Honeywood Museum by Carshalton Ponds
Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3NX Telephone: 020 8770 4297
e-mail:
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Site last updated
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Honeywood Museum named Sutton's top attraction more....
Honeywood is the Museum for the London Borough of
Sutton
Curator: Jane Howard
MUSEUM OPEN: 11am - 5pm Wednesday to Friday
10am - 5pm Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays
ADMISSION: Adults £1.60, Children 80p
FREE ADMISSION to Shop and Tea Rooms
Wheelchair access to ground floor, Gift Shop and Tea Rooms - toilets and
parking bay for disabled
Our Tea Rooms will be open for
teas, coffees, soft drinks and cakes
during the weekends of 24th/25th May and 7th/8th June
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Please note:
no admission if wearing Heelys or similar footwear |
The core of Honeywood dates from the 17th century but the building has many later additions including major extensions of 1896 and 1903 when it was a house owned by John Pattinson Kirk, a London merchant. The house is rich in period detail and much of the interior has recently been restored to the 1903 colour scheme. There is a billiards room with its original Edwardian table and fittings.
Honeywood contains displays on the history of the local area including Henry VIII and Nonsuch Palace, the River Wandle, Victorian Carshalton, Edwardian toys and local railways. There are hands-on children's activities and crafts. Also to be seen are many fine paintings showing the local area in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There is also a Gift Shop, with a fine array of unusual gifts, souvenirs and local history publications for all the family.
Honeywood Museum named Sutton’s top attraction
Honeywood
Museum in Carshalton has been named as Sutton’s most popular local
attraction in the national Pride of Place poll.
Honeywood took 40% of the public vote in a national online poll
conducted by DirectGov for the Department for Communities and Local
Government. Over 100 councils took part in the Pride of Place poll,
which invited visitors to click and vote for one of ten locally
nominated top spots. In all, 36,800 people went online to vote for their
favourite place.
Neighbouring Sutton Ecology Centre came second in the poll with 22% of
the vote.
Cllr. Colin Hall, Executive Councillor for Environment and Leisure said
“I’m thrilled to see
Honeywood
Museum gaining public recognition. Honeywood is a stunning local
landmark that fully deserves to top the Pride of Place poll. It’s a
place that the whole borough is justly proud of. The 10 sites featured
in the Pride of Place poll are certainly some of the most outstanding in
the borough, but we have a lot to be proud of here in Sutton. Our
diverse mix of historic and modern, urban and green spaces are all part
of the rich tapestry that makes up our borough. We were delighted to
take part in the Pride of Place initiative and I would like to thank all
those who took part and voted for their favourite place in Sutton”.
As well as displays on the history of the local area and a number of
fine paintings depicting the borough in the 19th and 20th centuries,
Honeywood offers hands-on children's activities and crafts. To find out
more about future events and exhibitions at Honeywood Museum, visit this
website from time to time or pick up a copy of Heritage Happenings from
your local library.
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We have been pleased to welcome
visitors since 14th January 2006
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Elizabeth Price, the author of these web pages,
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