Volunteering

Volunteering

Bentley Priory Museum has a wonderful team of dedicated volunteers, who support the Museum in a variety of different roles. Relevant training and support is given to all volunteers.

If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please complete our Volunteer Application Form and return it to the Museum via email to visitorexperience@bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk or by post to Bentley Priory Museum, Mansion House Drive, Stanmore, HA7 3FB.

Volunteering Opportunities

Reception

Our Reception Volunteers are the first point of contact for Museum visitors, welcoming them to the Museum. Roles on Reception include admission tickets and shop sales. Training is provided on our user-friendly touch-screen till.

Room Stewarding

Room Stewards are invaluable in supporting interpretation in our exhibition galleries, from highlighting interesting artefacts to listening to visitor stories about Bentley Priory.

Hospitality

Our Hospitality volunteers support the Museum through serving drinks, light lunches and afternoon teas in our welcoming vintage Cafe.

Museum Learning

Learning volunteers support our term-time school visits and our family activities during the school holidays, from arts and crafts to object handling.

Tour Guides

Our Volunteer Guides offer an engaging tour around the Museum, lasting between 45-60 minutes.

Gardening

Our formal Italian Garden offers a particularly peaceful place for volunteering. Our volunteering gardening session is run on a drop-in basis, once a week.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering

Bentley Priory Museum can offer placements to students looking for volunteering opportunities to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award requirements for Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.

Volunteering positions are available on Saturdays and typically involve front of house activities, such as supporting the Museum’s Reception or Cafe, helping out at special events and enhancing the visitor experience in the galleries and throughout the Museum.

If you are interested in undertaking your placement with us, please complete and return our Volunteer Application Form.

Corporate Volunteering

We can offer placements for organisations looking to undertake a team volunteering day. Please contact us to make an enquiry.