Ventnor Heritage Centre

"To Collect, Record and preserve the rich heritage and history of Ventnor and surrounding villages, and share it with local and wider communities"

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Contact Ventnor Heritage Centre

Ventnor Heritage Centre is at 11 Spring Hill, Ventnor PO38 1PE.  We are in the centre of Ventnor, opposite the Central Car Park
Information about visiting the Heritage Centre

Please get in touch if you have any questions about our work. Send us an email to info@ventnorheritage.org.uk  or use the contact form below.

The current Ventnor Heritage Centre opening times are shown on the front page of our website.
Our telephone number is 01983 855407 (but please be aware that the phone is only answered when the Heritage Centre is open),

 

    Exhibitions, stories, images . . .

    Oh Day of Days! New Book and Exhibition

    To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in June 1944, we are launching a booklet and exhibition highlighting Ventnor’s (and the Isle of Wight’s) role in the invasion and the experiences of local people. The Isle of Wight was closer to the Normandy beaches than any other part of Britain, and the Ventnor district hosted vital facilities such as the RAF radar station, a Royal Navy wireless interception station and the main radio station used for communication between the high command and the invasion forces.  The exhibition will be available from 5 June 2024, and features the logbook (supervisors’ diary) from RAF Ventnor covering 17 May to 12 June 1944, currently on loan to the Ventnor Heritage Centre. The new booklet, “Oh Day of Days!”  is available in the Heritage Centre, price £4, and our online shop (price £6 including postage and packing).

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