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Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens

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The stately home of Quex House is home to the Powell-Cotton collection of African artefacts and natural history. Over the years 1885 to 1939 Major Percy Powell-Cotton and his family amassed an amazing collection of oddments, from mammals to carvings, covering Africa, India, and the Far East.
Historic House: Quex House is a relaxed, genteel building, home to the Powell-Cotton family. There is a fascinating museum of African and Oriental life oin the site. The house itself offers an enjoyable mix of fine furnishings in an informal, setting. Among the many articles on display are antique clocks, English glassware, silver, and paintings.
Quex Park, Birchington, Kent, England, CT7 0BH

About Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens
Attraction Type: Museum
Location: S of station and church, via Park Lane
Website: Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens
Phone: 01843 842 168
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OS TR309 683
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Durlock Lodge - 2.5 miles from Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens Ramsgate, Kent From: £62.00

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Margate
Visitor Information Centre
12-13 The Parade
Margate
Kent
England
CT9 4AX
Tel: 08702 646 111
Fax: 01843 292 019
Email: tourism@thanet.gov.uk
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