Strawbery Banke Museum, New Hampshire, United States
4.5 (1.144 reviews) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #6 in Portsmouth Historic Sites • History Museums
Definitely Worth A Visit
Experience New England life in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Strawbery Banke Museum is a 10-acre campus dedicated to bringing history to life, from Indigenous history to the present day, in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Tour historic houses on original sites, meet engaging costumed roleplayers, watch traditional crafts demonstrations, and explore historical gardens and landscapes. The museum is a place for children, adults, multi-generational families, and groups to gather and explore. The museum welcomes 110,000 visitors, members, schoolchildren, and volunteers who love New Hampshire history for daily programs, exhibits, skating, and signature special events throughout the year.
Address
14 Hancock St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4669
Mobile
Website
http://www.strawberybanke.org
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 04, 2024, 19:57
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.144 reviews)
Reviews
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4hulagirl98 5:00 PM Jul 20, 2021
Interesting stop
We stopped in town for a break from driving and ended up taking a tour of this place. This place has an interesting history and it was nice to see a community come together to preserve history. At the time of our visit masks were required inside the buildings, but not outside and if there were several people at one house, they asked others to wait a few minutes before entering so you could socially distance. For the houses in which "characters" were present, you did get a fun little backstory. and I do highly recommend listening to these folks as it makes the house much more interesting to look at. We very much enjoyed the war time grocery store- such fun to see and next door to this with all the old war time advertisements. Not all the houses were open when we came as they are doing some renovation. We probably spent maybe 90 minutes here walking around, but you could spend longer. This was a neat stop and if you like history, I recommend it.
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4ThomasTCat 5:00 PM Sep 6, 2021
Many original historic buildings from a bygone era
Even though we are still living through a pandemic, Strawberry Banke had several of the buildings open and some roleplayers were in the village, as well. If we were allowed to go inside to tour the building, there was a flag posted outside. Every day they hand out a visitors guide indicating what is open and where the costumed characters will be. We especially enjoyed talking to the skilled craftsman in the Dinsmore Shop who was making barrels. The Shapley-Drisco House, divided into to different eras - l790's on one side and 1950's on the other was interesting because it showed the differences in furnishings and lifestyles for each of those periods of time. We spent several hours walking around and enjoying what this museum had to offer.
