Kent Mining Museum

31/08/2026

Our Mini-Miners Parent & Toddler Sessions are back!

Join us THIS FRIDAY for themed, sensory and messy play! Free hot drink for accompanying adult ☕

📆 4 September
⏰ 10:30 - 12:00
🎫 pre-book or drop in!

31/08/2026

As we close the Summer Holidays, we'd just like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have visited and made this a great summer!

We will be back to our normal opening hours from 1 September.

⏰Wednesdays to Sundays 9:30 am - 4:00 pm.

Keep checking our social media channels and website for upcoming events and exhibitions coming this autumn!

31/08/2026

It's Bank Holiday Monday and we are OPEN!

Swing by and visit us on the last day of the School Holidays!

Thank you to all of those that visited us this Summer - it's been a great one!

We will be back to regular opening hours from tomorrow, 1st September.

📅 Wednesdays - Sundays
⏰️ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

30/08/2026

Read a bit about us and our recent Kent Miners' Festival through the eyes of Henry Fowler, national co-ordinator of !

THIS important centenary year is coming to an end. With the incredible weather, we headed to the Kent seaside to visit two of our partners: the Crab Museum and Kent Mining Museum (KMM).Kent became an important destination for miners affected by the General Strike and subsequent lockout. After so man...

29/08/2026

Join us for our next drop-in Meet-a-Miner session - pop in to hear some hidden histories about our mining communities.

From life underground, to the camaraderie of the pit, this is your chance to ask questions, discover local history, and connect with someone who lived it.

📆 6 September
⏰12:00 - 2:00 pm
📍The Kent Mining Museum

26/08/2026

Check out our website for more exciting events this autumn - fun for all ages! 🍂

🔗 https://www.kentminingmuseum.co.uk/whats-on

26/08/2026

24/08/2026

A HUGE thank you to YMS Travel for stepping in on the morning of the the Kent Miners’ Festival festival to cover a shuttle bus route! 10/10 for community spirit and generosity, we really appreciate your help ❤️🙌🚌

24/08/2026

Have you entered our Lotta and Lola Museum Trail competition yet? ✨
Visit The Kent Mining Museum and complete a free trail sheet to be in with a chance to win!

🏆 One lucky winner will receive:
• A Double National Art Pass + Kids, courtesy of
• A signed book bundle from author Lauren Child

🔗 Find out how to take part via the link https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/museum-trails/the-lotta-lola-museum-trail/

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Take part in our free summer activity for families, in partnership with Simon & Schuster.