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Prescot Museum is now nestled at the heart of a brand new £1.2 million multi-function building: The Prescot Centre. The new Prescot Museum sees a contemporary space merge with a traditional museum. Following its relocation from Georgian premises to ...
Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea. This award-winning museum is located on the historic Shiprow and incorporates Provost Ross's House, which was built in 1593. The Maritime Museum houses a unique...
The Judge's Lodging was once called 'the most commodious and elegant apartments for a judge in all England and Wales' (Lord Chief Justice Campbell, 1855), decay beckoned Radnorshire's disused Shire Hall into obscurity. Now, aided by an interior hardl...
Late 15th-century town house. Located near the harbour in this historic walled town, the house is characteristic of the area at the time when Tenby was a thriving trading port. On the ground floor at the rear of the house is a fine example of a 'Flem...
Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery houses exhibitions from local prehistory to the Dark Ages, Brecknockshire town and country life, natural history, art and historical objects....
Howell Harris Museum is a small museum with displays on life of Howell Harris, founder of Welsh Methodism, and of the 'Trefeca Family' community he founded in the old house in 1752....
The Radnorshire Museum, part of Powys County Council Museum Service, can be found in the centre of Llandrindod Wells, holds artefacts relating to the former county of Radnorshire and is housed in the old Carnegie Library. Llandrindod Wells, one of t...
The Cambrian Woollen Mill is on the outskirts of the smallest town in Britain, Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys Mid Wales, the smallest town in Britain. The mill lies beside the River Irfon on the edge of the Eppynt and Cambrian Mountains, with the Brecon Be...
The Owain Glyndwr Centre is built on the site of the famous parliament held in 1404 at which Owain was crowned Prince of Wales. The Centre hosts a new interactive and informative exhibition on the life, times and vision of Owain Glyndwr. The Owain G...
The Powysland Museum displays illustrate the history and development of life in Montgomeryshire from the earliest prehistoric settlers to the 20th century population. Within the entrance hall to the museum the visitor is reminded of the initial purpo...
Ceredigion Museum is housed in a restored Edwardian Theatre. It has been described as 'one of the most beautiful museum interiors in Britain'. Ceredigion Museum is a vibrant, welcoming institution which through well thought out displays and exhibiti...
Here at the Carmarthenshire County Museum you can find out more about Carmarthenshire's past in the county museum. A range of fascinating artefacts from mammoth bones and Roman gold are on show along with treasures like Welsh dressers and paintings p...
The Museum of Speed in Pendine was opened in 1996. The museum focuses on the use of the sands at Pendine for land speed attempts and racing. The main exhibit for the summer season is 'Babs', the motor car used by Parry Thomas on his fatal attempt at...
Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort is nestled deep in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, there's really no other place like it. Step back in time at Castell Henllys, a unique Iron Age hill fort recreated with fantastic replica Iron Age roundhouses, b...
Scolton Manor Museum and Visitor Centre is set in a traditional Victorian country house, Scolton Manor was designed, built and furnished by the local firm of architects William and James Owen. Completed in 1842 the house cost just under 3,000 pounds ...
Blackpool Mill Museum is a 19th Century water mill on the banks of the Eastern Cleddau River. It retains many original features and associated tools are on display. There are Local crafts and gifts available and the cafe serves meals / snacks....
The National Coracle Centre is a Museum and Workshop of Coracles from around the world set in the grounds of a 17th Century Flour Mill beside the beautiful Cenarth falls famed for its Salmon Leaps and 200 year old Bridge over the Teifi River. The Mu...
Fagans is one of Europe's leading open–air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction. It stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle, a late 16th-century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth. ...
Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier exhibits artifacts from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards). 24th Foot ( South Wales Borderers), The Welch Regiment (41st & 69th Foot), and The Ro...
The Firing Line Museum is located in Cardiff Castle. Firing Line is a World-Class exhibition commemorating over 300 years of proud and distinguished history including the Battle of Waterloo 1815, Rorke's Drift against the Zulus 1879 as well as rec...
The Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery houses the first steam whistle, the first voting ballot box and dresses by Laura Ashley and Julien McDonald. The surroundings, Cyfarthfa Castle, home to William Crawshay II and family, serve as a reminder ...
The Winding House in New Tredegar is THE museum for the Caerphilly County Borough. Newly opened, with an exciting and varied exhibitions and events programme, fully equipped research room, coffee shop and gift shop. It tells the history of the Cou...
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park The country park has a variety of habitats covering over 100 hectares of land and water, with some areas designated a S.S.S.I (Site of Special Scientific Interest) protecting the rare and diverse plant and animal spe...
Set in a Georgian Stable Block, with central courtyard, the stone archway and cobbled walkway gives a wonderful ambience to the start of your visit. Pontypool MuseumThe Museum houses a collection of local artefacts with an outstanding display of J...
The Rhondda Heritage Park based at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Trehafod, is one of the top heritage and cultural visitor attractions in South Wales and provides a fun and interesting day out for individuals, groups, school children and student...
The first in Wales. Award winning from 1976. It's located in the Afan Valley only six miles from the town of Port Talbot, among beautiful hills where men once tunnelled for coal. They hacked away to fill the trams hauled by horses to daylight. Then f...
The Egypt Centre is the largest collection of Egyptian Antiquities in Wales and is open to all Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. Hands-on activities are available as well as an exciting display of Egyptian artefacts including weapons, jewellery, c...
The Cater Museum houses many artifacts of Billericay and contains a lot of local information. The 18th to 19th century red brick building is tiled and has dormer windows, one of which depicts the war time practice of applying tape to reduce flying...
Bocking Windmill is a post mill with a 2-storey roundhouse, built in 1721 and moved to its present site in 1829. It ceased working at the outbreak of the First World War and was renovated externally in the 1980s and internally in the 1990s. Most m...
At Braintree Museum the story of the Braintree District and its diverse industrial and cultural history unfolds. The main galleries examine the development of the area from prehistory to the twenty-first century, focusing upon the textile and manu...
Great Bardfield Cottage Museum is a 19th century village lock-up and recently renovated 16th century charity cottage housing agricultural and domestic artefacts from 19th and 20th centuries, plus rural crafts such as straw-plaiting and corn-dollies. ...
Cressing Temple takes its unusual name from the medieval monks of the Knights Templar who founded the two vast 13th century timber barns, which form the centrepiece of this delightful rural estate. The Tudor Walled Garden is inspired by an age wh...
Our aim is to make the past come to life at Brentwood Museum with an exciting collection of everyday objects from previous generations. Even the Museum itself is part of Brentwood's history. It is housed in a quaint little 19th century cemetery lodge...
The Burnham on Crouch and District Museum is situated on the Quay at the junction with Coronation Road. It is devoted to the History of Burnham on Crouch & the Dengie Hundred area. The Museum consists of two floors and a mezzanine, with exhib...
Mangapps Railway Museum is a privately owned working railway and museum established on a farm at Burnham on Crouch, Essex. It features a ¾ mile standard gauge passenger carrying line, with restored stations, signal boxes and ancillary equipment rem...
Housed in the historic former Canvey & District bus Depot built in 1934 and vacated by Eastern National in 1978, the Castle Point Transport Museum is home to over thirty old and rare buses and coaches alongside vintage commercials,military and emerg...
Canvey Island was drained and embanked by the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden in the 17th century. Numerous Dutch workers and their families settled here and they built rather unusual octagonal cottages of which two still survive. One cottage,...
Chelmsford Museum tells the story of the county town from the Ice Age to the present, including new displays on the more recent history, and festivals and music. There are additional displays on natural history, art, glass and pottery, as well as ...
The Museum's collection consists of objects, paper documents and photographs relating to the history of the force from 1840 to the present day. Why does Essex Police have a Museum? We are very fortunate to have a Police Museum which is open to th...
The East Essex Aviation Society and Museum has been housed in the historic Martello Tower at Point Clear since it’s first opening to visitors in 1986. The Tower is one of the first Napoleonic Forts built in 1806 on the East Coast to repel any poss...
Coggeshall Museum opened in 1990 in an annex to St. Peter's Hall (now the Village Hall) in Stoneham Street. The hall itself was formerly one of Coggeshall's breweries but since the 1920s has been a focus for many of Coggeshall's community activities....
Brightlingsea Museum has collections that represent collections of objects, photographs and pictures illustrative of the social and economic history of the town and its immediate surroundings over the past 700 years, in particular its Cinque Port con...
Follow in the footsteps of Roman soldiers, Norman invaders, the Witchfinder General and the devastation of Queen Boudica. Explore over 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history in this magnificent Castle! There is so much to ...
Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum displays are open to the public in one large room and two smaller ones, in the old British School at Kelvedon. Documentary archives are kept in controlled conditions in a fourth room; subject to proof of iden...
Hollytrees Museum displays three centuries of fascinating toys, costume and decorative arts displayed in an attractive Georgian town house from 1718. Parkland children's play area, shop, sensory garden. An important part of Colchester's rich hist...
The Mersea Island Museum is an independent museum established in 1976 and occupying purpose-built premises in the centre of West Mersea, just to the east of the Parish Church. The traditional local activities of fishing, oystering, wild fowling a...
The National History Museum lets you get a fascinating chance to get closer to nature. Find out about wildlife habitats, biodiversity and climate change. Did you know that there was an earthquake in Colchester in 1884? Or that mammoths and hippo...
Thorrington Tide Mill is a picturesque, medium-sized, timber-framed, tide-driven watermill, dated 1831, in the ownwership of Essex County Council. This has a breast-shot waterwheel and 3 pairs of millstones. It is one of only a handful of tide mil...
Tiptree Tearooms, Museum and Jam Shop was started over 50 years ago, John Wilkin began collecting the paraphernalia of preserve making and Essex village life. The museum is jam packed giving an insight into developing technologies and a glimpse of...
Valence House Museum is the only surviving manor house in Dagenham. It dates back to Medieval times and is still partially surrounded by a moat. Following extensive refurbishment, exciting new Galleries tell the story of Barking and Dagenham and i...
Visit Castle House and you will find the largest single collection of Munnings' works, fittingly displayed in the home he was so proud to own. In the gentle tranquil beauty of the English country garden stands Munning's studio, left much as it was...
North Weald Airfield was the famous Battle of Britain fighter base - RAF North Weald - near to the Essex town of Epping and easily accessible from London. The airfield is still very active, and on most summer week-ends visitors may see some of the ve...
The Thurrock Museum and Heritage Services displays archaeology, social, agricultural, industrial and maritime history of the Thurrock area....
The Museum of Harlow is located in the picturesque former Mark Hall stable block and kitchen gardens The Museum of Harlow offers a unique opportunity for visitors to discover the rich history of the town they see around them. The Museum uses objec...
The Harwich Lifeboat museum houses the old Clacton offshore lifeboat the "Valentine Wyndham-Quin", which is a 37ft Oakley class of lifeboat. She was stationed at the Clacton Lifeboat station between 1968 -1984 and completed many honorable services. ...
The Harwich Maritime Museum which superb nautical displays are housed in a decommissioned lighthouse with excellent views over the harbour and its unending shipping movements. The lighthouse that previously occupied this site was painted by John C...
Maldon and District Agricultural Museum features a large collection of vintage farm machinery, domestic bygones, wirelesses, photographs and clocks. ...
Maldon Museum, the "Musuem in The Park" exhibits items directly related to the District, whether they are domestic, industrial, natural or manufactured, discovered locally or collected from afar. The Maldon Museum is housed in an Edwardian buildin...
