Leatherhead Museum
Leatherhead, Mole Valley
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
A small local history museum run by volunteers of the Leatherhead and District Local History Society in Hampton Cottage, a timbered 17th-century house on Church Street. It covers Leatherhead, Ashtead, the Bookhams and Fetcham.
Highlights
- Timbered 17th-century cottage
- Local history of Leatherhead, Ashtead, the Bookhams and Fetcham
- Volunteer guides on hand
Good to know
- Closed from November to March
- A short walk from The Leatherhead Theatre on the same street
Getting there
Leatherhead Museum, Hampton Cottage, 64 Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8DPParking: No museum parking. Use the town centre car parks off Church Street.
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