The diverse heritage groups in Faversham have joined together as Faversham Museums Together around the concept of a Heritage Hub
In addition to the Faversham Society there are the following local heritage groups:
Check the individual museums’ websites for changes to opening hours.
Faversham Fleur de Lis Museum (Free)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Market Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays 1:00 am to 3:00 PM Mid-February to Mid-December. Part of the Wheels of Time scheme
Magna Carta (Free)
Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (Hours Vary), All Year except Christmas. Part of the Wheels of Time scheme
Chart Gunpowder Mills (Free)
Currently only accessible via a Faversham Society Guided Walk
Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park (Free)
Country Park open Seven Days a Week. (Car Park 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.)
Police Museum (Free)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Part of the Wheels of Time scheme
Maison Dieu, Ospringe
English Heritage, Adults £5, Child Free, Concession £3
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, May to October
St Marys of Charity Church (Free)
9.00am - 3.00pm (November - March), 9.00am - 4.00pm (April - October). Note services are held 10am on Sundays and alternate Wednesdays
Faversham Museums Together - Our Aims and Purpose
Our aim is to have a system which projects a map of the town and its environs onto a large table projection screen. The projection will be flexible and we – museums, schools, youth and adult groups – will be able to add to the content and use it for different purposes at different times. As it would be available online it could be used in universities and schools and for tourism promotion. It could also be used for popular planning.
There are seven principal purposes, to:
- facilitate the development of an integrated view of Faversham’s history, one which includes history and geography
- provide a high-quality educational resource for formal and informal education with adults & children and foster community pride in, and understanding of, Faversham’s history and heritage
- connect with the next generation to ensure that our heritage is effectively inherited and valued – that it is perpetuated
- provide a resource to attract day excursionists and tourists and contribute to Faversham’s prosperity
- reveal Faversham’s links – historical and geographic – in Kent, with London and across the UK and around the world
- provide a resource which can be used by ICT students in the two secondary schools in Faversham
- provide a resource for popular planning in a way which enables Faversham to grow in a way which adds to its sense of place and maintains what is special about our town