The Museum of Power is housed in a former Pumping Station and newly refurbished, the museum contains a fascinating collection which ranges from a working overhead machine shop to a petrol powered iron. The jewel in our crown is the 'Lilleshall' tripl...
Manningtree and District Local History Museum has a large collection of items relating principally to the town of Manningtree and the villages of Lawford and Mistley and the River Stour. Other items relate to ‘BX Plastics’ Brantham and Cattawade ...
The Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum displays World War II memorabilia in and around the old hospital buildings behind the U.S. 381st Bomb Group memorial. ...
The Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre is housed within Magazine No.5 of what was once the Royal Magazine for Gunpowder situated on the banks of the River Thames. Constructed in 1759, the five magazines and Proof House were used to test, store ...
The Rayleigh Windmill Museum was built in about 1809 and is a Grade II listed building. The first floor of the Windmill houses an Accredited Museum, particular emphasis is placed on the collection of photos, archives, wartime, domestic, farming a...
Saffron Walden Museum opened in 1835. With wide-ranging collections, from moccasins and mummy cases to mammoth tusks and Wallace the lion, it still contains much to "stand awhile and admire". This award-winning, "friendly, family-size museum" is ...
Walton On The Naze Maritime Museum is a 120-year-old former lifeboat house, carefully restored with exhibitions of local interest particularly maritime, urban, geological and seaside and development. Currently restoring a 100-year-old Norfolk and ...
Battlesbridge Antiques Centre comprises over 80 dealers housed in a variety of old buildings and courtyards. Also housed in the Battlesbridge Antiques Centre is a vintage motorcycle museum....
Dorothy L Sayers Centre houses a collection of over 400 volumes of her novels, essays, plays, poetry and religious writing together with biographies, critical and other allied works and publications of the Dorothy L Sayers Society, including the volu...
The Central Museum has displays of local history, geology and wildlife. Upstairs, Southend Planetarium allows visitors to sit back and enjoy a 40-minute tour of the universe presented by a guide. The Museum organises many events and exhibition...
Southchurch Hall museum is housed in the half-timbered medieval manor house, which dates to the early 14th century. The Museum is laid out in a series of period rooms and is an ideal setting for discovering what life was like in medieval, Tudor, S...
Prittlewell Priory Museum is a stunning building which tells the story of it's former residents. From the Cluniac Monks in the 13th Century to the Victorian Family, the Scrattons, the last to live in this wonderful home. ...
The Museum will bring back fond memories for some and will be a brand new experience for younger generations. Climb aboard an original 1949 train and remember days gone by. We have pictorial displays, working penny slot machines, an original Toastr...
Alan Goldsmith, owner and curator of the toy museum, was born during WWII, during a time in British history when so many sacrifices were made for the war effort in every walk of day to day life; toys were one of these sacrifices. Alan’s passion ...
Epping Forest District Museum tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in south Essex from the earliest inhabitants to the present. Based in the historic Waltham Abbey, in a building dating back to 1520, the Museum offers something...
The Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey is an important heritage site with a remarkable true story. The charity which runs the attraction is committed to conserving and sharing the fascinating 300 year history with future generations. This ver...
The Richborough Roman Amphitheatre is evocatively sited amid the East Kent marshes, Richborough is perhaps the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, witnessing both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here. Explore...
Ightham Mote is a superb 14th-century moated manor house. Nestling in a sunken valley and dating from 1320, the house has features spanning many centuries. The most extensive visitor route open since Ightham Mote's acquisition by the Trust includ...
Ashford Museum is housed in a 17th century Grade II listed building, the museum is located close to Ashford town centre and features exhibits associated with Ashford's history. Brief History Ashford Museum is housed in the building which was ...
The museum was formed in 1970 with the aim of preserving the aviation heritage of Kent, with particular emphasis on World War II. Also to promote and develop an aviation awareness in the general public, raising money for RAF and other associated char...
Bethlem Royal Hospital is the original ‘Bedlam’, one of the world’s oldest hospitals for the treatment of mental illness. It was founded in 1247 as the priory of St Mary of Bethlehem; the site now covered by Liverpool Street station. By the...
The Museum at Quex had its origins in a pavilion built in the garden in 1896 to house the growing collection of trophies gathered by the young Percy Powell-Cotton on a series of amazing trips to the wildest areas of northern India and Tibet. Alth...
The Crampton Tower Museum is a fascinating small museum is partly housed in a flint tower adjacent to the Broadstairs Railway Station. The tower formed part of the first Broadstairs public water supply and was put in repair by Thanet District Council...
Number 48 Doughty Street was an important place in Charles Dickens's life where he resided from 1837 until 1839. Dickens described the terraced Georgian dwelling as 'my house in town'. Two of his daughters were born here, his sister-in-law Mary di...
Descend 100 years with each step or by lift to the Roman street level. Stroll through the marketplace, look inside recreated Roman rooms, and discover amazing finds including a hoard of hidden treasure. See how little has changed since Roman times...
Canterbury Heritage Museum houses Anglo-Saxon treasures, Oliver Postgate's Thomas Becket story, the Tudors, Joseph Conrad's study, the Blitz gallery, Stephenson's original Invicta railway engine, Rupert Bear and the real Bagpuss. Around the museum...
Herne Bay Museum and Gallery displays include local paintings, prints and photos, mammoth tucks and fossils from local beaches, coastal wildlife and a Barnes Wallis Bouncing Bomb prototype from World War Two. Among display themes are seaside holid...
Whitstable Museum and Gallery's unique seafaring history is explored, including oyster fishing, diving and shipbuilding. Discover local stories of seaside, floods, the world's first passenger steam railway, shopping, industries, newspaper cartoon ...
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge is an Art Museum and Library situated in the heart of the historic city of Canterbury. Following a careful repair and restoration project the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge re-opened its doors to the public on ...
Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr. It is a hospital in the old sense of the word - a place of hospitality. Since its foundation in the 12th century the Archbishop of Canterbury has been the patron. In recent years the Master of Eastbrid...
Fort Amherst is Britain's best surviving example of a Napoleonic Fortress and is of international historical importance. A fine Napoleonic fort, currently under restoration, with 14 acres of batteries, bastions and tunnels, a working gun battery ...
The Historic Dockyard, Chatham is a stunning 80 acre site with historic buildings, museum galleries, historic warships and a vibrant programme of events and activities. Follow the links on the map to discover all that there is to see and do at The...
Since the 16th century there has been some form of earth dam that has cut Chatham off from the River Medway. This was originally called the Land Wall. In more recent times, it has become the river wall, part of the flood defences. The geography of th...
The C.M Booth Collection of Historic Vehicles is a personal collection built up over 45 years, housed in a museum building that cannot be seen from the road, you must first enter the 'Falstaff Antiques' shop at 63 High Street, Rolvenden. A special...
Cranbrook Museum set in a tranquil garden and housed in a delightful timber framed building dating from 1480 (which is an exhibit in itself. It contains over 6,000 exhibits encapsulating Cranbrook and the Weald of times past with survivals of Roma...
Dartford Borough Museum is a free resource provided by Dartford Borough Council for the benefit of both residents of the Borough and visitors from further afield. Anyone who wants to know more about the Borough of Dartford should visit us, whethe...
The Deal Maritime & Local History Museum is situated in the heart of Deal, just off the High Street, behind Deal Town Hall, which was built in 1803, and opposite St George’s Church and the Chapel Field. The museum is housed on one of the last i...
Owned, operated and maintained by Crabble Corn Mill Trust, the mill was rescued from demolition and opened to the public in 1990. It can now boast to be one of the most complete and working examples of a Georgian watermill in Europe. The current s...
Dover Museum is much more than just a local history and archaeology museum. Situated in the town centre of Dover, Britain’s historic port town, this modern museum tells the story of this rich and important area. Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat ...
The Pines Garden is a spectacular garden to visit in Kent. Six acres of organically managed parkland surrounds the Pines Calyx representing a blend of beauty, innovation and sustainability as well as a tranquil retreat for visitors. Opposite The P...
The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 25 years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. The Painted House was the best preserve...
St. Margaret’s Museum houses a programme of changing displays on environmental themes and local history. Also on display is a tribute to one-time resident of St. Margaret’s Bay, Noel Coward....
Where else, away from the hustle and crowds of London, could you hope to find such a tranquil and exciting treasure as Chiddingstone Castle? A unique and unspoilt castle in Kent. Stunning Egyptian and Buddhist artefacts, magnificent Japanese arm...
Eden Valley Museum is an innovative new museum housed in a Grade 2* listed building. This timber framed mediaeval farmhouse helps to tell the story of the people of the Eden Valley. The displays include modern interactive computers and traditional ex...
Centre of the nation's explosive’s industry for 400 years, the 18th century Chart Gunpowder Mills are the oldest of their kind in the world, powder from which was used at the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Chart Mills were part of the Home ...
Faversham Museum, incorporating the Fleur de Lis Gallery, is housed in the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre in Preston Street and provides an insight into the history of Faversham. It was re-opened in November 2002 after a complete refurbishment of t...
The Railway Museum was created in the 1980s, to capture the history of the Elham Valley Railway Line which ran through the picturesque Elham Valley between Canterbury and Folkestone, from 1884 to 1947. The Countryside Centre is housed in a 290 yea...
Displaying more of Folkestone’s treasures than ever before, the History Resource Centre is now open! Get a glimpse of Folkestone’s extensive and diverse collection. From Roman wall plaster and woolly mammoth teeth, to mine detectors and earl...
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is located on the former RAF Hawkinge, a World War II airfield 4 miles inland from Folkestone, England. It is privately operated and is the oldest museum dedicated to the Battle of Britain. Since opening in 1971, the...
The Leas Lift was originally installed in 1885, in Folkestone, Kent, the Grade II Listed Leas Lift is a funicular railway which carries passengers between the seafront and the promenade. It is one of the oldest water lifts in the UK. The lift ope...
The RE Museum and Library hold over 500,000 objects relating to the history of the Corps of Royal Engineers and the development of military engineering. On display are objects of great significance like the Waterloo map, complete with markings ma...
Finchcocks Musical Museum is set in a fine Georgian manor set in a beautiful garden, surrounded by parkland. It now houses over 100 historical keyboard instruments, of which over forty are in full working order. Finchcocks is truly a living museu...
Cohbam Hall, a beautiful red brick Elizabethan, Jacobean, Carolean and 18th Century style mansion, is set in 150 acres of historic Grade II listed landscaped gardens and parkland and described as "one of the largest, finest and most important houses ...
The Secret Cold War Bunker in Gravesend is a underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend's rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, c...
Herne Bay Museum and Gallery displays include local paintings, prints and photos, mammoth tucks and fossils from local beaches, coastal wildlife and a Barnes Wallis Bouncing Bomb prototype from World War Two. Among display themes are seaside holid...
Hythe Local History Room brings together a wealth of information relating to the town that has been collected over a period of centuries. There is evidence of a settlement of people in this area that goes back many thousands of years, and the doc...
Maidstone Museum was established in 1858 and now houses over 660,000 artefacts and specimens. It is housed in a charming Elizabethan Manor House, in the centre of Maidstone - Kent's County Town. Each gallery will fascinate and surprise; with a wealth...
The Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages offers an insight into the fascinating history of transport and is home to a unique collection of horse-drawn vehicles and transport curiosities. More than 60 vehicles are displayed, from grand carriages such as...
Old Town Hall Local History Museum exhibits lost or discarded items that local beachcombers have found on their walks of the local Margate beaches. Many of the items are on display for the first time having been revealed during the recent re-building...
