East Grinstead Museum — Attraction in Mid Sussex

A lovely experience at the East Grinstead museum. I went on one of their monthly tours, with particular interest to the medical side. However, I found the town historical side particularly fascinating as well, as it opened up my hidden interest in medieval economy. Much to the annoyance of my female healthcare colleagues I now know thanks to McIndoe that the perfect cure for a gentleman who has faced war is a lovely pint of his majesty's finest (McIndoe had a beer keg on the ward). The only feedback I do have is that I probably would've spent a bit more in the gift shop if there were more local souveniers. A reprint of the guinea pig club magazine or perhaps an A3 laminate poster would have been good enough. But if you were to take it further, I would be selling remanufactured copies of the...

A very nice and interesting museum. Through displays, interactive media and tasks for children, it tells the story of East Grinstead from dinosaur times through to modern day.

The most heart moving and inspiring section is devoted to The Guinea Pig Club, a band of 649 seriously burned airmen in WWII (including my grandfather Dr Sandy Saunders) who allowed pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe to experiment new techniques and therapies, not just on the horrifically burned and disfigured airmen's bodies, but also fixing their minds. The exhibits bring home how basic medical care was...

If you plan a more extended stay in the town, this is the place you want to visit. I was surprised when I found out how this "little" town changed over the last 67 years from 1955 when the train station started providing service and transportation to London. How the city was destroyed during the War... you should find out by yourself. Don't forget to watch the video as you may find that there was an "event with a competition" that families enjoyed watching like me when...