About the Heritage Centre
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White Waltham: 90 Years of Aviation History
Five lectures to mark the 90th Anniversary of the opening of White Waltham Airfield in November 1935. Few active grass airfields have such …
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Boundary Walk 2025
On the first Sunday of October our Manager Saneela Hanif will be joining trustee Richard Poad on the 13-mile Maidenhead Boundary Walk Richard …
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BOOK YOUR OCTOBER HALF TERM SPITFIRE FLIGHTS NOW
The October school holidays are not far away now, so it’s time to book your Spitfire Simulator flights and look forward to a …
Online Exhibitions
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Littlewick Green
Ruth Bowler, Custodian of the David Jarvis Collection, has selected a range of historical images and provided a commentary which confirms Littlewick Green …
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Let’s celebrate!
The people of Maidenhead like a celebration, and have been marking coronations, jubilees and royal weddings for many a year – as well …
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Jewel of the Thames
We’ve prepared a set of slides as an introduction to Maidenhead’s fascinating history from the earliest times. You can view the whole exhibition …
From The Hall of Fame
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Battle of Britain VC learned to fly in Maidenhead
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Sir Nicholas Winton
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George Edward Wade 1853 – 1933
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Stirling Moss
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Amy Johnson CBE
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Julian Grenfell
Online Exhibitions
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Women in Green
In 1937 Britain introduced Air Raid Precautions (ARP) because of the threat of aerial bombing. Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, set up the …
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WW2 Posters
During the Second World War (1939-1945), posters were used to get across basic messages to the public. How many of these posters do …
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Town Centre 1964
These photographs are part of a collection believed to have been taken by Gordon Slater, Chairman of Maidenhead Civic Society, in 1964. Gordon …
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All the World’s a Stage
Opened 23rd February 2020 All the World’s a Stage was the exhibition running when Maidenhead Heritage Centre closed for the Covid-19 outbreak. Photographs …
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Memories of D-Day
Twenty local people were interviewed in 1994 (the 50th anniversary of D-Day) to share their memories, whether on the beaches, at sea with …
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Skindles
Our online exhibition tells the story of “Skindles” and the central role it has played for over 150 years in the fashionable Maidenhead …
Visiting
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Visitors’ comments
We welcome your comments, whether on TripAdvisor, Facebook, Google, email or in the visitors’ book on the front desk. Please contact us directly …
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School & Group Visits
We offer a range of workshops for KS1 and KS2 that can be delivered in your classroom. Workshop KS1 KS2 The Romans …
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Visit the centre
This page covers our opening times, how to find Maidenhead Heritage Centre and accessibility information. Our opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday from …