Bromley Museum houses a considerable collection of archaeologically excavated finds from across the London Borough of Bromley, with many of the finest items on display. These range in date from the Roman period to the 19th and 20th centuries and incl...
Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum houses a wide range of exhibits including Fossils, Roman coins, radios, wartime relics, Victoria costumes, local paintings, and photographs, all set within the distinctive 1,000 year old Gatehousee building. Outstand...
Ramsgate Maritime Museum is situated in the Clock House on the quayside at Ramsgate Harbour, Ramsgate Maritime Museum focuses strongly on Ramsgate and its immediate environs, with a brief introduction to the rest of the region's maritime past. Set...
RAF Manston Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum building is situated on one of the very few surviving airfields which participated in the Battle of Britain. RAF Manston was the closest airfield to the enemy coast and bore the brunt of the early Lu...
On 14 March 1856 Charles Dickens wrote a cheque for £1,790 to buy Gads Hill Place from Mrs Lynn Linton. The house itself cost £1,700 and the extra £90 was for the shrubbery across the road. It is often said that Dickens wanted the house since he w...
The Rochester Guildhall was built in 1687 and is one of the finest 17th-century civic buildings in Kent. Its staircase and main hall have magnificent plaster ceilings, given in 1695 by Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell, who was the Member of Parliament f...
Six Poor Travellers House is a Tudor charity house founded by the Elizabethan MP Richard Watts to provide board and lodgings for six poor travellers and continued to do so right up to the Second World War. The house and charity are immortalised i...
Brenzett Museum is a unique collection of wartime equipment, remains recovered from aircraft crash sites and memorabilia collected and donated to the Museum since it's formation in 1972. Since those early days voluntary members have attempted to ...
The Kentish community of Lydd on the Romney Marsh had until the late 19th Century led a somewhat isolated life from the rest of Great Britain. The Romney Marsh was mostly inaccessible and Lydd and the other communities around the marsh developed ...
New Hall Museum was built in 1575, this old court room contains maps and charts and exhibits found on the Romney Marsh....
White Mill Rural Heritage Centre is a restored Smock Mill built in 1760 with original wooden machinery, a millers cottage with domestic displays, a granary, forge, wheelwright workshop, cobblers shop, farming tools and a cowshed. The Engine House,...
Sevenoaks museum is part of Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope (library, museum and art gallery). The museum has the same opening hours as the library and has something for everyone: • Quizzes, activity sheets and crafts for children • A film about the t...
The Shoreham Aircraft Museum was founded in 1978 by local enthusiasts, whose passion for the Battle of Britain period resulted in the establishment of a permanent display in 1988. The Museum houses hundreds of aviation relics excavated by the grou...
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum tells the story of people who lived here over the past 5,000 years. They have relics from the Stone Age to Modern Times....
Tenterden Museum is housed in a two storey weather boarded building, one of the last representatives in Tenterden of a type of industrial building common in the area in the latter part of the 19th century....
David Salomon's House at Salomons was once the home of three remarkable generations of the Salomons family. It is now part of Canterbury Christ Church University. The Museum celebrates the lives of: Sir David Salomons, the first Jewish L...
Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery has everything from storytelling for pre school children to guided walks for adults, from contemporary art exhibitions to the world's largest collection of Tunbridge ware, Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery ...
Visit this fascinating museum of rural Welsh life, and the birthplace of Sir Henry Jones. Y Cwm is the childhood home of Sir Henry Jones, who from humble origins became a major influence on the education system in Wales. Visit this fascinating ...
At New York Cottages, Penmaenmawr you can come and explore the incredible story of the development of the small coastal town of Penmaenmawr. Built in the 1840's, these cottages were amongst the first properties built in Penmaenmawr to house quarry...
Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery boasts a collection formed since 1884 by Bangor University. Now run by Gwynedd Council, the Museum and Gallery is located near the cathedral in a Grade II listed building that was the Old Canonry dating to the 1870's. ...
Set in the picturesque Port Sunlight village the award-winning Lady Lever Art Gallery houses one of the most beautiful collections of fine and decorative art in the UK and includes many world famous Pre Raphaelite artworks, Chinese ceramics and Wedgw...
The Jewel Tower dates back over 700 years and is an intriguing visitor attraction in the heart of Westminster. It was built around 1365 to house Edward III’s treasures and was known as the ‘King’s Privy Wardrobe’. One of only two building...
Ranger’s House is an elegant Georgian villa in Greenwich Park which houses The Wernher Collection, a remarkable collection of works of art amassed by diamond magnate Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912). Arranged within the panelled interiors of this...
Ideal for families – you don’t have to be a railway enthusiast to enjoy our museum! Over 60 TV and film productions have featured our beautifully restored historic railway carriages – sit in them and imagine you’re a film star! Sound and vi...
Castle Park has been awarded Green Flag status, a prestigious award which is the national benchmark for parks and open spaces. This indicates that the park has fulfilled the judging criteria and is a safe, welcoming and well maintained park offering ...
Mill Green Museum is a local history museum for the Welwyn Hatfield District is based in the Mill House, dating back to the 16th century, formerly the home for generations of millers and their families. At Mill Green Museum you can also enjoy a cr...
Kirkham House is a late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages, was restored in the 1960s. Kirkham House is furnished with modern furniture, illustrating traditional craftsmanship and the original use of the rooms. Guided t...
At Hopewell Colliery Museum you can walk through a true Forest of Dean Freemine. See mine workings, some date to 1820's. See the old mine working tools on diplay and visit the Hopewell Colliery Museum cafe....
Goodshaw Chapel is the English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809....
History of Derby House (Western Approaches Museum) Combined Operations, which was responsible for control of the Western Approaches, was moved in 1941 from Plymouth to Derby House, part of Exchange Buildings. The move was instigated by the fact t...
York Castle Museum is one of Britain's leading museums of everyday life. York Castle Museum shows how people used to live by displaying thousands of household objects and by recreating rooms, shops, streets - and even prison cells. York Castle...
Tours of the Olympic Park area A worldwide audience of 4 billion was glued to the TV all summer watching the heroics of the world’s greatest athletes as they competed in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now we all have new sporting heroes. ...
London has been a source of fascination for at least three hundred years, and for over a hundred of these its moving image has attracted audiences around the world. Indeed London was one of the cities where moving pictures began, in the 1890s, and Qu...
At the London Film Museum visitors can discover exciting new insights into the life and career of Charles Chaplin, the boy from the London slums who won universal fame with his screen character of the Tramp, and went on to become a Knight of the Brit...
The Musical Museum contains one of the world’s foremost collections of automatic instruments. From the tiny clockwork Musical Box to the self playing ‘Mighty Wurlitzer’, the collection embraces an impressive and comprehensive array of sophisti...
Experience the new Emirates Stadium Tour - Hear it from Heroes. See it for yourself Arsenal Emirates Stadium Self-Guided Audio Tour Let a host of Arsenal stars share their match-day experiences with you as you explore behind-the-scenes at ...
The Wembley Stadium Tour From England's glorious World Cup victory in 1966, the unforgettable Live Aid concert in 1985, FC Barcelona's stunning UEFA Champion's League triumph in 2011 or the historic ongoing tradition of the FA Cup Final, the W...
Heugh Battery Museum encourages people to understand war and conflict and the impact it has both on those at the Front but also those who are left behind at home. The venue is divided across three levels with the underground magazines, the parade gro...
Twickenham Stadium Tour A tour of Twickenham Stadium is a fantastic way to discover more about the iconic home of England rugby. Every corner of this unique venue holds a special piece of history and our highly knowledgeable guides will ev...
Take this opportunity to discover the skill of the jeweller's craft and enjoy a unique tour of an original jewellery factory, frozen in time. For over 80 years the family-run firm of Smith and Pepper produced jewellery from the factory that is now th...
The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, London's first home for abandoned children and of three major figures in British history: its campaigning founder the philanthropist Thomas Coram, the artist William Hogarth and the comp...
Enjoy the fun and games at Liverpool Football Club. Or even take a guided tour around the Club and see the Trophies and the history of players past and present. A truly fantastic day out for any supporter. When your a fan of the reds you'll be sur...
The International Slavery Museum tells the history of the slave trade around the Industrial revolution....
From the sea to the stars, a visit to World Museum reveals millions of years of the Earth’s history through thousands of exhibits and hands on activities. Find out how humans have created the world we inhabit. From Africa to the Americas, Asia ...
Drop anchor at the Albert Dock and explore the Merseyside Maritime Museum - it's a great day out. Discover the story of the Titanic, learn about the Battle of the Atlantic and marvel at Liverpool's maritime past, at one of the city's most popular att...
The HM Customs & Excise National Museum tells the exciting story of smuggling and contraband from the 1700s to the present day.
The museum holds the national collection of the Department of Customs and Excise, one of the most important collection...
The stunning new Museum of Liverpool is the world’s first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city, demonstrating Liverpool’s unique contribution to the world. Museum of Liverpool Showcases popular culture while tackling socia...
Slough Museum has two exhibition galleries. The "Journey Through Time" gallery tells the story of the people, places and events in Slough from prehistory to the present day and the "Slough - in Focus" gallery....
The British Cycling Museum in Camelford, Cornwall, is a place that if you love cycling you'll love this a great museum. With over 400 examples of cycles since 1818, an old cycle workshop, cycle medals and so much more.
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Actual fossils, dinosaur skeletons, and life-size dinosaur reconstructions combine with multimedia, hands on, computer and CD-ROM displays to excite, enthral, and entertain the visitor. The Dinosaur Museum has been extensively featured on television ...
Throughout the twentieth century, some of the world's fastest and most revolutionary motorboats were designed and built in Britain. The best of these extraordinary machines are preserved at the Museum.
You can trace the history of these fascinatin...
For over 200 years Cannon Hall was home to the Spencer-Stanhope family who made their fortune in the local iron industry. In the 1790's the architect John Carr of York enlarged the hall and redesigned the interior.
In 1957 the Hall opened as a mu...
Although the majority of the collection is Cars, the Museum also houses an impressive collection of Lorries, Motorcycles, Mopeds, Push bikes, a large selection of vehicle manuals and other archive material....
There really is something for everybody, with five magnificent galleries themed on War, Tournament, the Orient, Self-defence and Hunting. You'll marvel at our priceless displays including Henry VIII's magnificent tournament armour and the awesome 16t...
Eureka! The Museum for Children is the first and foremost hands-on children's museum in the UK and is designed especially for 0 - 11 year olds.
With more than 400 must-touch exhibits and a full programme of events and activities, you'll be amazed...
At Weston Park Museum you'll be able to explore the world and its past, from millions of years ago to the present day.
Children and adults will love the animated new displays, specially designed to delight even our littlest explorers. From Egypti...
Housed in an early church schoolhouse, the collection includes a number of important pre-Conquest early Christian memorials....
This is the only museum devoted to the terracotta warriors - now regarded as the 8th Wonder of the Ancient World - outside of China. See unique museum replicas of the terracotta warriors from China, reconstructions of costumes and armour and multimed...
Don't miss Edward Bear and his people-sized family of bears in this delightful museum. From the earliest teddies, of 100 years ago, to today's TV favourites, they're all waiting to greet you at this enchanting family museum. Teddy Bear lovers of all ...
As well as being informative, the Museum allows visitors to have a 'hands-on' experience of history, with regular cookery sessions on the restored Victorian Range, fun events for all the family, an interactive Jungle playroom for the kids and even th...
Located in Rotherham Arts Centre, the museum brings the Regiment's story vividly to life using a unique collection of military objects and personal memorabilia. There is no better place to experience more than 200 years of military history from the S...
