Ventnor Heritage Museum

11 Spring Hill
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
PO38 1PE


The Museum, with its unusual architecture, was built in 1905 as a furniture shop. This continued to the mid 1970's when it became a car showroom. The Ventnor and District Local History Society purchased the premises in 1987. Since that date the museum has held annual exhibitions every year. Apart from the exhibition hall, we also have an extensive archive section with many hundreds of items referring to Ventnor and the surrounding area. Research enquiries are welcomed.

Exhibits include:

  • Ventnor's history in photographs
  • Aspects of St. Lawrence
  • Shipwrecks along the Undercliff Coast
  • Railway models
  • The 1920s-1930s Revisited
  • The Victorian World of Edgar Harvey
    Opening Times
    (2007 times)
    Tuesday and Friday 10.00am - 4.30pm; Saturday 10.00am - 12.30pm.

    Throughout the rest of the year on Saturday Mornings 10.00am - 12.30pm

    School groups by appointment.

    Admission Charges
    (2007 prices)
    Adult £1.00; Senior Citizen/Child £0.75.

    Directions
    Car parking : Central Car Park, High St. 200 yds.
    Bus: 3, 6, 16 (Rail Link)
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    Ventnor Heritage Museum Postcode for SatNav: PO38 1PE

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