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What’s Involved

Let the museum come to you and get hands on with history at your own pace. Use this curated box of handling objects to spark conversations about seaside attractions, activities and treats as well as landscape features, weather and seasons.

Relive the heydays of Britain’s great seaside holidays and think about what seaside self-care means to us now. Perfect for use with groups to spark memories of days gone by, and use in schools to explore aspects of Geography, English, History and PSHE curriculum.

What's in the box

  • 1 replica glass penny lick
  • 1 replica ice cream
  • 3 seaside postcards
  • 1 swimming costume and 1 pair of trunks
  • Pairs of sunglasses
  • Blackpool Tower model
  • Blackpool Tower brochure
  • Crazy golf ticket
  • Thimble
  • Cuff link storage box
  • By coach to the Seaside mini book
  • Ceramic man in bathing suit
  • Bucket
  • Punch, Judy and Crocodile puppets
  • 2 records from the Tower Ballroom
  • A box of “seaside treasure” - shells and driftwood
  • Drinking bottle
  • Fish and chips wooden toy
  • Camera
  • 2 packs of cards
  • 100 years of the Seaside book

Please note: All ‘Museum In A Box’ loan boxes need to be collected from and returned to Portland Basin Museum. As these loan boxes are part of our handling collection, from time to time we may need to remove or replace some objects.

The box dimensions are approximately 520mm x 440mm x 310mm

Cost: £41 per week (or £7 per day for community groups)

Costs

Boxes cost £41 per week (or £7 per day for community groups)