Country house created out of a medieval abbey, the home of William Henry Fox Talbot, a pioneer of photography. Founded in 1232 and converted into a country house c.1540, the fine medieval cloisters, sacristy, chapter house and monastic rooms of the A...
Museum of domestic life in a 16th-century house. In this splendid quayside house visitors can experience the lives of families who lived here from Tudor to Victorian times. Of particular interest is the Conspiracy Room, where the trial and execution ...
Museum showing aspects of the life of children over the past 200 years. Housed in the 19th-century service wing of Sudbury Hall, the Museum contains fascinating displays about children from the 18th century onwards. There are chimney climbs for adven...
Excavated Roman bathhouse and site museum. Letocetum was an important staging post on the Roman military road to North Wales. Foundations of a mansio (Roman inn) and bathhouse can be seen, and many of the excavated finds are displayed in the m...
This 17th-century building housed the Assize Courts, which judged the more serious crimes such as murder. Today it is home to the Abingdon Museum....
Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum in Cambridgeshire has a unique and fascinating history. Founded in 1159 as a Benedictine monastery, it then became a retirement home for elderly Knights Templars. After the Templars' suppression for alleged heresy ...
The museum comprises an elegant three-storey Georgian villa housing six rooms of exhibits covering Hugh Miller's life and work, and the thatched 18th century cottage next door where he was born
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The Salt Museum in Northwich, Cheshire, has just been awarded a quality mark for the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service. Participating attractions are assessed by an unannounced visit, which takes place at any time when the attraction is op...
Visit Sunlight Vision to understand and appreciate the wonder of Port Sunlight Village. Sunlight Vision Museum offers a glimpse into the social history of Port Sunlight Village during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The museum will help you to discov...
The Botanic Gardens Museum has NOW CLOSED. There is an exhibition showing the first 200 years of Southport's history from the late 'Duke' William Sutton's bathing hut of 1792 upto the present day. The museum also has a natural history col...
Enter the fascinating world of this internationally famous Museum and have a unique experience, it marks the culmination of a dream by Ex-Racing champion Brian Radam. His interest in this type of equipment stems from early involvement in the family b...
The Williamson’s annual exhibition programme includes the Wirral Spring Exhibition of Art & Photography, which is an open exhibition available to any artist or photographer with Wirral connections – if you were born or educated, live or work in W...
The Glenn Miller Museum is at Twinwood Control Tower on the historic RAF Twinwood Airfield in Clapham and this is where the legendary WWII bandleader disappeared from during WWII. Twinwood Arena holds various outdoor music festivals throughout th...
Wardown Park Museum is situated in a beautiful landscaped park around one and a half miles north from the centre of Luton. Discover displays, objects and old photographs about the history of Luton and its people as well as activities, events and ...
The Wirral Museum, formally the Birkenhead Town Hall, is situated in Hamilton Square. The square is one of the finest Georgian Squares in the county. It was the dream of William Laird he wanted it to be the centre of his Birkenhead, city of the futur...
Birkenhead is the historic home of the first street tramway in Europe. It was here on August 29 1860 that Europe's first tramway was established, running from Woodside to Birkenhead Park. This early system was horse-drawn and was the brainchild of ...
Thurleigh as an airfield dates back to July 1940; the museum was opened in July 2002 and houses a large collection of artefacts to recreate the activities and atmosphere of the airfield and the surrounding area during the war years. 306th Bombardm...
The Bunyan Museum tells the story of this renowned author, pastor and preacher. Visitors to the museum are able to take a walk through Bunyan’s life and times. On entering the museum, visitors are greeted with a three-dimensional model of Bunya...
Middlesex University's MoDA has rapidly become known as the museum of the history of the home. Varied exhibitions give a vivid picture of domestic life in the first half of the twentieth century whilst also looking at contemporary design, art and iss...
Have you ever wondered just what goes on behind the scenes at Goodison Park? Have you dreamed of walking down the tunnel to the roar of 40,000 fans? Do you want to know where exactly in the dressing room your favourite players get changed or where th...
The Harris Museum offers the best of Preston's heritage in a beautiful Grade 1 Listed building. What's more, we're free! We have something for everyone; collections of paintings, sculpture, textiles, costume, glass and ceramics as well as the story o...
The National Football Museum is home to the WORLD'S most important footballing collections including the official FIFA Collection. This contemporary styled museum also features a number of exciting interactive displays including an invitation from Ga...
The Museum of Lancashire offers a real family day out. Housed in Preston's Old Court House the museum allows you to experience days gone by. Take a stroll along a 1940's street, take cover in the Anderson shelter when you hear the air raid siren and ...
The railway opened to the public in September 2005 and quickly became the winner of the 'Heritage Railway Associations Small Group of the Year Award' for 2005, and later shortlisted in the 'Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award' in the 2006 tour...
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has a compelling story to tell. It represents one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. Over one million people in the UK are employed in some way with the road transport industry and its...
The Museum of the Queens Lancashire Regiment tells the story of the Lancashire Lads who came to and from Preston and the towns of Lancashire to serve in the regiment (now pa) and its county regiment predesessors. The extensive regimental collections,...
The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the United Kingdom. 70 historic aircraft are displayed in three wartime hangars and within The National Cold War Exhibition. This landmark building costing £12.5...
The Cider Museum is housed in a former cider factory and visitors can walk through original cider cellars. View cidermaking equipment and memorabilia, a cooper's workshop, vat house and a display of 18th century cider glasses and 19th century waterco...
In the National Waterways Museum ( Boat Museum )Ellesmere Port in Cheshire you can Transport yourself back to a fascinating part of history, brought to life at The National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port (Junction 9,M53) Wander around the seven a...
The Cheshire Military Museum's exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of VE and VJ day, was a great success. After mentions in the local press, people from Chester and many overseas visitors came and took in the photographs, the Instrument of Surren...
The Silk Museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, within the Heritage Centre follows the story of silk from its origins in China, along the silk route to Britain and its establishment in Macclesfield. An award winning audio-visual presentation tells of ...
West Park Museum in Macclesfield,
Cheshire, has Collections comprising of a wide range of fine and decorative art material and objects relating to local history. This includes the famous Giant Panda. The paintings date from the 19th and early 20th...
The Museum of Policing in Cheshire preserves and researches the heritage of policing in the county since the first force was founded in 1838. Murder weapons and inkpots, forgeries and pigeon carriers, photographs and records - you can see it here or ...
The Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism in Crewe Cheshire occupies the former Sunday School room, built in 1914 to the memory of Hugh Bourne, who started many Sunday Schools and whose life-long concern was to bring children to God...
This unusual and fascinating museum used to be one of the best kept secrets among Cheshire's many attractions. Over the past few years it has undergone some major changes and is now recognised as one of the Country's leading specialist museums. Situa...
The Edward Jenner Museum, in the historic town of Berkeley, is housed in the elegant Queen Anne house which was Dr Jenner's home from 1785 until his death. Displays celebrate the life and work of this world famous 18th century doctor who was also a m...
Norton Priory Museum and Gardens in Runcorn, Cheshire, is a fantastic day out, with an award winning museum, excavated medieval ruins, the spectacular St Christopher statue, the lovely Walled Garden and the extensive woodland and sculpture trail. We ...
Chester's Grosvenor Museum has the biggest collection of local and international history. Discover 2000 years of life spread over three floors of a classic 19th century building.
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Llandrindod Wells, Powys: The National Cycle Museum is one of Europe's premier cycle collections. Over 250 machines displayed in an art nouveau building. Bicycles, tricycles and machines from 1820 to the present and a wide range of cycling related ar...
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is where Museum meets theatre. You'll be 'transported' by helicopter to the replica flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL. You'll see fighter aircraft and two enormous projection screens showing jet fighters takin...
For generations, we've collected key exhibits from all over Scotland and beyond. Viking brooches, Pictish stones, ancient chessmen, medieval oak carvings, ornate quaichs and Queen Mary's clarsach.
The unusual, the weird and the wonderful - all und...
War and military service have touched the lives of countless Scots, leaving their mark on Scotland's history, image and reputation abroad. Here, in the magnificent setting of Edinburgh Castle, explore over 400 years of the Scottish military experienc...
National Museum of Costume is NOW CLOSED. Explore the social functions of the clothes in the collection in their country house setting. Follow the story through each room of the house as it reflects a different period and event. Many of t...
The Museum exhibition building links the past with the present and explains how agriculture and country life still has a significant role in all our lives today. Three main galleries, Land, People and Tools use objects, illustrations, text and multi-...
The East Fortune site itself is steeped in history. In 1919 the R34 Airship took off from East Fortune to make the first east-west transatlantic flight. Now, Hangar 4 is home to Concorde G-BOAA, the first of the British Airways Concorde fleet to fly...
Our collections represent astonishing diversity, from fossils showing evidence of the earliest forms of life, to the rich artefact collections representing other world cultures. Material evidence of Scottish history and culture from the earliest time...
The Transport Museum, Wythall is home to a large collection of Midlands buses and battery electric vehicles. The museum is open every weekend from March to the end of November. From May to August the museum is also open Wednesday afternoons with a ...
The Market Hall Museum houses displays of local archaeology, natural history and geology. A huge brown bear will be the first to greet you in the Museum entrance, and there are wilder beasts to follow. Track the early history of Warwickshire and find...
A kitchen full of drawers to open and cupboards to explore, a Discovery Room for the under 5's and a Victorian school room. Really experience how people lived in the past. The displays include a costume gallery and the Museum of the Royal Warwickshir...
Discover a fascinating world where costumed characters demonstrate life in the industrial age. Experience how the Black Country used to be, taste the difference with world-famous fish and chips from the 1930's Fried Fish Shop, washed down with a pin...
The Museum combines permanent collections of art, geology and fossils with contemporary exhibitions, local interest shows and hands-on exhibitions related to the school curriculum. There is a gallery devoted to dinosaurs with a changing programme of...
Situated in the historic Glass Quarter, Broadfield House Glass Museum is one of the best glass museums in the world. It has a magnificent collection of British glass, much of it made locally, dating from the 17th century up to the present day. An e...
This modern museum traces the developments of postal services both in the U.K and world wide, with particular references to the Bathonians Ralph Allen and John Palmer....
Since opening to the public in April 1993, the Museum has gone from strength to strength, and has become one of the most extensive collections of East Asian art outside London. With a collection of almost 2,000 objects, ranging in date from c.5000 BC...
Opened in 1885, the collections cover fine art and applied arts, archaelogy and ethnography, natural history, social history. The Museum has the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works in the world, as well as Old Masters and Impressionists.Recent...
The Museums Collection Centre is only open to the public on open days. Guided tours of the Museum Collections Centre are available for groups. The Museums Collections Centre in Nechells has brought together 80 per cent of Birmingham Museums and Art G...
Castle at the head of the point of land Kinnaird Head (cinn na h’airde in Gaelic) means ‘at the head of the point of land’. One look at the map is enough to show that this particular point of land beside Fraserburgh is no ordinary promon...
Strong point on the Tay ‘Broughty’ probably means ‘strong point on the Tay’. We cannot be sure when the mouth of the Tay was first fortified, but the present castle was built at the end of the 15th century. In 1490, the 2nd Lord G...
Meigle Museum has an impressive collection of Pictish carved sculpture, including cross slabs, recumbent gravestones, a hogback stone and rare architectural fragments. These demonstrate both the artistic vigour of Pictish society and the skill of its...
