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Quex House
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Quex House

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Gardens

Area Guides: Birchington-on-Sea
Attractions:

Gardens

Great House & Halls

Museums

Telephone - please mention Let's Stay Kent: +44 (0)1843 842168
Website: http://www.quexmuseum.org


Details: Welcome to one of the UK's most fascinating visitor attractions, the home of the Powell-Cotton family and its extraordinary collection of treasures.

Quex Museum was established in 1896 by Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton (1866 -1940) to house natural history specimens and cultural objects collected on expeditions to Asia and Africa. Major Powell-Cotton was a pioneer in the use of the diorama to display mounted mammals in representations of their natural habitats. The Quex natural history dioramas are outstanding examples, unique to the UK, stunning for their size, quality and imagery.

The world-class natural history and ethnographical collections at Quex Museum support the study, understanding and simple enjoyment of the zoological, cultural and ecological diversity of Africa and the Indian sub-continent.

Further galleries in the Museum contain local archaeology as well as textiles, weaponry and a range of ceramics, jade and ivory from Europe, China and Japan which forms an assemblage of six generations of the Powell-Cotton family.

The 15th-century Quex Estate was purchased by the financier John Powell in 1777 and the Regency-period Quex House was completed by his nephew in 1813. The house was remodelled and extended in the late 19th century. The beautiful gardens to be seen today were developed in Victorian times.

Whether you are looking for a family day out or a quiet stroll in beautiful surroundings, we look forward to seeing you at Quex.

Opening Times
WINTER 2007: November - 13 March
Museum and Gardens only:
Sundays 1.00 pm - 3.30 pm (except Christmas period)

Garden Restaurant :
Sunday Only - 12.00 noon - 2.30 pm for Carvery Lunch

SUMMER 2008: 16 March - 30 October
Museum and Gardens:
Sunday - Thursday 11.00 am - 5.00 pm

Garden Restaurant:
Sunday - Thursday 11.00 am - 4.30 pm

Quex House :
Sunday - Thursday 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm

Rates
WINTER 2007: Nov - 13 March
Adults: £4.00
Under 16/Concession: £3.00
Under 5: Free

SUMMER 2008: 16 March- 30 October
Adults: £7.00
Concession: £5.00
Full-time students: £4.00
Under 5: Free
Family Ticket (2 adults, 3 children): £18.00

GARDEN ONLY
Adults: £2.00
Concessions: £1.50
Full-time students: £1.50
Under 5: Free

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