Powell-Cotton Museum, Birchington-on-Sea

Name: Powell-Cotton Museum
Address: Park Ln, Birchington-on-Sea, CT7 0BH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1843 842168

#1 among attractions in Birchington-on-Sea

Top attraction, History museum, Natural history museum, Museum

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Powell-Cotton Museum, Birchington-on-Sea

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The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park, Birchington, Kent and houses the diverse personal collections of hunter and explorer, Percy Powell-Cotton. The museum also contains the collections of Powell-Cotton's two daughters, Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton, who shared their father's passion for collecting. The museum, which links to the ground floor of Quex House, now comprises nine galleries dedicated not only to the extensive collection of large mammals, but to many artefacts representing the cultures and traditions of the locations Powell-Cotton visited. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'0"N, 1°18'52"E

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Park LnBirchington-on-Sea CT7 0BH United Kingdom

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+44 1843 842168

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Day trips

Powell-Cotton Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dreamland Margate, Westwood Cross, Turner Contemporary, Scenic Railway Roller Coaster.

3 miNE
Amusement park
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Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
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Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Scenic Railway Roller Coaster, Margate
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City hall
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3.2 miNE
Lighthouse
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51°20'42"N • 1°22'42"E
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~1000 ftE
Game and entertainment center, Natural history museum, Museum
Quex Park, Birchington-on-Sea
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3.6 miSW
Windmill, Architecture
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