Fri 11 Sep 26
Fri 11 Sep:1300-1630; Sat 12 Sep:1300-1630; Fri 18 Sep:1300-1630; Sat 19 Sep:1300-1630; Free Entry.
2 Victoria Parade, Broadstairs CT10 1QS
Heritage Open Day: Small museum celebrating Charles Dickens' long connection with Broadstairs (1837-1851) open Free of Charge for Heritage Open Days. Dickens House Museum is housed in the cottage that was Charles Dickens' inspiration for the home of Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield.
Visitors to Dickens House Museum will see items that once belonged to Charles Dickens including letters written about Broadstairs, his writing box and mahogany sideboard, along with a fine collection of prints by H K Browne (Phiz), one of Dickens' principal illustrators. There are also displays of Dickensian memorabilia, Victorian costumes and Victoriana, as well as a feature on Our English Watering Place. It was in 1851 that Charles Dickens wrote this affectionate record of the town and its inhabitants...
