Museum of Ryde IW

29/05/2026

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the much loved D.Day veteran Alec Penstone - Seen here with our chairman Brian Harris when Alec gave a talk for the museum a few years back.
Alec was born in Tottenham, London on the 23rd April 1925 and sadly passed away on the Island on 28th May 2026 at the age of 101.
Alec was 15 when WWII broke out and volunteered part time in the air raid precautions messenger service throughout 1940 and 1941, before joining the Royal Navy in 1943.
Alec served as a submarine detector aboard HMS Campania and helped to stop U-boats during D.Day.
On the 21st July 1945 Alec married his beautiful wife Gladys and they were married for 75 years 🩷💙
Alec continued in service in the Far East until his demobilisation in 1946.
We extend sincere condolences to his family, his friends and comrades in the Royal Navy Association and the wider armed forces.
REST IN PEACE ALEC 💙 A TRUE LEGEND and HERO - We Salute You Fine Sir x

26/05/2026

Fancy a nice cool drink or two and a fun evening
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Please come and join us this Thursday 28 May for our monthly pub quiz at Yelf's Hotel in Ryde Union Street - local people or people visiting the Island everyone is welcome - as many people you wish for a team. £4 entry pp.
Starts at 7.30 but worth arriving early to guarantee a table, We also have our popular raffle and the £10 question ❓
WE L👀K FORWARD TO SEEING YOU 😃

26/05/2026

Fancy visiting a COOL place to COOL down then come visit us at The Museum of Ryde ~ Plenty to see and activities for children.
We are situated in the basement Royal Victoria Arcade with its unique shops and Brew by Craft for drinks and tasty drinks.
Here at the museum it's £5 entry, £1 children (age 8 - 16) under 8's free and your ticket lasts 14 days. We are open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 4pm with the last entry at 3.15pm.
We have a unique Victorian ice well and much more.
https://historicrydesociety.com/

22/05/2026

This weekend is the 25th Anniversary of Ryde Lambretta Day 🎉🎉 and next week is the school half term.
Come visit us in the Museum of Ryde - where we have 60 years of local scooter history 🛵🛵 and much more including our ice well.
For the half term holiday we have our children's activity table and a whole lot of local history.
We are situated in the basement of the Royal Victoria Arcade in Union Street just down the steps Brew by Craft.
We are open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am until 4pm with the last entry at 3.15pm - £5 adults £1 children ( age 8-16) under 8's free and your ticket lasts for 14 days.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU 😁

14/05/2026

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED
For the Museum of Ryde
Looking to make new friends?
In-between jobs?
Looking for a little something to do in retirement?
New to the area?
Have spare time and want to do something different?
Then please consider volunteering for our unique museum.
Learning new things each day from runaway elephants 🐘🐘 to royal rifts and much more.
If you are aged over 18 and looking for something new to do please contact us via DM, popping to the museum ( Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 - 3.15) giving us a call or via our website - days and times to suit you.
https://historicrydesociety.com/

14/05/2026

Well Done to our lovely volunteer Adrian Brooks and Mike F**t for sprucing up the flower beds outside French Franks in Ryde and a thank you to the staff of French Franks for watering the flower beds.
Our volunteer Adrian is a local legend who does a lot for the Ryde community.

Huge thanks to two amazing volunteers, Adrian Brooks and Mike F**t, for giving their time to spruce up the flowerbed outside French Franks 🌸

Big shoutout as well to French Franks for keeping everything watered and looking great!

And a special thank you to the anonymous donor for the beautiful plants — your kindness has truly made a difference 💚

02/05/2026

Our Easter Bunny has a name
Meet 'SOUP' named by 2 year old Alba who visited our museum with Granny Helen Webb.
Our new volunteer Courtney drew the winners name from all our entries.
We are still on the lookout for new volunteers aged 18+ - if interested please PM, visit the museum, give us a ring, email us or via our website.
https://historicrydesociety.com/

27/04/2026

HELLO EVERYONE 👋👋
It's that time again for our monthly pub quiz, This Thursday at YELF'S HOTEL.
7.30pm start but make sure you arrive early to make sure you get a table. We look forward to seeing you for a fun evening, with our popular raffle.
All proceeds go to our museum 😊
https://historicrydesociety.com/

25/04/2026

Yesterday we enjoyed a visit from the documentary photographer Ed Alcock who is currently visiting Ryde from Paris.
He met with our past volunteers award winning children's author Jo Cooper and Mr Alan Brading for a chat about Ryde past.
All Jo's books are available to buy in our museum including Jo's most recent 'All About Peggy'
Our museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 4pm with the last entry at 3.15pm. £5 Adults, £1 children ( age 8-16) under 8's free and your ticket lasts 14 days. We L👀K forward to seeing you.

25/04/2026

With Osborne House – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