-Saxon burial in England. In addition to the Princely Burial exhibition, the museum also has other displays on the history of Southend and a changing exhibition space. The museum is easy to get to by public transport being close to Southend Victoria station and a number of bus routes. A number of car parks are also close by. Definitely worth a visit, and even with the new Princely Burial exhibition entry...

Well worth a visit, especially as it is free to enter. The museum concentrates on Southend's history throughout the ages showing you archaeological finds from the local area. It's exhibits are set up in a way that you are walking through each period of human history from neolithic stone age, Iron age Bronze age, Romon etc. They travel up the time line through to modern day and have a spectacular collection of period radios all manufactured in Southend. We went to see the planetarium which you do have to pay for but is also well worth the price of admission. There are toilet facilities and an area for you to eat your own packed lunch as there isn't a café and the tea/coffee machine was switched off. There is a car park not 2 minutes away with plenty of parking. We went on a Sunday and had the museum basically...