Leigh Heritage Centre & Museum — Attraction in Leigh-on-Sea

Second visit today to this lovely, interesting museum and learnt even more about Leigh’s history. Volunteers were so friendly and really informative. I’m going to visit again a couple of more times with both sets of my grandchildren so they can see the fisherman’s cottage as it would be late 19th c, learn about smuggling, the navy - Napoleonic wars I think and the small boats who rushed to Dunkirk in WW2. A must visit if in...

A lovely little informative museum of an era now lost. This is a free museum open to all and shows the layout of an old fisherman's cottage where he and his family lived. The rooms are set up as they would have been with original fittings and furniture.

Take a step back in time and enjoy this little museum as you stroll through Leigh and have a pint in the local rub-a-dub and remember how difficult things were...

Very interesting place to visit, described the history and learnt a lot from the items on display. A look back at what life was in the old days when going into the house that had been full of things from the olden days. Took grandad and he loved it. Staff friendly and polite would be good for children learning about history of Leigh or...