Godalming Museum

Have a go on the typewriter; play with the trains or the cats’ tea party; try on a fire fighter’s helmet or a Titanic life jacket; find out how Victorian children used an abacus and follow the building trail to discover features of the 15th century building (don’t forget to look for Rufus, the medieval carpenter).
Favourite exhibits include fossils, a mammoth’s tooth and the portrait of Jack Phillips, hero of the Titanic.
Free family activities during the summer holidays

Self-guided visits to the museum are free, but please book in advance. Email museum.curator@godalming-tc.gov.uk to find out about free trails and activities you can use and for any other information you need before your visit
Loan boxes range from prehistory, through Jack Phillips and the Titanic, to the Second World War and contain original and replica artefacts; activities, books and teachers’ notes. They need to be collected from and returned to the museum.
Museum staff and volunteers lead workshops on archaeology, prehistory, Romans, toys, Gertrude Jekyll and Jack Phillips and the Titanic, in the museum or in school. www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk (education) or contact the museum to find out more

No appointment is necessary, though advance notice of your research topic is helpful
Extended library hours: If you are travelling a long way, please let us know and we can arrange to open in the morning as well.
Access to the library: The library is approached by 16 steps (with handrail). Please contact us to arrange to use the library service on the ground floor, which has ramped access.
Enquiries by post or email: There is no charge for the first half hour of research. If it looks as though your enquiry will take longer, we will contact you to let you know. The library email is museum.library@godalming-tc.gov.uk

You can book a guided tour to see paintings by Arts and Crafts garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, find out more about her life and work, explore the museum garden, modelled on one of her designs, and view her original planting notebooks in the local studies library
Godalming is an attractive and ancient town, with many interesting timber-framed buildings and a surprisingly industrial history and guided walks of the town are also popular
Self-guided visits during museum opening hours are free, but still need to be booked.
Please contact museum.curator@godalming-tc.gov.uk to book or to find out about charges and bookings for tours, town walks, talks and evening activities