Godalming Museum

Key areas of the Museum's local collection include exhibits about Gertrude Jekyll, Edwin Lutyens and Jack Phillips of the ill-fated Titanic.

Godalming museum's garden is conceived as a cottage garden in the Surrey style created by Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens, using her ideas of planting and his of design. Lutyens used traditional materials and demanded the finest craftsmanship. The museum garden shows several features often found in his designs: stone paving, herringbone brick paths, old mill stones, dry stone walls and broad curving steps.

Godalming Museum has acquired a watercolour by Myles Birket Foster, one of the most popular Victorian artists. Birket Foster lived in Witley for thirty years taking inspiration for many of his paintings from the Surrey countryside. The museum plays an important role in the life of the town providing a valued service to schools and also offering a Local History Library, Exhibitions, and a Gift Shop.

The Museum was recently a leading player in a project to list archives within museums and galleries. This included the deeds and local history notes given to Godalming by Percy Woods - the local historian who died in 1922.

The Coffee Shop is an extremely friendly, social meeting place for all ages. The volunteer staff will be pleased to answer your questions and to serve you with a cup of tea in the exhibition gallery. In the shop you will find many publications about the Godalming area and attractive gifts to suit every taste and pocket.

General Information:

• Coffee shop
• Gift shop
• Children welcome
• Regular exhibitions - see museum website for details
• Level entrance from High Street
• Parking for orange badge holders on High Street