The Twickenham Museum — Attraction in London

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this tiny museum. What made it for us was the warm welcome given to us by the two members of staff, who were very knowledgeable and enthusiastically explained some of the exhibits to us. They also kindly told us about other interesting things about the area too. The funniest exhibit was of the man, known as Professor Cockles, who used to walk along the bottom of the Thames, using a strange homemade breathing apparatus. Flowing aloft in the distance was the European flag today, which was personally a rather welcoming and special sight for me. It felt lovely, almost as if, the borough of Richmond, unlike many areas in the UK, were defiantly remaining European and most welcoming to people from...

Small and jolly museum with all sorts of interesting historical facts from stone age times, Duke of Cambridge and his military music school to Mick Jagger and his pals playing at Eel Pie Island, before finishing with mad professor cockles under the stairs. If you are walking the Thames path or in the area just wanting a break for 20 minutes, go visit this free museum. The two curators by the entrance were most...

Fascinating museum of Twickenham, which is very rich in History, featuring some very interesting characters.

The curators (be prepared to be wowed by their enthusiasm) were full of interesting stories and knowledge, more than what you can fit in once visit.

I will be returning soon to top up my curiosity...