Slough Museum

About the museum

Slough Museum is an independent charity that collects and shares the heritage of the town. It began collecting in 1985 and opened to the public in April 1986 in a house on Bath Road. In 1997 it moved to the High Street, where it gained full museum accreditation in 2006 before leaving the site in 2011. It then used space in the town’s central library until that closed in 2016.

Since 2023 the museum has been based on the Slough Trading Estate, in a unit offered by the estate’s owner SEGRO. The site holds the collection and an exhibition space, and an exhibition curated with SEGRO covers the history of the trading estate.

The museum also shows eight themed pods in The Curve, the library and cultural centre in the town centre. They range from early local history to Victorian railways, science and innovation, cinema and the stories of communities that settled in Slough. The collection holds around 10,000 objects and photographs.

Highlights

• Eight themed pods at The Curve, from woolly mammoth finds to modern Slough
• Exhibition on the history of the Slough Trading Estate
• Recreated 1930s kitchen and 1950s sitting room
• Stories of the communities that settled in Slough

Permanent exhibitions

• Slough Museum pods at The Curve – Eight themed pods on the history of Slough, from early finds and Victorian railways to science, cinema and migration stories.
• Slough Trading Estate exhibition – An exhibition on the history of the Slough Trading Estate, curated with its owner SEGRO.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Slough Museum (registered charity)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Trading Estate site is entirely on the ground floor and accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible toilets are on the right as you enter. The two parking bays nearest the building are reserved for Blue Badge holders; visitors should tell staff on arrival.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum advertises half-term sessions and regular workshops; details are on its What’s On page.

Getting there & parking

It is about a 7-minute walk from Farnham Road along Buckingham Avenue. By car from the town centre or Reading, take the A4 Bath Road onto Leigh Road and follow it to Buckingham Avenue.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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