Ryde District Heritage Centre
Ryde District Heritage Centre
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Lorraine C
4 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
If you have any interest or connection with Ryde, this little museum is a must visit. I loved all the old photos and the very personal artefacts.
Written 14 June 2023
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Tigi_Higgins
Mendip Hills Somerset764 contributions
Sep 2020
Amazing to see so much information about Ryde. Seeing cattle arriving on the island by boat, painted exactly as my own great great grandfather brought them to the island was especially emotional
Written 5 September 2020
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Lynne L
Wilmington, UK12 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We spent longer in here than we anticipated we would. Friendly volunteers and they even had reading glasses to use if you forgot your specs. Reasonable entrance fee and accompanied children under 16 are free.
Written 1 March 2020
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Bug863
Bournemouth59 contributions
Dec 2019
We wanted to see the Donald McGill postcard museum which is in the same location as the Ryde Museum. Entrance to both is the bargain price of £4. We spent a couple of hours wandering the various rooms here. What a fantastic array of exhibits. Love a town museum!
Written 15 December 2019
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Church family
8 contributions
Aug 2019
Fab little museum full of all sorts of interesting stuff, including some good stuff on Hovercraft history. Great way to lose a couple of hours.
Written 23 August 2019
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Wheelchair Lady
2 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
What a shame I cannot visit this facility. Being a wheelchair user I am denied access. This is normal for the Isle of Wight which does not generally welcome disabled people.
Written 15 June 2019
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Andrea2978
Fareham, UK261 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
We didn't know it was there, we were trying to go through the arcade but the words 'underground' and 'museum' caught my eye and I persuaded my other half to go down the stairs. Greeted by the loveliest gentleman who clearly loved Ryde and his job. Well you could spend hours down there and not see everything (in fact we had to miss the naughty post cards for fear of missing our ferry, but will be back!). Never have I seen so much and so many exhibits in such a small place. Though it is a tardis. Then we got a tour of the unique ice well that they are trying to turn into a proper exhibit once health and safety is met. People should visit this museum, its a treasure trove with a very modest entrance fee.
Written 7 May 2019
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Framilymac
Isle of Wight39 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
Take a while to wander the cellars that house the centre, it's worth it! I kept finding myself transfixed by the pictures and videos shown on screen! The Donald McGill museum is down there too
Written 18 April 2019
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Georgina M
Ryde, UK215 contributions
Jun 2018 • Solo
I called in to the centre to see if I could find out more about the building where I live, and the street. The three gentlemen were enormously helpful and went to a lot of trouble to show me some fascinating photos from the last century of my street. They have some wonderful resources available, documents, maps as well as photos, and if you want to begin some research connected to your location, this would be a great place to start.
Written 7 November 2018
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kevincrowley88
Rochford, UK13 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
I must admit, that when I first went down the stairs to the Museum, housed in the basement of the Arcade in Ryde, I thought it might be a pleasant diversion for a half an hour or so. How wrong I was. I must have been there for the best part of 2 hours and was totally enthralled!
I paid the modest £3 entry fee and was given a summary of the two exhibitions on offer. Off I went, working my way around the first group of small rooms, learning about the early History of Ryde. Same Gentleman then reappeared and asked me if I would like to see the ice well. The trouble he took to explain the history of the well and the building above it gave me a fascinating insight into 19th century Ryde. The rest of the exhibits charted various aspects of the towns history with a lot of detail regarding wartime on the Island.
Having been round the Heritage society exhibit, I then looked around the seaside postcard exhibition, which is included in the price. Three members of the Society were there and we had a fascinating conversation about a number of topics.
They describe the exhibition as quirky. Must agree! One or two exhibits are difficult to view but there is so much to see. My only sad comment was that I was the only visitor for my entire stay. It deserves so many more visitors. A gem...go and see it!
I paid the modest £3 entry fee and was given a summary of the two exhibitions on offer. Off I went, working my way around the first group of small rooms, learning about the early History of Ryde. Same Gentleman then reappeared and asked me if I would like to see the ice well. The trouble he took to explain the history of the well and the building above it gave me a fascinating insight into 19th century Ryde. The rest of the exhibits charted various aspects of the towns history with a lot of detail regarding wartime on the Island.
Having been round the Heritage society exhibit, I then looked around the seaside postcard exhibition, which is included in the price. Three members of the Society were there and we had a fascinating conversation about a number of topics.
They describe the exhibition as quirky. Must agree! One or two exhibits are difficult to view but there is so much to see. My only sad comment was that I was the only visitor for my entire stay. It deserves so many more visitors. A gem...go and see it!
Written 2 October 2018
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