Booth Museum of Natural History

It is a very beautiful and interesting place. It is possible to see many animals. animals all died 200 years ago and they look alive there are quite a few specimens in the bird section. It is recommended to go.

Free old-style museum of birds in cases that started as a private collection of birds by a wealthy British eccentric. A tremendous collection of butterflies and insects has been added. Also a collection of skeletons! And great human children sound effects by screaming school groups! Worth the time! Open 4 days a week.

An excellent little museum curating the collection of Edward Thomas Booth a Victorian collector who insisted in the terms of donating the museum to the City that his Victorian-era dioramas, mostly of stuffed birds and other animals not be altered. As such the museum now works as a fascinating time capsule into a past era of museums. The museum itself does a great job modernising around its innately old-fashioned contents, with interactive elements, crafting/drawing areas for younger children, trails and videos of an actor reading out excerpts from Booth's original notebooks in character as Booth (mostly about his love of birds and hatred of the local cats).Entry is free, the staff are consistently polite and the gift shop is decently stocked. 100% recommend a visit.

Fantastic hidden gem! Amazing taxidermy, free entry (suggested donation is £3) and loads for kids to do. Today we got to do screen printing, for free! Not too hard to find on road pay and display parking nearby that's not too expensive (for Brighton). Staff really friendly. Toilets clean.

I have lived in Hove for a long time and had never visited the Booth museum but what a little gem. OK it might not be to everyone's taste but it was so interesting! Free entrance! My 2 and 3/4 year old grandson loved the activities and I think the added touch of free torches, magnifying glasses, etc is a great touch for little people!

Absolutely brilliant couple hours spent here. An unplanned trio and not expecting much but it's completely filled with things to look at and interactive bits for kids. My 1 and 2 year old loved it.

The museum was lively when my friend and I arrived! The animal displays were also varied to show the habitats of the birds, and some included prey. Not all of the animal names were visible in the glass cases portion, and there weren't additional placards providing information about each species, which I would've liked, but I may have also missed a QR code or something that led to an online guide.The back portion was no less fun, and the informational placards there had some humor! There was one about the rhinoceros skull with artificial horns that poked fun at their value-- since they weren't real, they couldn't be used in Chinese medicine or we'd be sick or sold at cocaine-level prices.Anyway, it's a quaint smaller museum in Brighton :) I liked it for an afternoon activity to spend a few hours in.

This is a free museum where you can see the vast collection of largely taxidermy and skeleton amassed by a local Victorian collector.

Tad dark and cold but the collection is great and it's a fantastic little museum. Hidden gem.

Probably not everyone's 'cup of tea' but my 8 and 6 year old loved it and I couldn't help but admire the skill of the taxidermist!The museum has made a lot of child friendly crafts available which my two thoroughly enjoyed.We went round twice then played the 'Find me an...' game.I also liked the tactile exhibits, it's nice to be able to go somewhere the children are invited to touch and explore.The park and cafe across the road made it a complete day out for us.Looking forward to a return visit.