Roamin' Rex

Your time travelling guide to Kent’s fantastic museums and heritage sites Follow my map and pick up each one of the 53 exclusive badges.

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Volunteer's Week starts on 3rd June but, as you might be visiting during half-term, we wanted to let you know that most Wheels of Time venues are run by volunteers.
Do thank them when you visit.
#VolunteersWeek

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... and along to East Street, step back in time and experience life on the Home Front of World War II at THE OLD FORGE WARTIME HOUSE. Living History is brought to life by experienced re-enactors who will help teach about all aspects of life in war torn Britain.

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... then back to Sittingbourne

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... and opposite @SittingbourneHM houses many objects from Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages which have been donated or loaned by local residents and other museums.

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In the Forum we have
THE @HRGSkent HERITAGE HUB: where displays include archaeological, WWI and WWII themed exhibitions. A ‘quiz corner’ provides hands on history related activities and touch screens that showcase local research for Sittingbourne and 49 surrounding parishes

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@SandKLR was built in 1905 for the transportation of the raw materials required for the manufacture of paper and the finished product. The line, built to a gauge of 2′ 6″, continues to use the steam engines and rolling stock supplied to operate the railway in its working life.

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MILTON REGIS COURT HALL dates from c. 1450, originally the town’s civic centre served as a court and administrative centre for the Hundred of Milton. It was central to Milton’s market being the guildhall and trading standards office. It now houses a small museum of local interest

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EASTCHURCH AVIATION MUSEUM records the aviation history of Sheppey from the very earliest days of pioneer flying in the UK: the first aviation factory at Muswell Manor, the Short Brothers manufactory at Eastchurch and the service history of the RFC, RNASand AeCGB.

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Our next port of call is the Isle of Sheppey

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@MinsterGateMusm The Sheppey Timeline, shows the chequered history of the island and leads up the C12 stairway to the roof. The museum houses medieval fireplaces, a collection of fossils, pilgrim crosses, local archaeology, maritime history, costumes, + more items of interest.

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@RoseCottageofC one of 3 remaining homes of a that were built for Sheerness Dockyard workers in the C18 and C19 using timber chips from the docks, weather boarded, roofed with Welsh slate are Grade II listed. It is now dressed with objects to evoke the Island’s quirky stories

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BLUE TOWN HERITAGE CENTRE at Criterion Blue Town, originally the “New Inn” in 1868 the site became “The Royal Oxford Music Hall” while the Criterion public house, had a music hall called ‘The Palace of Varieties’ situated immediately to its rear.

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QUEENBOROUGH GUILDHALL MUSEUM tells the fascinating story of this historic town, as a small Saxon settlement, a wealthy borough with a royal castle built by Edward III and home to hundreds of minesweeping vessels during the Second World War.

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@Visit_Medway ... and @FortLuton, built in 1876 to help defend Chatham Dockyard from a land attack, was involved in the 1907 Chatham Siege Trials and saw roles in both WW1 as an ack-ack battery and embarkment centre, and in WW2 was converted to a secret Ops Centre for ack-ack guns in the area.

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Next we are going to @Visit_Medway #WheelsofTime sites:

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@Visit_Medway In Chatham are:
@FortAmherstuk, with over 300 years of history to explore, especially through the network of tunnels! Children can see and experience how the Fort was used as an ARP station during the WWII and understand how soldiers lived and worked during the Napoleonic era ...

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@Visit_Medway ... and @REMuseum, tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and how they have helped the British Army live, move and fight for over 300 years.

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@Visit_Medway In Gillingham are
@PSMedwayQueen, built for pleasure cruises, played a vital role in British defence as a minesweeper in WW2 and the rescue of thousands of allied troops from the Dunkirk beaches in 1940 ...

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@Visit_Medway ... @huguenotmuseum, the first and only museum of Huguenot history in Britain. It tells an important story of Britain’s first refugees, the crafts, trades and skills they brought with them and the impact their contribution has had on the development of our country.

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in Rochester are:
@Guildhallmuseum, a lively and colourful treasure trove of Medway’s history, housed in Rochester’s C17 century Guildhall building is home to thousands of objects to illustrate the history of Medway; its river, its people, and development through time, and ...

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SLOUGH FORT: One of the most preserved fortifications in the Hoo Peninsula: discover the many eras of the Thames defences; in the Museum will see items from the Napoleonic Era, First and Second World War and how the soldiers used to live, work and fight. @SloughFort