Wheels of Time

Some sites have announced their re-opening plans. We list below all 48 sites colour coded to indicate whether they have announced plans to open.

We will keep this post updated as sites inform us of their plans.

Sites that have opened are indicated in green. Click the site name to visit their website for times and booking details.

Sites that have announced plans to open are indicated in orange with the planned opening date. Opening dates may change.

Please check directly the websites and, where they have them, social media accounts of museums and heritage sites before leaving home. Some sites will require visitors to pre-book. We will not be able to maintain details of opening times on the Wheels of Time website.

Sevenoaks
1 Eden Valley Museum
2 Chiddingstone Castle		✔	23rd May 2021 Grounds and Tea Room
3 Sevenoaks Museum			18th May 2021
Medway
4 Guildhall Museum, Rochester		✔
5 Huguenot Museum		✔
6 Fort Amherst
7 Fort Luton
8 Royal Engineers Museum		✔	18th May 2021
9 Medway Queen		✔	22nd May 2021
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells
10 Maidstone Museum			19th May 2021
11 Lashenden Air Warfare Museum		✔
12 Cranbrook Museum
13 Union Windmill, Cranbrook
Sheppey
14 Queenborough Guildhall Museum			12th June 2021
15 Blue Town Heritage Centre
16 Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities
17 Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum		✔	19th May 2021
18 Eastchurch Aviation Museum		✔	17th May 2021
Swale exc. Sheppey
19 Milton Regis Court Hall
20 Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway		✔	Booked visits only
21 Heritage Hub, Sittingbourne
22 Old Forge Wartime House			22nd May 2021 Booked visits only
23 Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
24 Fleur de Lis Museum
Ashford
25 Tenterden Museum			17th May 2021
26 Woodchurch Village Life Museum			22nd May 2021
27 Ashford Museum		✔
28 Willesborough Windmill			3rd July 2021
29 Agricultural Museum, Brook
Folkestone & Hythe
30 Romney Marsh Wartime Collection
31 Lydd Town Museum
32 Hythe Local History Museum
33 Elham Valley Railway Museum
34 Folkestone Museum
35 Folkestone’s Fishing Heritage Museum
Canterbury and Thanet
36 Fordwich Town Hall
37 The Seaside Museum, Herne Bay		✔	22nd May 2021
38 RAF Manston History Museum
39 RAF Manston Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
40 Margate Museum
41 Tudor House
42 Ramsgate Tunnels		✔
Dover
43 Sandwich Guildhall Museum			19th May 2021 Booked visits only
44 Deal Maritime & Local History Museum			15th July 2021
45 The Timeball Tower, Deal
46 Dover Transport Museum			19th May 2021
47 Crabble Corn Mill		✔
48 Dover Museum		✔
			Site is verified by Kent Children’s University for Wheels of Time and other Learning Activities (details are shown on the site’s page)
			Site open
			Site has announced opening plans
			Site is seasonally closed
			Site has not announced opening plans
		✔	Site has acquired Visit England’s ‘We’re Good to Go’ mark

In January we promised an exciting new way for you to earn virtual rewards for learning about Kent’s heritage.

Today, we launch the chance to explore Kent’s heritage, when you are unable to visit our sites. Earn digital E-badges badges by visiting some of their websites and completing activities provided.

Unlike the Wheels of Time (physical) Scheme you don’t have to be between 5 and 11 years of age to participate in the E-badge Scheme; it is is open to all.

To get started:

• visit wheelsoftime.uk/e-badge-scheme/
• register to participate
• visit a website linked to one of the e-badges in our gallery
• complete the marked Wheels of Time activity to collect a code
• enter the code on your My E-badges page on the Wheels of Time website