Red House Museum and Gardens Red House Museum and Gardens, Quay Rd, Christchurch BH23 1BU, United Kingdom

18th-century workhouse featuring art exhibitions & cultural events, plus a cafe, a shop & gardens.

A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and a regular and varied exhibitions programme.  The museum is a great place to visit with our expanded shop, cafe and 3 gardens.  The Red House is also available for hire for events, parties, meetings and activities.  We have a range of spaces suitable for most needs.

Step into a bygone age and experience the charm and harsh reality of life in the workhouse when children worked from dawn to dusk making watch parts.

Find unusual presents in our shop. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in our cosy coffee area or outside in the sunny courtyard and beautiful walled Herb Garden.

Relax in the aromatic walled Herb Garden featuring herbs and old-fashioned roses, and stroll through the woodland walk in the tranquil South Garden.

Museum

• Exhibits cannot be audio described.
• Tactile signage for exhibits is not available.
• The availability of tactile signage does not depend on exhibition.
• Touch tours are not available.
• Video tours are not available.
• There is not a hearing assistance system.
• There is not a wheelchair to borrow.

Accessible Toilet

• There are accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
• The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people.
• There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
• The accessible toilet is 20m (22yd) from the main entrance.
• The accessible toilet is located in the outbuilding in the garden.
• There is not level access to the accessible toilet.