Kinneil House and Kinneil Museum are set in a public park, the oldest part of the house is a 15th century tower remodelled by the Earl of Arran between 1546 and 1550 and transformed into a stately home for the Dukes of Hamilton in the 1660s. The g...
Creating a stink For upwards of 130 years – from 1839 to 1973 – Biggar Gasworks made coal-gas for the town and surrounding district. It was one of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland, and among the last to close. Not long aft...
Whithorn Priory and Museum is set on one of the earliest Christian sites in Scotland, Whithorn was traditionally held to be founded by St Ninian in the 5th or 6th century. In the 12th century a priory for Premonstratensians was built here and became ...
Find out about this historic market town from prehistory to the present. Displays include a Victorian kitchen, saddler's workshop and a 1950s grocery shop. Housed in a hunting lodge within the ruins of the Norman castle, it also has special exhibitio...
Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. The wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing are among Chepstow's many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. Phot...
Horatio Nelson was born in Norfolk, died at sea and is buried in London. However, Monmouth is home to one of the best collections about the famous admiral in the world. Find out about Nelson's life, loves, death and commemoration. The museum moved ...
Penrith and Eden Museum is located at the heart of the busy market town of Penrith. The Museum is located in Robinson's School, an Elizabethan building dating from the mid 1600's and used as a school until the mid 1970s. Inside you can explore the hi...
On show are swords, kurkis, commemorative boxs and plates. models carved in ivory, photographs, paintings, Indian army cap badges and buttons. There is a tiger skin which was shot in the Saugor area in 1915. Clothes worn by E.M. Forster when he was s...
Aldershot Military Museum tells the story of the home of the British Army from its creation in 1854 to the present day. Photographs, models, displays and an original Victorian barrack room with period uniforms and furniture depict a soldier's daily...
Andover Museum traces the history from Saxon times to the present day. The museum is a former town house of about 1750, visited by Jane Austen, who wrote about the 'highly extolled staircase', and 'elegant drawing room'....
Curtis Museum has one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire, exploring 100 million years of history Displays include prehistoric tools, Roman pottery reconstruction, Saxon burials, the Battle of Alton 1643, the notorious tale of Sweet ...
Discover Eastleigh's past, and meet Mr and Mrs Brown a local locomotive engine driver and his wife. There is always something new to see with a regularly changing programme of special exhibitions, workshops, talks and events, plus Family Friendly act...
Make a voyage of discovery about Gosport in this exciting display, with objects, display panels and set pieces which trace the story of Gosport through the centuries. Explore Gosport's deep rooted links with the Navy and its role as a garrison town, ...
Havant Museum will close to the public on Saturday 28 March as part of the process of integrating with Havant Arts Centre to become Havant Arts and Heritage Centre. In January 2010 a brand new, exciting, Local History display will open in Havant Arts...
The Museum of the Iron Age tells the story of Danebury hill fort which lies to the south west of Andover. The hill fort was excavated by Professor Barry Cunliffe between 1969 and 1988 and is one of the best studied sites of the British Iron Age....
Imagine an open-air museum inside a massive modern building a network of streets with shops, a village green and even a pub... dating from Victorian times and the 1930s it's fun... a surprise around every corner!...
A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.
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Fareham's local museum, tells the story of the Borough from Portchester to Warsash, from Hill Head to Swanwick. Set in a fabulous Georgian building, the museum is right in the heart of Fareham town centre.
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Basingstoke's Willis Museum, housed in the Old Town Hall, is in the historic heart of Basingstoke close to Festival Place, the busy town centre. Discover Basingstoke and Deane's past, from the rich archaeological heritage beneath our feet right up to...
The Bront's are perhaps the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now the Bront' Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861 and the place where great, romantic novels such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights were written. ...
Experience the building of the MV Rangitane for the New Zealand Shipping Company through the eyes of the men who built her from the riveters to bowler hatted gaffers. Watch the history of Clyde Shipbuilding from its heyday to its near demise in our a...
Discover the world's first commercial ship model experiment tank, the length of a football pitch, and see the ship model carriage running. Experience the working environment of the model makers, clay moulders and carpenters in 1882. Try your hand at ...
Explore the Linthouse engine shop, Scotland's "Cathedral of Engineering", a Victorian Glass-roofed building from 1872. Build and test your own model boat, or learn to manoeuvre a remote-controlled boat in our indoor boating ponds. See our coll...
Step inside the Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capital’s turbulent past. Discover prehistoric London, see how the city changed under Romans and Saxons, wonder at medieval London and examine the tumultuous years when Londo...
From Roman settlement to Docklands’ regeneration, unlock the history of London’s river, port and people in this historic warehouse. Discover a wealth of objects from whale bones to WWII gas masks in state-of-the-art galleries, including Mudlarks,...
With its wonderful history and outstanding collections there is always something to inspire at The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle. One of the most important museums outside London, it contains the greatest collection of European fine and decorate art...
We welcome visitors from all over the world, to enjoy a fascinating insight into England's greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar's life and music, family and friends, musical development and inspirations....
For a fascinating day out, visit England's leading Museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life. The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum near Chichester, West Sussex, is home to over 45 original buildings which have been rescued from destr...
The Operating Theatre (operating or emergency room) is found in the roof space of an English Baroque Church. At first glance this placement seems bizarre. But it makes more sense when it is realised that the wards of the South Wing of St. Thomas's Ho...
This truly amazing museum contains one of the world's top three collections of miniatures, from remarkable copies of antique furniture in beautiful tiny room settings, to everyday objects at sizes you just won't believe!
With over 50 tiny rooms t...
Worcestershire County Museum is housed in historic Hartlebury Castle, home to the Bishops of Worcester since 850. The museum collection ranges from toys and domestic items to beautiful costume and ancient archaeological finds....
The collections held by the Museum Service relate to the history of the Barrow area from prehistoric times to the present day. This section of the website is designed to give a flavour of each of these collections. The Dock Museum currently holds app...
The North East's "Small Visitor Attraction of the Year" - Killhope is a great day out for all. Come and see how Victorian lead mining Families of North Pennines lived. Accompany one of our award winning friendly and knowledgeable guides on an under...
Take a guided tour around the cottage where Wordsworth wrote his most brilliant poetry, with stories about daily life there and the antics of many famous people who visited. Entry includes the Wordsworth museum and a gallery showing a changing progra...
Travel back in time and get a vivid insight into rural Scottish life 200 years ago! Housing one of Scotland’s finest folk collections, this museum shows exactly how the country’s rural workforce used to live. Six charming 18th-century cottages co...
Millom Folk Museum was started in 1974 and for many years resided in part of Millom's library. During this time, many artefacts, documents and photographs were collected and donated. Due to the small space available at the library, only a tiny portio...
The V&A Museum of Childhood aims to encourage everyone to explore the themes of childhood past and present and develop an appreciation of creative design through our inspirational collections and programmes. The Museum is part of the V&A family of mu...
On the banks of the Beaulieu River, in the heart of the New Forest, you will find the peaceful haven of Buckler's Hard. Originally called 'Montagu Town' by John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, Buckler's Hard developed as a thriving shipbuilding village where ...
Step back in time and explore how medicine has changed with our brilliant hands-on exhibitions, and get the most out of your trip with fun activities, fantastic games and resources for teachers. You can learn while your having so much fun!
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Remains of a Roman fort at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. Interactive museum, viewing tower and reconstructions of a bath house and Wall section....
The Museum holds a unique collection of artefacts and is the only place where you can learn the full story of this remarkable woman. The Museum is independent and opened in 1989. It has over 2000 artefacts and aims to show the extraordinary life ...
The Horniman Museum, through its collections and related exhibitions and events, seeks to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments. The Museum has three permanent collections (Natural Histor...
Welcome! To over 30,000 motoring related exhibits including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully presented in a rather quaint former Shire Horse Stables and courtyard setting. A curious and educational atmosphere generating intrigue and nostalgia....
Founded in 1796, Kendal Museum's fascinating collections include local archaeology, history, geology and a natural history collection from around the globe. We also have a changing programme of temporary exhibitions and displays , events, walks and t...
Laurel and Hardy Museum in Ulverston Cumbria welcomes you to the world famous museum devoted to Laurel & Hardy in Ulverston, the town where Stan was born on 16th June 1890. Everything you want to know about them is in the museum. The late Bill Cub...
Discover the place where Abraham Darby I made the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal. It was this that helped build iron to be the crucial material of the Industrial Revolution. The museum helps bring back to life the revolutionary method...
Jackfield was once at the centre of the world's tile industry. Jackfield Tile Museum is housed in a vast Victorian factory and commemorates the ornamental tiles that once charned the Empire....
Coalport China Museum was residence to the famous companies until 1926 and is housed with the best examples of their labour....
Broseley Pipeworks was once a striving factory producing clay pipes by the millions and exported them throughout the world, now sits abandoned. It still well preserved and remains as if the work force has just left moments before you arrive....
The King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum is based on the history of Cumbria's County Infantry Regiment, local Militia and Volunteer units from 1702 to present times. It is housed in Carlisle Castle, which is a magnificent medieval fortress....
Museum of Lakeland Life in Kendal Cumbria, is award winning Museum takes you and your family back through time to explore the story of the Lake District and its inhabitants. Isolated before the arrival of the railway and motorcar, this area developed...
Located on the historic site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station, housed in five listed buildings, MOSI's fascinating galleries and outstanding collections tell the story of Manchester's scientific and industrial past, present a...
RAF Millom museum is based upon the RAF Officers Mess set in 25,000 square feet. We have over 30,000 exhibits, Weaponry and Military Vechiles among much more. A great day out for the whole family....
Set in the stunning location on the cliffs looking over the Solway Firth, positioned next to a Roman fort dated around the first Century AD, then rebuilt whilst Hadrian was in power. The museum houses one of the largest groups of inscriptions and Rom...
Tullie House is for children and adults, no matter what your age is you will find something to enjoy. We have hands-on exhibits and games, from climbing our to scale section of Hadrian's Wall to using a roman weapon! Your visit will take you through ...
Llangollen Museum tells the history of the region from the Stone Age, Romans and the Normans and carries you through the past two centuries. Discover about the stories, myths and legends and the people from the past which made Llangollen what it is ...
The highlight of any visit to the National Coal Mining Museum for England is the underground tour, which lasts an 1 hour and 15minutes. Experienced local miners guide parties around the underground workings, where models and machinery depict methods...
Housed within 3 huge halls you can discover all about trains in the National Railway Museum. Their are daily demonstartions, talks and a miniature railway rides as well as a childrens play area to ensure a great family day out....
Learn of the life of Lloyd George the man who was Prime Minister during the first World War. Lloyd George was also the gentleman who gave women the right to vote....
Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum has a variety of attractions for all visitors. You can visit our Aviation Museum or take a flying lesson. Why not come and visit us today!...
Nestling side by side in the quiet village of Helmshore in the stunning Rossendale Valley are two original Lancashire textile mills: Higher Mill and Whitaker's Mill together known as Helmshore Mills Textile Museum. Here you can trace how cloth produc...
Welcome to the Scottish Mining Museum, a 5 Star visitor attraction which provides a great day out for all ages! We're based at one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian colliery in Europe, the Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, just ni...
Rochdale Pioneers Museum in Lancashire takes you back in time to 1844 and helps you discover the modern Co-operative movement....
Find out all you want to know about our wonderful town and people. But that's not all; with an array of artefacts from around the world we're sure to open your eyes, so drop in for a visit and be inspired by all that Bolton has to offer. Open since 1...
Portland Basin Museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse in Ashton-under-Lyne. The museum combines a lively modern interior with a peaceful canal side setting. It is an exciting family friendly museum, with somet...
