Museums · South East England
National Poo Museum
National Poo Museum — museum on the Isle of Wight.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Lake · 0.6 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
National Poo Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Part of Sandown Barrack Battery. Wikidata describes it as: "museum on the Isle of Wight". Coordinates: 50.6504°, -1.1604°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The National Poo Museum on the Isle of Wight, southern England, was a museum dedicated to the collection, conservation and display of faeces. The museum, which opened on 25 March 2016, originally as a mobile museum, is now permanently located at Sandown Barrack Battery. In 2025, the museum went on a year-long road tour, and therefore was in hiatus at the normal location. It is not permanently closed.
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Background
Description
The faeces are displayed in resin spheres, where it can be viewed and held. The process involves drying the poo, which can take up to two weeks, before it is encapsulated and placed in a vacuum chamber, so that air bubbles are removed. The main aim of the museum is to break down the 'taboo' surrounding poo in human life, and the museum hopes to do this by receiving donations of poo from celebrities.
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- Coordinates
- 50.6504, -1.1604
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Sandown
- Postcode
- PO36 9EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Established
- 2016
- Nearest railway station
- Lake — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Mo-Fr 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.poomuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q65044482 (CC0)
- wikipedia: National Poo Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Poo Tree Exhibit.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Poo Museum?
- National Poo Museum is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO36 9EB), in the parish of Sandown.
- When was National Poo Museum built?
- Built or established in 2016.
- Is National Poo Museum a protected site?
- Yes — National Poo Museum is part of the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to National Poo Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Lake, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO36 9EB.