{"id":8,"date":"2025-05-10T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T12:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:15:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Welcome to Queenborough <br>Guildhall Museum<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are contributing to the Queenborough Historical Weekend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">5th &#8211; 7th June 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=388\">Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/queenborough-museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/queenborough-museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/queenborough-museum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/queenborough-museum-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our Museum tells the fascinating story of this historic town of Queenborough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To see more information about Queenborough, please visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/queenboroughsociety.org.uk\">The Queenborough Society webpage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">From a small Saxon settlement to a wealthy Borough and Royal Castle built by Edward III, Queenborough is full of Victorian industrial heritage still evolving to this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">Queenborough was home to over a hundred minesweeping vessels during the Second World War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/queenboroughguildhallmuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=231\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"231\">links page<\/a> to access the Wildfire website for more information about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">The Museum houses hundreds of photographs of the Naval vessels as well as historic images of Queenborough in days gone by. Along with photographs and documents there are many artefacts to look at. You can view the court room of the Guildhall, the first on the Isle of Sheppey, after this how about a visit to the dungeon &#8211; we promise not to lock you in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We charge \u00a31 admission. Children free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>We welcome group bookings and can supply refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>OPENING HOURS <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><strong>REOPENS 4th April &#8211; October 2026<\/strong><br><strong>SATURDAYS &nbsp; &nbsp;11:00 &#8211; 14:00 (LAST ADMISSION 13:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Also open on Fridays 10, 17, 24 April &amp; 1 May<\/strong> <strong>12:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/strong><br>Out of hours visiting can be arranged.<br>Group visits welcome<br><strong>(Any other request of opening by appointment only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come along to see a model of the Richard Montgomery ship, ring a ships bell, complete a quiz, colour a castle, ship etc, find the cat-o-nine tails, hide away in the prison cell and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Musuem belongs to the Wheels of Time visitor experience &#8211; come along and get your badge and add to them by visiting other local attractions such as Eastchurch Aviation Museum, Rose Cottage, Blue Town Heritage etc etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Queenborough Guildhall Museum We are contributing to the Queenborough Historical Weekend 5th &#8211; 7th June 2026 Click here for more information Our Museum tells the fascinating story of this historic town of Queenborough. 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