Welcome to the Museum of the Manchester Regiment. The Museum tells the story of generations of Manchester Regiment soldiers through two hundred years of service from 1756 until 1958. The museum tells their unique stories through the objects they left...
Setantii is an exciting museum exploring the history of Tameside from Celtic times to the present day. Families will love the olden day figures, replica armour and the Anderson air raid shelter with its wartime sound effects. Visitors can discover h...
The Ruskin Museum holds the most extensive collection in the Lakes of the work of John Ruskin ( 1819 - 1900 ) , one of the greatest and most influential of the Victorians artist's , critic of art and architecture , moral pundit , social commentator ,...
The Museum tells the story of Bushey and its unique artistic history. It has a large collection of works and articles relating to Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA and his world-renowned Art School. Also on show is the Lucy Kemp-Welch Memorial Trust Collect...
Hertford Museum was built in 1903 and is housed in a 17th century town house with a beautiful Jacobean style garden. The museum has altering temporary exhibitions and hosts events and activities throughout the year....
The British Schools Museum is located in a exceptional plot of buildings and tells of the history of Britains education from1810 to 1969....
Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery comprises of six main galleries. One of the galleries being the Yeomanry Gallery, which displays the Artillery used in battle, uniforms and medals of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry.
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A listed Georgian building dating from the 1750 and is the perfect setting for Lowewood Museums impressive collection. Discover the fascinating story of the local area through displays of geology, social history and photographs of town life in the 19...
First Garden City Heritage Museum in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire follows the acorn of Ebenezer Howard's idea through to the realisation of his dream in bricks and mortar and in fields and trees.
His vision of space, sunlight and greener...
Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery occupies an attractive Edwardian building facing Broadway Gardens, in the centre of Letchworth, beside the Library. The museum has four main galleries. Downstairs you can see local wildlife displayed in realistic sett...
The Forge Museum is part of a 17th century barn conversion. The blacksmith's shop and shoeing room were added in 1811. The forge and its two cottages were given to the Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust by Deed of Gift in 1988....
Potters Bar Museum is opposite the building of what remains of the Wyllyotts medieval manor. Findings from archaeological excavations in the local area are on display for all to see, including the likes of medieval items from Wyllyotts Manor....
The Beamish Museum is known world wide, and is an open air museum which tells the story of folk in North East England on two important years in history, the years being 1825 and 1913 .
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The Locomotion railway museum has alot of exhibits. It is housed on a 6 hectare site with historic monuments and buildings which are full of interactive displays. Locomotion combines old world charm, with our original Victorian buildings, with state ...
The Oriental Museum is Britain's first exhibition of contemporary Chinese comics, with over 200 examples of artwork, this new and exciting exhibition gives an look into 21st century China by means of art and stories of Chinese comics....
Discover the story of Durham's famous regiment at the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery. The Art Gallery has altering exhibition programmes.
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This small volunteer run museum is packed with fascinating stories from the past including The Weardale Tapestry, a beautiful 16 foot free-style embroidery depicting Weardale's history. Visit also the historic and beautiful High House Chapel, the ol...
Bayle Museum at one time was the entrance to Bridlington Priory and is a Grade I Listed Building. The museum has interactive activities to tell the history of Bridlington.
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Bridlington Harbour Aquarium and History Museum is a great day out for families. Come and see our North Sea aquarium and the museum which has history of the harbour.
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Skidby Windmill is Yorkshire`s final working windmill....
Skidby is a working windmill, and is home to the Museum of East Riding Rural Life ( Goole Museum and Art Gallery ); the site includes a wildlife garden and acre field. Goole tells the story of the town and port of Goole, and has a large collection of...
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum tells the history about the Port of Goole, transporting coal and the lives of barge families and much more....
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum tells the history about the Port of Goole, transporting coal and the lives of barge families and much more....
Hornsea Museum was established in 1978. Sited in an 18th Century farmhouse and the two adjacent cottages, it is a registered charity (No. 509615) staffed mainly by volunteers.
Over the years Hornsea Museum has won numerous national awards and ha...
Hull and East Riding Museum will take you back in time to, the Iron Age, a Roman bath house from mammoths to Saxon invaders....
Hulls' Maritime Museum gives visitors an insight into the world of Arctic whaling trade. On display we have skeletons of the whales, tools and weapons and much more....
The Streetlife Museum of Transport gives visitors an insight of transport exhibits, from trams to tricycles over the past 200 years....
Wilberforce House Museum explores the history of slavery, abolition and the legacy of slavery today. It is the birthplace of slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce.
The house has recently re-opened after a multi-million-pound refurbishment and i...
Withernsea's Lighthouse is one of only a handful of lighthouses built inland, standing 127 feet (38m) high in the middle of the seaside town. The base of the lighthouse features RNLI and HM Coastguard exhibits, displays and old photographs. There is ...
The West Highland Museum holds fascinating collections of pictures, photographs, archives and artefacts. Every object has a story of its own to tell and all together they throw light on life in the West Highlands from the stone tool cultures of the M...
For 157 years, Blairs College was home to a magnificent collection of paintings, church textiles, sacred silver and Jacobite memorabilia belonging to the Scottish Roman Catholic Church. From its establishment Blairs College was recognised as a saf...
The Gordon Highlanders Museum and Commando are proud to present 'Steadfast! Commando at The Gordon Highlanders Museum', a unique display celebrating over five decades of Commando comics, including a very special exhibition commemorating the 70th anni...
In the centre of Aberdeen, the Museum lies in the University of Aberdeen's Marischal College, the second-largest granite structure in the world. The museum was founded in 1786, with material that has been donated by generations of friends and graduat...
The Museum of English Rural Life is an information centre based around the history of food, farming and the countryside.
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The REME Museum of Technology in Arborfield Berkshire, houses a collection of military vehicles, weapons, medals and other war memorabilia associated with the REME history.
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Located on the University of Reading campus, the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology has the fourth largest collection of Greek ceramics in Britain. Within the museum’s 2000 objects, we also house an exciting collection of Egyptian antiquities, includ...
The Household Cavalry Museum is a living museum about real people doing a real job in a real place. Through a large glazed partition visitors can see the horses in the working stables stalls and at certain times troopers tending to them. Several ...
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation is Berkshire's dynamic contribution to aviation history is graphically re-captured at the museum. Run as a charitable trust, the museum is at the historic site of Woodley Airfield, near Reading, U.K. - once the centre...
A superb day of discovery for all the family.
Explore and experience life in the Chilterns over the last 2000 years – at our award winning open air Museum, a great day out for all the family! With over 30 superb rescued and reconstructed traditi...
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden Buckinghamshire is a great little award-winning Museum with its two biographical galleries and Story Centre is aimed at 6 to 12 year olds and their families. Situated in Great Missenden where ...
Wycombe Museum in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire has exciting hands-on activities. It is a great place to discover the fascinating and varied history of the district and the famous collection of Windsor chairs. Set in beautiful grounds, this delightful...
The Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney Buckinghamshire, was opened in 1900. The house called Orchard Side was at that time owned by Mr W. H. Collingridge and he was persuaded by Thomas Wright of Olney to give the property to the town of Olney as a ...
Few museums in the world contain on a single site collections of such variety and depth as the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridgeshire. Writing in his Foreword to the catalogue of the exhibition for Treasures from the Fitzwilliam which toured the United...
Museum of Technology in Cambridgeshire has exhibits and history about Cambridgeshire....
In 1999 the small Rupert Brooke Museum opened its door to the public. The museum sits on the left hand side of the car park to the Orchard Tea Garden. The museum houses photographs and text of a brief biography on Rupert Brooke. There are also some a...
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences in Cambridgeshire was built as a memorial to Adam Sedgwick and has examples given by high figures such as Charles Darwin and Mary Anning.
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The Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals.
Our collections rival those of the major university museums world-wide, and are used for academic study by researchers within and beyond the University....
Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridgeshire has on display important collections of scientific models and instruments, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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Chatteris Museum in Cambridgeshire is a small museum which displays the history of Chatteris with artefacts and photographs....
Ely Museum in Cambridgeshire tells the history of the local area. We have on display an original prison cell, fossils, Roman remains and more....
Prickwillow Engine Museum in Ely Cambridgeshire, displays a collection of six large diesel pumping engines, all British built and rescued from Fenland pumping stations....
The Stained Glass Museum in Ely Cambridgeshire, the Stained Glass Museum offers a unique insight into the fascinating story of stained glass, an art-form that has been practised in Britain for at least thirteen hundred years. The Museum Trust was set...
The March and District Museum Society was established, initially as an Historical Society, by a group of prominent March people in 1972. The Museum building was erected in 1851 by March Consolidated Charities as a girls' grammar school to be known as...
St Neots Museum in Cambridgeshire also shares the buliding with the St Neots Tourist Information Centre. The museum tells the story of St Neots town and people, you can also find out about St. Neots himself and about the town's vanished Priory....
The Blackout Britain War Museum in Huntingdon Cambridgeshire is filled with everyday items from 1939-45. From evacuation to rationing, bus tickets to bombs, you will find it all here....
The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon Cambridgeshire tells the history of the significance of Oliver Cromwell....
The Norris Museum is the museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. THE OLDEST OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM are the remains of animals that lived here 160 million years ago, in th...
Ramsey Rural Museum in Huntingdon Cambridgeshire is set in a various 18th Century farm buildings. The collections are varied selection of agricultural implements and tools that were once used by local craftsmen. There are a lot of examples of restore...
The Taggart Tile Museum and Gallery in Huntingdon Cambridgeshire is NOW CLOSED....
Did you know there are over 200,000 objects in Peterborough Museum's collection? They range from the most amazing Napoleonic bone palace to the largest fossil fish. The collection covers a great range of objects of national and international importan...
Thorney Heritage Museum in Thorney, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire main aim is the preservation of the heritage of Thorney, and to be a point of contact for education, research and general interest....
Whittlesey Museum Peterborough Cambridgeshire is on the ground floor of the 19th Century Town Hall in Market Street and was opened in 1976. The Costumes Room was once used to stable the town's horse drawn fire engine. Other rooms in the museum are fo...
Wisbech and Fenland Museum in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is one of the oldest museums in the Britain. The Museum also houses two historic libraries and a vast range of archives, holding diocesean and borough items....
Mouldsworth Motor Museum in Chester, Cheshire has some of the finest classic and vintage automobiles and memorabilia....
Cuckooland Museum in Knutsford, Cheshire would like to welcome you to be astonished at the variety, quality and ingenuity associated with the ancient craft of cuckoo clock making. The museum's collection is regarded as the most important of its type ...
The story of Nantwich's fascinating history is brought to life at Nantwich Museum. There, main galleries tell the story of the town in Roman salt making times, Tudor Nantwich's Great Fire (1583), the Civil War Battle of Nantwich (1644), the more rece...
The Cycle Museum in Runcorn, Cheshire has a collection that is one of the most detailed cycle and cycle motor display in the North West. We will also tell you of the history behind cycling....
Warrington Museum and Art Gallery in Cheshire is a Grade II listed building which it shares with the town's Central Library. The Museum and the Library originally opened in 1848 as the first rate-supported library in the UK, before moving to their cu...
In Stockport Story Museum in Stockport, Cheshire, you can experience 10,000 years of Stockport's history, as you travel through time from prehistoric Stockport to present day. Discover the fantastic finds from Mellor, life in Medieval Stockport, the ...
