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East Surrey Museum

Caterham, Tandridge

A small volunteer-run museum of local history, archaeology and geology in a Victorian flint building in Caterham, open since 1980. Four rooms include a Victorian room, a children's room and finds from Roman and medieval East Surrey, plus a special exhibition that changes several times a year.

Highlights

  • Victorian Room
  • Children's Room
  • Local archaeology including Roman and medieval finds
  • Changing special exhibitions

Good to know

  • 100 metres from Caterham station and bus stops
  • Small shop in the reception room

Getting there

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East Surrey Museum, 1 Stafford Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6JGParking: No on-site parking. Morrisons car park (CR3 6RT) offers 3 hours free for customers, with Blue Badge spaces; Caterham station multi-storey (CR3 6GR) is a 10-minute walk.

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