Heath Robinson Museum

I only found out recently that this place existed, and what a little gem it is. We had pre-arranged with the manager that we could put our small dog in her doggy pram and bring her with us - its wonderful to find a place that is so accommodating. The staff were friendly and informative, which helped make the experience such a joy. The museum is small, but a real treasure. Most of us oldies will be familiar with something being described as Heath Robinson" from the eccentric contraptions he drew

Small but delightful quirky drawings, very good shop. Excellent cafe in biilding opposite, plus lake, ducks and budgies!

What a lovely find in a park! I loved finding Heath Robinson illustrations as a wee boy and to find his museum open, well staffed and well supported is a joy. There is a wonderful interactive room for children of all ages up to grandparent (!) and an exhibition of HR work and a further gallery, this month with the art and history of wood carving. The cafe next door was equally well stocked, staffed and reasonable, overlooking a pond full of birds. The photo is a detail from an illustration that numismatists will recognise as a gold coin grading system, still in use today.

I was privileged to be on a private guided tour for a group before the museum opened to the public. The gallery is well laid out and takes you on a chronological journey through the life and work of Heath Robinson. The rooms are light and airy, and the shop is well stocked.

It's surprising how few people remember Heath Robinson. His wonderful cartoons and excellent sense of humour seem to have been quite a constant in my life. Think of the artist version of PG Wodehouse. This museum for him is small but perfect, capturing his origins, with and talent superbly. There's a very good cafe adjacent as well!

Very nice day out in Pinner even though it was raining

It's a nice and easy place to visit. Not too far from Pinner station with two car parks close by. When we visited there were two galleries open. One was illustrations by Heath Robinson of work by Rabelais. I didn't find that part enjoyable although the illustrations were excellent, the subject matter was disturbing. The other gallery was charming and had the more fun aspects of Heath Robinson's work. The space is limited but there is an interactive display with a much wider range of material available. The Heath Robinson inspired computer is great fun. You can breeze through the displays in minutes if you want but you can easily spend an hour or more there if you read the information, talk to the volunteers and look at the interactive displays and models.

This is a sweet little museum and gallery tucked away in north-west London. However while the space is small a great deal of material is on show and, like Heath Robinson's artwork, it all rewards close attention.While, I suppose, Heath Robinson was not a major artist" he was remarkably prolific and endlessly imaginative. There's a good reason why his name lives on through the very English concept of wacky

We visited Pinner specifically to come and see this small museum and had bought our tickets in advance, which I would recommend.What a pleasure to spend time looking at so many brilliant examples of Heath Robinson's illustrations and artwork!There are two small galleries here....one is a general history of gallery explaining and showing the artistic development of this master illustrator which many examples of his humourous and more serious drawings. I've always loved his wartime drawings....The second gallery exhibits Heath Robinson's Shakespeare illustrations which are very fine and very worthwhile taking time over.There is also a really good shop with some lovely books and prints of his work. I asked and the man on the reception confirmed that they have a full online shop service, so if you have a lengthy underground/ train journey home, as we had, you can order for delivery.We were impressed! It was well worth an hour and 40 minute journey to come and have a look at this excellent small museum! I can heartily recommend a visit if Heath Robinson's illustrations interest you. Plenty of information on the website.

Wonderful displays, friendly staff, and a great shop. Cafe bearby too!