Bodmin Town Museum in Cornwall has an interesting local history museum using photographs, text and artefacts in displays showing rocks and minerals, WWI and WWII showcases, model forge, agricultural implements, a Cornish kitchen (Victorian), Bardic r...
The museum houses many artefacts from Congleton's past. Congleton Museum Trust was formed in 1985 by a group of local history enthusiasts to try and pull together as much as possible of the history of Congleton, and to explore ways of exhibiting it t...
The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, has the world's largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts and regalia. The museum has been in Boscastle for over forty years and is one of Cornwall's most popular museums.
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Bude-Stratton Museum in Cornwall tells the story of Bude from the English Civil War up until modern times....
North Cornwall Museum and Gallery opened in 1974, and is a privately owned museum which is set in a building that was originally used for making coaches and wagons. The museum covers many aspects of life in North Cornwall from 50 to 100-years-ago. Th...
National Maritime Museum Cornwall displays a diverse collection of around 140 small craft from Great Britain and overseas, and spreads over the past 150 years....
Enter into the evil yet romantic era of smuggling in Cornwall and see what is probably the finest collection of smuggling artefacts in the country. Smuggling evolved when customs dues were first introduced in the thirteenth century but there was no f...
The Haynes International Motor Museum is the UK's largest exhibition of the greatest cars from around the world. A living and working museum, with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from nostalgic classics of the 50's and 60's, glorious Bentleys and Ro...
The NMES was formed in 1966 by a small but extremely dedicated band of enthusiasts who decided that something had to be done to preserve the steam engines from the textile industries of Lancashire and Yorkshire before they were all scrapped. Of the t...
The Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is housed in a magnificent, ancient building which is one of the oldest in Looe Town. It began life as a single storey Guild hall, in 1450, built to serve the citizens of Looe and it is founded on sand. People come f...
A small museum that tells the history of of this ancient sea-port from earliest times to the present day....
Our collections are extremely diverse, we have material from many wrecks; a wild flower display (during the summer months); Romano-British artefacts; stuffed birds; local art and much more....
Penlee House is the only Cornish public gallery specialising in the Newlyn School artists (c.1880 - c.1940). Set in an elegant Victorian house and park, Penlee House also covers West Cornwall's archaeology and social history, and offers an excellent...
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is housed in secret underground WW2 tunnels, the museum shows the history of telegraphy, which was the forerunner to modern communication systems, as well as detailing the social changes taking place at Porthcurno between ...
At Perranzabuloe Museum you can discover about Winston Graham's local museum and discover the mystical Celtic history, the culture, the people and the many beautiful areas that inspired his memorable Poldark novels.
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China Clay in Cornwall's is the UK's only china clay museum and visitor attraction....
A museum piece itself, the building in which the exhibits are housed was built in 1745 when it was used to construct and repair vessels for smuggling.
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Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is a one off experience, offering a remarkable look into the work and outlook of one of Britain's most important twentieth century artists....
Royal Cornwall Museum is the largest museum in Cornwall with permanent displays regarding Cornwall's history and a range of temporary exhibitions.
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Cromer Museum is a cosy Victorian fisherman's cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th century. Delve into the 'Old Cromer' Gallery with its displays of historic photographs and illustrations of the town. Disc...
The Henry Blogg Museum celebrates the life and achievements of Coxswain Henry Blogg (1876–1954), the RNLI's most decorated lifeboatman During his 53 years of service Henry was awarded three Gold and four Silver RNLI medals for gallantry, as well as...
Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum tells of the local history and archaeology of the Dereham area....
The Hobbies Museum of Fretwork has machines dating back to 1880 with magazines and hobbies dating back from as early as 1895....
Great museum tells of the history and stories behind the 100th Bomb Group....
Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History use to produce gas for the town and is now a local museum....
In the museum, which is a Grade II listed Georgian Merchant's house at 26 South Quay, Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, you can learn about Nelson and the times in which he lived. Using strategy games, battle analysis and character discussion, our ...
This tiny marshman's cottage situated on the River Ant, was home for a whole family in Victorian times. See how they lived and the tools they used for working on the marshes. The cottage also has information and displays about How Hill and the Broads...
The Tolhouse is one of the oldest prisons in the country here you can explore the story of crime and punishment and feel what it was like locked up in the cells. Find out what happened to thieves, smugglers, witches, pirates and murderers when punish...
The Harleston Museum displays many exhibits from the local area, and tells of the history behind Harleston....
The Shell Museum has some of the finest seashell collections in the UK, as well as fossils and bird eggs....
'Home of Seahenge' - Discover the mysteries of this unique 4,000 year old timber circle, explore our full size replica and learn about the Bronze Age people who created Seahenge. Explore the West Norfolk Story, featuring a fantastic hoard of Iceni go...
The Town House Museum tells of the life of the people that lived in Kings Lynn from Medieval times to the 1950s....
True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum tells of the history about the old fishing community....
The Shirehall Museum and Abbey Gardens are housed around the ruins of the Augustinian priory which was the site of the original shrine and holy house and are placed in around 20 acres of natural and peaceful gardens....
The Norfolk Motorcycle Museum displays a range of over 80 motorcycles ranging from the 1920's to the 1960's.
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The Bridewell, once a prison for women and beggars (a 'Bridewell'), currently houses a wonderful collection of historic objects and machinery revelaing how Norwich people earned their living. These themes will be enhanced in the new displays, which w...
City of Norwich Aviation Museum has a variety of aviation material and has on display restored vintage aircraft....
Forncett Industrial Steam Museum has a number of large stationary steam engines....
John Jarrold Printing Museum has a variety of printing machines on display....
The Museum of Straw Work and Crafts displays straw work from all over the world....
The Museum of the Broads is the only waterside museum of the tells the history of Broadland life....
Discover art, archaeology and the geological evolution of Wales. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, we have something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest - and admission is free! Although not the oldest of Amgueddfa Cymru - Nation...
The National Waterfront Museum at Swansea tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years. Our vast industrial and maritime heritage is ready to explore via cutting-edge, interactive technology married with tradit...
With facilities to educate and entertain all ages, Big Pit is an exciting and informative day out. Enjoy a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine with a virtual miner in the Mining Galleries, exhibitions in the Pithead Baths and Historic colliery bui...
Wool was historically the most important and widespread of Wales's industries. The picturesque village of Dre-fach Felindre in the beautiful Teifi valley was once the centre of a thriving woollen industry, earning the nickname 'The Huddersfield of Wa...
Step back in time at the National Roman Legion Museum and explore life in a far-flung outpost of the mighty Roman Empire. Wales was the furthest outpost of the Roman Empire. In AD 75, the Romans built a fortress at Caerleon that would guard the regio...
Dinorwig Quarry closed in 1969. Today - rather than fashioning wagons and forging rails - the workshops tell a very special story: the story of the Welsh slate industry. The National Slate Museum is sited in the Victorian workshops built in the shado...
The 'Henry Ramey Upcher' was a private lifeboat which was in service between 1894-1935. It is on display in her original shed with original photographs....
The collections reflect the town's history from a fishing village to a fashionable holiday destination for families arriving by railway in the early 20th century....
The Iceni Village in Cockley Cley is a historical village and is a great place for all the family....
Swaffham Museum is a social history museum located in the heart of the historic market town of Swaffham....
The Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, tells the story of its past....
The Charles Burrell Museum tells the history of the Charles Burrell Works, the people who laboured there, and the machinery they produced different displays representing different areas of the Works....
The Wymondham Heritage Museum is a traditional museum which tells the history of Wymondham's past....
Set in over 100 acres of magnificent parkland, Preston Hall was built in 1825. The museum provides an opportunity to explore domestic life of the past with the many recreated period rooms ranging from an 1880s parlour to a 1960s bedsit....
The Museum presently has on display over a thousand objects which represent some facet of Guisborough's social history. Displays are changed each year so that different themes can be showcased....
If you like maritime history and ships then The museum of Hartlepool is right up your street. here you can grapple with the press gang at the Napoleonic seaport attraction, join Nelson in Trafalgar or live the legacy of Captain Cook or Hartlepool's ...
The Captain Cook Birth Place Museum opened on the 28th October 1978 - the 250th anniversary of Cook's birth. It is housed in a purpose-built building close to the granite urn marking the site of Cook's birthplace cottage in Stewart Park, Marton, Midd...
The Schoolroom Museum in
Great Ayton is housed in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner. It was here, between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education....
The museum offers a great range of eight themed display galleries, full disabled access throughout and additional facilities such as cafe, on- site collection stores, resources room and education suite.
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Kirkleatham Museum is the local history museum for the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland. It was opened on 5th October 1981, after the rationalisation of the Museums Service. The Service was originally based at the Chapel Beck Gallery, Guisborough and th...
The museum houses the Zetland, the oldest extant lifeboat. Built by Henry Greathead as The Original in 1802, the Zetland was a clinker-built, double-ended rowing boat requiring a crew of 13-20 to power her. Crewed by the fishermen and local pilots of...
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Experience Deepdale. This nationally accredited museum offers visitors an exciting and authentic underground experience with a guided tour lasting around 80 minutes.
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The museum which is housed in Bedale Hall, was founded in 1959. With many items originating from local donations, it has grown to become a collection of 'bygones' which now includes tools, lamps, record books, accounts, flat irons and wartime memorab...
The museum is instantly recognisable by its whitewashed stone front elevation and an observant eye will see an original plaque dated 1696 with the words 'The fear of God be in you'. When you pay us a visit you will discover that there is much more ...
shows how ordinary people lived, in imaginative and realistic settings. There are sections devoted to Agriculture, Industries, Religion, Transport and Costume. The corridors are lined with photographs of local interest.
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Visit the strongest sulphur wells in Europe, where over 15,000 people used to come every summer. Don't forget to taste the water for yourself, it's an unforgettable experience!
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This fascinating museum, managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, tells the story of the people and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales past and present, and stimulates vistors to think about its future. Displays interpret the development...
A stronghold of Medieval Kings, Knaresborough Castle still stands towering over the River Nidd. A visit to the site includes a tour to discover what Royalty got up to in the King's Tower, get a glimpse of the dungeon and walk through the underground ...
A visit to our unique Museum at EDEN CAMP will transport you back in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds, even the smells of those dangerous years. This is no ordinary Museum - Not another Military Museum - Not a glass...
Malton Museum is Ryedale's premier archaeological museum. It is home to a fascinating and imaginatively displayed collection of Roman artefacts discovered locally. In addition, the museum currently hosts a superb exhibition showcasing the work carrie...
The Beck Isle Museum is housed in a handsome Regency residence near the centre of Pickering, adjacent to the Pickering Beck, a stream that flows under a four arched road bridge. One arch of this bridge (originally much narrower) is reputedly of media...
Welcome to the Ryedale Folk Museum's website. Hopefully you'll find everything you need to plan a visit, or to reflect upon your time with us. We have special events planned throughout the year, but wonderful things crop up all the time, so take a lo...
The Green Howards' Museum is situated in Richmond in North Yorkshire, at the heart of the Regiment's recruiting area. The Museum tells the story of the illustrious Green Howards Regiment from its very beginnings to the present day. Artefacts and ph...
Your visit begins in a reconstructed cruck house, with a collection of domestic bygones. The Leadmining Gallery details the industry which flourished in Swaledale until the end of the 19th century. The Transport Gallery , with its model of Richmond S...
Housed in the Methodist Day School built in 1836 the lively displays and hands-on exhibits explain the development of the area from its geological foundations, via early human occupation in the Iron Age, to the growth and decline of lead mining betwe...
