Museum of Farnham

Museum of Farnham Local history, crafts, costumes and art in a Grade I listed Georgian town house with a walled garden.

Visit the Museum of Farnham to learn about the history of Farnham and the local area through permanent and temporary exhibitions. The museum is always free so why not come along to look at our exhibitions, admire our Grade I listed building or just relax in our beautiful walled garden. We regularly run events and activities for all ages, so keep an eye out for details of our upcoming programme.

11/04/2026

Prepare for a colourful year ahead by joining the museum’s natural dye workshop next Saturday 🌼

Using the museum dye garden as inspiration, you’ll gain practical tips and advice on how to grow your own plants for colour, including choosing the right site and soil, sowing and planting seeds, cropping, and safely storing harvested materials. You’ll also learn how to extract dye from plants to make an ink to paint with.

Head to our website or the link in the bio for more info and to book tickets.

Sat 18 April | 10am-1pm | £45 per person, plus booking fee

Spark your imagination at one of the Museum of Farnham’s history inspired writing workshops ✍️Sat 14 March | 11am | Youn...
07/03/2026

Spark your imagination at one of the Museum of Farnham’s history inspired writing workshops ✍️

Sat 14 March | 11am | Young Writers | £5
Take part in a creative writing workshop using museum objects to inspire your own stories. Ages 8-12.

Sat 14 March | 1pm | Writing Colourful Characters | £15
A fun creative writing workshop using items from the museum’s collection to bring Farnham’s most colourful characters to life.

Both workshops will be led by author of Rebel Heart and winner of the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction.

06/03/2026

Farnham’s Literary Landscapes: Curator’s Tour

Join us on Saturday 07 March at 11am for a 30 minute conversation-led tour of the current exhibition with the museum’s curator.

No advance booking required. Please note that due to the size of the room, a maximum of 12 people can be accommodated on this tour. Spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Additional tours will be held on Saturday 02 May and Saturday 04 July.

05/03/2026

Spring fashion, 1830’s style

Now on display in our Georgian dining room, this dress shows a mixture of two distinct periods in fashion history. The higher waistline recalls the Regency period, while the open neckline and bell-shaped skirt would become popular in the early Victorian period.

Printed cloth became more affordable to the masses during the Georgian period, so this dress would have been groundbreaking in its own way for its original owner.

19/12/2025

We are delighted to say that the Museum of Farnham has been awarded the status of Full Accreditation!

The Museum Accreditation Scheme is a set of nationally agreed standards of good practice covering three broad areas of museum activity: organisational health; collections; and users and their experiences.

Accreditation validates a museum’s professionalism and commitment to excellence, so we are delighted to have received this award.

29/11/2025

No more hiding - Father Christmas has arrived at the museum!🎄

Meet Father and Mother Christmas, make crafts and learn all about the traditions that make Christmas so special. Tickets are available online and on the door.

A Traditional Christmas | Sat 29 - Sun 30 November | 10.30am-3.30pm | £13.50 per child, £3.50 per adult

21/11/2025

Father Christmas has too many presents - help him get rid of some by coming along to A Traditional Christmas at the Museum of Farnham🎅

Children can meet both Father and Mother Christmas at this special event. There will also be crafts, a trail and the chance to find out about Christmas traditions.

A Traditional Christmas | Sat 29 November - Sun 30 November | £13.50 per child, £3.50 per adult

20/11/2025

The Maltings Christmas Fair - a festive tradition for over 50 years🎄

These hand printed posters date from the 1970s, in the early days of the Farnham Maltings. The fair has now become one of Surrey’s biggest events.

The Christmas Fair continues today, 10am-5pm. Tickets are available on the door throughout the event.

Pullingers: Farnham’s oldest business was established in Farnham in 1850, where it operated as a stationers, circulati...
18/11/2025

Pullingers: Farnham’s oldest business

was established in Farnham in 1850, where it operated as a stationers, circulating library and a seller of ‘fancy goods’ (non-essential, often small, decorative items).

The Pullinger family owned the business until 1979 when it was sold to The Farnham Castle Newspaper Group. The business was then sold to the Watson family in 1993 and has remained under their ownership to the present day.

07/11/2025

Welcoming some new dapper waistcoats into our collection

Men’s fashion was very different over two hundred years ago. Georgian men dressed to impressed with intricately embroidered waistcoats, much like the two shown here. Embellished with sequins, they would have been rather eye catching when worn with a contrasting coat and breeches.

These late 18th century waistcoats were donated to us by one of our wonderful volunteers, where they have been passed down through his family for the last two hundred years. They will now be conserved, ready for a starring role in the museum’s forthcoming Georgian fashion exhibition in 2027.

05/11/2025

Remember, remember the 5th of November 🔥

This description of November 5th festivities draws on the historical reputation of Farnham for its boisterous and sometimes unruly Bonfire Night traditions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The quote comes from the novel The Old Town (1910) by British author W. Somerset Maugham. It continues:

‘... Bonfires were lit in the main street-two if not more-one at the foot of Castle Street, the other opposite the opening of Bear Lane.

The bottom of Downing Street, drawn in ink by local artist J. G. Garratt (1964).The pavements may now be wider, but this...
19/09/2025

The bottom of Downing Street, drawn in ink by local artist J. G. Garratt (1964).

The pavements may now be wider, but this scene remains as recognisable today as it was back in the 1960s.

J. G. Garratt frequently moved around in his early life but came to settle in Farnham with his family in the 1960s. He was an architect, author, and artist, and his work drew much inspiration form the character of the town.

This drawing is part of a series of pen and ink drawings Garratt created for the Farnham Herald, a selection of which are now held at the museum.

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38 West Street
Farnham
GU97DX

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Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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