St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery

St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery Local History and Art Exhibitions The strip of land between the New Forest and the Solent has a colourful history.

It is an area that has been inhabited by smugglers, salt makers, boat builders and yachtsmen as well as farmers, soldiers, shopkeepers and holiday makers. St Barbe Museum looks at the stories of these people and shows how their activities have shaped Lymington, New Milton and the surrounding villages. The family-friendly displays feature many games and activities as well as costume to try on and o

riginal objects to handle. Our two art galleries host a changing programme of fascinating local history and stunning art exhibitions. In addition the museum run a programme of events for adults, family events for the school holidays and talks and events for Friends and supporters of the museum.

📢 There is a lot going on in June at St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery.Please head to our website via the link in our bio fo...
01/06/2026

📢 There is a lot going on in June at St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery.

Please head to our website via the link in our bio for more information on all events, including prices and booking details where relevant. Or give us a call on 01590 676969 ☎️.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon!

Reserve your space now for our workshop'Card Making with Collage':🗓️ 22 June 2026🕣 10:00-12:30🎟️ £29, Limited spaces📍 St...
29/05/2026

Reserve your space now for our workshop'Card Making with Collage':

🗓️ 22 June 2026
🕣 10:00-12:30
🎟️ £29, Limited spaces
📍 St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery
ℹ️ Book via our website (link in bio)

A relaxed and fun workshop creating cards and illustrations with collage. Artist Deborah Hillyar will guide you through designing and making colourful greetings cards to take home with you. 💌

Working with hand printed papers, you will build your design using a few simple shapes and learn the importance of colour, contrast and composition in creating striking and unique artwork.

We hope you enjoyed May half term. If you went away, we wish you a safe journey home but don’t overload your luggage, es...
28/05/2026

We hope you enjoyed May half term.
If you went away, we wish you a safe journey home but don’t overload your luggage, especially when traveling by horse. 🧳

📷 Horse drawn cart laden with sacks
Photograph taken on the bridge outside Gordleton Mill, Silver Street, in Hordle, around 1910

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Need something to get you out of the sun?Come find us in Pennington this afternoon (27/5/26 3-4:30) for some family craf...
27/05/2026

Need something to get you out of the sun?
Come find us in Pennington this afternoon (27/5/26 3-4:30) for some family crafts.

FREE drop-in session at St Mark's Community Hall

It’s nice and cool at Sway Village hall today. Come and create some masterpieces.Drop-in 11-12:30 FREE family activities...
27/05/2026

It’s nice and cool at Sway Village hall today. Come and create some masterpieces.
Drop-in 11-12:30 FREE family activities.

📚✏️ What we know as St Barbe today was a primary school from 1835 to 1992.There are still a few things in the building r...
26/05/2026

📚✏️ What we know as St Barbe today was a primary school from 1835 to 1992.

There are still a few things in the building remembering of the time before St Barbe, like the clothes hooks.

Do you remember hanging your coat on it? 🧥
Please let us know!

☀️ Half term started, the weather couldn’t be any better and yes, we are open on Bank Holiday Monday!Why not head over t...
25/05/2026

☀️ Half term started, the weather couldn’t be any better and yes, we are open on Bank Holiday Monday!

Why not head over to our café for some light lunch 🥗 and they serve New Forest ice cream too 🍦

The picture shows:

🥙 Buddha Bowl: A bowl of salad leaves topped with cherry tomatoes, avocados, falafels, hummus, carrot sticks, roast red peppers, sesame seeds and sweet chilli sauce (Vgn)

🫓 Flatbread: topped with hummus, roast red peppers, aivar red pepper paste, leaves, cheddar and chilli oil (V)

🥪 Children’s Meal: Half a cheese, ham or tuna sandwich with your choice of bread, hummus, carrot sticks and a homemade oat and triple chocolate cookie🍪
including a juice, milk or squash🧃

But there is more on the menu to choose from including gluten free options as well as daily specials. 🥔🍲🥪🍽️

Today is the day we were all waiting for:🌸Lymington Open Gardens from 2-6pm 🌸St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery and our café ...
24/05/2026

Today is the day we were all waiting for:
🌸Lymington Open Gardens from 2-6pm 🌸

St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery and our café opens at 10am and tickets are still available from our desk.

Come for coffee and cake ☕️ 🍰 and visit the 'St Barbe Open 2026' exhibition before heading to the gardens.

Thank you so much to our Young Curators for the lovely flowers. They upcycled our old banners. They are outside our Open Gardens - have you spotted any yet?

🎉Happy International Elmer Day🎉We had a special visit from the famous patchwork elephant Elmer this week! 🐘 He wanted to...
23/05/2026

🎉Happy International Elmer Day🎉

We had a special visit from the famous patchwork elephant Elmer this week! 🐘

He wanted to make sure that we are ready for him. But had to explain to him that he is a bit too early. So he explored every corner of St. Barbe Museum + Art Gallery including The Old School Café - and he was a big help!

🌈Elmer can’t wait to come back and we are looking forward to having him back:

Elmer and Mr Benn:
The magic of David McKee
11 July – 6 September

Address

New Street
Lymington
SO419BH

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441590676969

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