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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Visit Ventnor Heritage Centre

For opening times please see Ventnor Heritage Centre home page.

Address: Ventnor Heritage Centre is at 11 Spring Hill, Ventnor PO38 1PE.  We are in the centre of Ventnor, opposite the Central Car Park. The Museum is accessible for wheelchair users and others needing level access.

Museum Admission:  Admission is free (donations are welcome); children under 16 must be accompanied.

Group visits: We can arrange for group visits outside our normal opening hours and are willing to arrange local heritage tours or off-site visits and displays. Please contact us if you are interested.

email: info@ventnorheritage.org.uk
Tel 01983 855407 (but please be aware that the phone can only be answered when the Heritage Centre is open)

Exhibitions, stories, images . . .

Ventnor Bay in the 1890s

The spectacular sight of Ventnor's ascending terraces in the early 1890s, as viewed from the pierhead. Bathing machines are lined up along the water's edge for this was a time when it was forbidden to enter the sea any other way. Machines were hired along with an attendant and a costume, the ladies segregated at some distance from the gentlemen.  

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