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Welcome to Quex House and Gardens, home to the Powell-Cotton Museum.

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Experience one of the UK's most unique natural history collections, alongside heritage gardens and timeless spaces.

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Whether you want to join a guided tour, explore the museum at your own pace, or just wander and see what you find, you can plan your day your way. Discover something new with each visit.

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Quex House

Walk through a manor home shaped by the Powell-Cotton family over generations, with expert guided tours that reveal the lives, travels and ideas behind every room.

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Powell-Cotton Museum

Explore one of the Kent’s most distinctive museums. Be awestruck by our natural history dioramas and cultural objects originating from the African and Asian continents.

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Quex Gardens

Take a relaxed wander through heritage gardens featuring sweeping lawns, a woodland walk and a historic walled kitchen garden.

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The beautiful walled garden is always our favourite. It’s a hidden gem!

The whole museum was fab!

My daughter especially enjoyed the animals, the room with the drawing and instruments in it and the sensory backpack.

The taxidermy is the most impressive I have ever seen. Jaw dropping! The personal artefacts, all are perfect. A great balance in all areas.

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Your ticket includes entrance to the museum, house and gardens and allows re-entry for the entire day.

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What’s On?

From music to wellbeing, craft making workshop to guided museum tours and more. Why not join us for one of our events this year!

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The Big Museum Build with Animate Arts 14th February from £7

The Big Museum Build with Animate Arts

Unlock your creativity and help us create a big cardboard museum over February half term. The Big Museum Build with Animate Arts 18th February from £7

The Big Museum Build with Animate Arts

Unlock your creativity and help us create a big cardboard museum over February half term. Home Education Day: Paper Worlds 26th February from £7

Home Education Day: Paper Worlds

Craft Victorian paper tunnel storybooks inspired by the stories in our museum.
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