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Reigate Priory Museum



Reigate Priory



 

Reigate Priory is a grade 1 listed building set in 65 acres of open parkland with a pond, woodland and playing fields only a few hundred yards from the centre of Reigate town, which is situated at the foot of the North Downs. There are seats within the park grounds.

The building is home to Reigate Priory Museum and Reigate Priory School. The museum presents exhibitions on a wide range of subjects designed to appeal to both adults and children. It has a collection of local history and domestic items as well as period costumes. These are used within creative and atmospheric settings to stage exhibitions depicting various aspects of life in the past.



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Exhibitions are changed on a regular basis. Shown here is the poster depicting the current exhibition, which has the theme 'Scenes from Victorian Childhood'.

The Museum is open from Easter to early December, every Wednesday and Saturday during term time. Opening hours 2pm to 4.30pm. The Museum will be closed on Wednesday May 30th and Saturday June 2nd for half term. Public admission is free. School and adult groups are very welcome but should book in advance.

The nearest car park is in Bell Street and is a 2 minute walk away. Reigate railway station is approximately a 10 minute walk away. Buses 32, 420, 435, 460 and the Leigh Post bus all stop in the town centre.

There is a wide entrance, and once inside, the building is generally accessible for wheelchair users as the doorways are wide and everything is on the ground floor. Refreshments can be arranged for booked parties. There is a gift shop.



You can see a map showing the exact location of the museum entrance by clicking here.

If you would like to know more, please contact the Museum Curator on 01737 222550 (afternoons) or 01737 244524 (evenings).

Audrey Ward, the founder of the Museum, is also the author of a book about the Priory itself. Eight hundred years of history are detailed within its pages. This book is available from the museum gift shop.

For more information on Reigate Priory, see our next page by clicking here.

Audrey's Book