Army Museums

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum Collection

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum Collection

Facilities

YesCoach Parking
YesCar Parking
YesRestaurant/Cafe
YesToilets
YesLecture Room
YesShop

Other: Disabled access.

How to get there:
By road from London leave M20 at J6, from Folkestone leave M20 at J8 then join A20. Trains to Maidstone East station.

A comprehensive regimental collection including the personal effects of a number of distinguished soldiers such as Field Marshal Viscount Hardinge and General Sir Charles Napier.

Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen’s Own), Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 50th (Queen’s Own) Regiment, 50th or The Queen’s Regiment of Foot, 50th (or the Duke of Clarence’s) Regiment of Foot, 50th (or West Kent) Regiment of Foot, 50th Regiment of Foot, 52nd Regiment of Foot, 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot, 97th Regiment of Foot, 20th London Regiment, Deptford Volunteers, Loyal Greenwich Water Fencibles, Loyal Greenwich Volunteer Infantry, 3rd Kent Rifle Volunteers. 2nd Volunteer Bn The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 20th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment, 20th London Regiment (The Queen’s Own), 34th (The Queen’s Own, Royal West Kent) Anti Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers, 34th (The Queen’s Own, Royal West Kent) Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery TA, 569 Searchlight Regiment RA (QORWK) TA, 569 (The Queen’s Own)(M) LAA/SL Regiment RA TA, Q (The Queen’s Own) Battery 265 LAA Regiment RA TA, 6th (Cyclist) Battalion The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Kent Cyclists Battalion

Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri 1000 - 1715, Sun 1100 - 1600.

Address:
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum Collection
Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery,
St Faith's Street,
Maidstone,
ME14 1LH

Tel: 01622 602838

Email:
qorwkmuseum@maidstone.gov.uk

Web:
http://www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk/queensown/

Curator:
Giles Guthrie, Keeper of Human History

Admission charges:
Adult: Free
Seniors: Free
Groups: By appointment
Children: Free
School Parties: By appointment

Others:
By appointment