The museum is housed in the former Quarter Sessions Courthouse built in 1830 to replace its mediaeval predecessor and the interior of the courtroom has not changed much since then. After Quarter Sessions ceased in 1953 the court continued as a Magist...
The museum is housed in a building which formed part of the former House of Correction and Liberty Gaol and which is now an integral part of the overall attraction of the museum. The building's origins go back to the late 17th Century but the part no...
'Hush-a-bye baby, on a tree top. When you grow old, your wages will stop. When you have spent the little you made. First to the poorhouse and then to the grave.'
This rhyme tells the story of many a working man's life in the 19th Century. The rath...
Breighton Airfield, a former Second World War heavy bomber base and cold-war nuclear missile launch site, is now home to the classic aircraft collection of the Real Aeroplane Company and the Real Aeroplane Club, an active flying club whose members ow...
Located in Skipton Town Hall, Craven Museum & Gallery has impressive displays of Social History, Archaeology, Geology and Art. The exhibition gallery on the ground floor shows a changing programme of exhibitions related to heritage and the arts.
Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum is completely managed and staffed by volunteers. The museum opens daily from April 1st to October 31st between 2.00 and 4.30pm and only at weekends during the winter period. Volunteers are only asked to do one session e...
This Grade 1 listed, 16th century half-timbered hall is one of the north-west's most famous buildings. Look out for a wide range of events taking place throughout the year, from family fun days to ghost investigations....
Thirsk Museum was established in 1975 with the aim of preserving objects that were disappearing from everyday use, but which told something of the history and customs of past generations who had lived and worked in Thirsk and the surrounding district...
The Museum is in the 17th century house on Whitby's harbour where the young James Cook lodged when an apprentice. It was here he trained as a seaman leading to his epic voyages of discovery. A world class collection of ship models, original paint...
A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Railway Tubes,Bouquet Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and much more. Crackling spark, electric flame laden demonstrations. Showing what the education of th...
Built in 1895, the double boathouse was used by the RNLI until 1957 when it was re-established as a museum. The museum has grown to contain an abundance of lifeboat material including models, paintings, medals, photographs, lifeboat kit and items fro...
Whitby Museum was started by local gentlemen in 1823 to preserve the fossils and other interesting artefacts existing in the area. It is owned by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society and run entirely by volunteers from among the society's member...
Experience the tremendous atmosphere of the award-winning Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial whilst admiring fascinating displays, such as the superb new Bomber Command exhibition, restored Control Tower, Air Gunners Room, Archives & U...
The Bar Convent is the oldest living convent in England. It was established as a school for Catholic girls in 1686 on the current site and the surviving Grade 1 listed Georgian building, which dates back to the 1760's, now offers a variety of award w...
These delightful Gardens, close to the centre of Pocklington (a thriving market town in the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England), are home to a National Collection of Hardy Water Lilies - the biggest such collection to be found in a natur...
From the creators of JORVIK Viking Centre, Micklegate Bar Museum is situated on the route of York's famous walls, which have stood sentinel to the city for over 800 years. Visit the ancient gateway to explore the pageantry and barbaric history that h...
The museum contains the collections of both the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
Both regiments can trace their ancestry back to 1685, as the cavalry was formed by the amalgamation of four of the senior cav...
Perhaps one of York's best kept secrets is this fascinating Museum situated in York's tallest and most impressive Medieval Gatehouse, based in the Monk Bar. It is said King Richard added its top storey himself in 1484. Your stay in historic York woul...
The Yorkshire Museum is home to some of Britain's finest archaeological treasures and the history of England until 1550 can be traced through its galleries.
It also specialises in geology and biology and its rocks, fossils, animal and plant materi...
The Museum holds a fantastic regional agricultural collection. Displays show a detailed look at how agriculture has shaped and influenced both society and the landscape. The collection includes many thousands of objects, photographs and archival mate...
Biggar Museum Trust oversees six of the finest small museums in Scotland, covering several centuries of Scottish history. Included in these are Moat Park Heritage Centre, Gladstone Court, Brownsbank Cottage, Greenhill Covenanters House, Biggar Gaswor...
Summerlee Industrial Museum, the Scottish museum of industrial life, has now reopened following a £10m redevelopment supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund supported redevelopment of its main exhibition hall. The museum is a VisitScotland '4-star' r...
Paisley Museum opened in 1871. The building was designed by the well-known Glasgow architect John Honeyman and was paid for by Sir Peter Coats of the famous Coats thread manufacturing family.
We house a wealth of treasures, from Ancient Egyptian ...
The award-winning St Mungo Museum is a haven of tranquillity in a bustling city. This museum is named after Glasgow's patron saint, who brought the Christian faith to Scotland in the 6th century. The building was built in 1989 in Scottish b...
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is the store for the museums' collections when they're not on display at our venues. It's a vast building with rooms full of fantastic objects, from animals to armour, fine art to fossils, and much, much more...
In addition to a varied programme of exhibitions and workshops, the Museum houses permanent displays exploring the history of the parish, burgh and its people from priory to provost, trade to twinning, the Found and the Fallen. Our Guards Gallery 'Se...
Gunnersbury Park Museum is the local history museum for the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. The museum's role is to collect, keep safe and display the past and present history of its two boroughs including Acton, Bedfont, Brentford, Chisw...
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attraction. It has 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects. The collections are extensive, wide-ranging and internationally-significa...
At Riverside Museum there are over 3,000 objects on display, compared with 1,300 objects at the previous Museum of Transport. These include some old favourites along with some new exhibits to the Collection. One of the new exhibits is the recently...
Scotland Street School was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1902-1906. Mackintosh is Glasgow’s most celebrated architect, and Scotland Street School was a functioning school up until 1979. It is now a museum. It tells th...
The Bramah Museum, only two minutes from London Bridge Station, is the world's first museum devoted entirely to the history of tea and coffee. It tells the commercial and social 400 year old history of two of the world's most important commodities si...
Barnet Museum was opened in March 1938 at 31 Wood Street, to house the collection of the Barnet & District Local History Society . Its building is an attractive early Georgian house in the heart of Chipping Barnet. The Museum contains archives, objec...
The British Museum's collection of seven million objects representing the rich history of human cultures mirrors the city of London's global variety. In no other museum can the visitor see so clearly the history of what it is to be human.
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The Cartoon Art Trust is dedicated to preserving and promoting the best of British cartoon art and caricature and to establish a museum of cartoon art....
The Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological museum in London. It houses around 62,000 specimens, covering the whole Animal Kingdom. Founded in 1827 as a teaching collection, the Museum is packed full of skeletons, mounted animals...
The Museum of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is devoted to the history of the hospital and personalities connected with the hospital since its inception in 1852. Part of the Museum and Archive Service, the museum shows artefacts,...
The Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic,...
Housed in what was once London's biggest Ragged School, this popular, family-friendly museum welcomes people of all ages to taste a slice of Victorian life. Located beside the Regent's Canal
the Museum offers, through roleplay, hands-on exhibits a...
Kew Bridge Steam Museum is housed in the former Kew Bridge Pumping Station which dates from 1838. During its active life the Station pumped water to west London. Of particular interest to engineers and steam enthusiasts, five of the original stea...
The Jewish Museum is a leader in celebrating Jewish life and cultural diversity. We engage with people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths to explore Jewish culture, heritage and identity as part of the wider story of Britain. Our exhibitions, ...
Visit the National Army Museum and find out how Britain’s past has helped to shape our present and our future. Discover the impact our Army has had on the story of Britain, Europe and the world, and see how the actions of a few can affect the futu...
Having been in existence for more than 300 years the Bank of England has, unsurprisingly, accumulated a considerable number of items associated with its history. These items are grouped into 'Collections'. Some of them, such as banknotes and furnitur...
Private terraced house now converted into a museum which is devoted to Soseki Natsume, one of the distinguished Japanese novelists, who lived here from 1900 to 1902. Natsume Soseki was born in Tokyo in 1867, the year before the Meiji restoration, and...
The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Regiments of the Company have fought with distinction in both World Wars and its current Regiment, which forms part of the Territorial Army, has a demandi...
The Museum and Library of the Order of St John is housed in the 16th century gatehouse, St John's Gate, that formed the southern entrance to a Priory covering 10-acres of Clerkenwell in medieval times....
A small collection housed in a classical George II building (1760 approx) in Lincoln's Inn recording the most unusual history of the Regiment and its predecessor units going back to 1584 when the members, all lawyers, were formed to defend London aga...
Explore road and rail vehicles from the past, present and future and discover over 370,000 objects including tours of the Museum's poster and artwork store. Ride on the Museum's miniature railway which features steam and electric trains. A heritage...
The V&A Theatre Collections hold the British national collection of material relating to the performing arts. From March 2009 new galleries will show the process of performance from the initial idea through to the opening night. Research facilities, ...
The history of the Crystal Palace is kept alive by the Crystal Palace Museum which tells the story of the Hyde Park and Sydenham Crystal Palaces. With photographs and displays of documents, handbills and ceramics. Housed in the only surviving buildin...
Founded by J.H. Sutcliffe of the British Optical Association in 1901, this is a remarkable museum collection of over twelve thousand outstanding objects and archival items relating to the history of ophthalmic optics (optometry), the human eye and vi...
The museum collections focus on the local and social history of the pre-1965 London Boroughs of Edmonton, Southgate and Enfield (now the London Borough of Enfield), with a strong emphasis on everyday, household ceramics and glass of the 19th and 20th...
The LMM - London’s only motorcycle museum - is the capital’s friendly focus for Britain’s biking history and heritage.
Not only do we have some 80 machines and other exhibits on permanent display – we have another 50/60 machines in reserve...
The Fan Museum is the only museum in the world devoted entirely to every aspect of fans and fan making. The Fan Museum is home to a collection of more than 4,000 predominantly antique fans from around the world dating from the 11th century to the pr...
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich consists of three linked sites: the Maritime Galleries, the Royal Observatory and the 17th-century Queen's House. Set among the beautiful scenery and architecture of Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, the ...
The Geffrye Museum is one of London's best-loved museums. It shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. The Geffrye Museum depicts the quintessential style of English middle-...
Welcome to the Hampstead Museum & Burgh House website. Burgh House is a grade I listed house built in the early years of the 18th century. The Hampstead Museum is incorporated in the House on the first floor and offers permanent displays on Hampst...
The Freud Museum, at 20 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead, was the home of Sigmund Freud and his family when they escaped Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. It remained the family home until Anna Freud, the youngest daughter, died in 1982. The centrep...
Harrow Museum was founded in 1986. It is located in the historic buildings and grounds of Headstone Manor. The site includes a moated manor house, dating back to 1310 and Grade One listed; a Tithe Barn, build in 1506 and Grade Two* listed; and two sm...
Old Speech Room Gallery and Museum The Old Speech Room was built in 1819-21 as a chamber in which to encourage public speaking. It was converted into a gallery by Alan Irvine in 1976 as a repository for the School's distinguished collection of...
Church Farmhouse Museum has NOW CLOSED. Church Farmhouse Museum is a handsome Grade 2 listed building dating from the mid- seventeenth century and has regular exhibitions throughout the year. Church Farmhouse now has three furnished period room...
If you're searching for something different to do with the family or friends why not take off to the Royal Air Force Museum in Colindale and navigate your way through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flight to the latest Eurofighter?...
Soane was born in 1753, the son of a bricklayer, and died after a long and distinguished career, in 1837.
Soane designed this house to live in, but also as a setting for his antiquities and his works of art. After the death of his wife (1815), he ...
Leighton House Museum is the former home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The only purpose-built studio-house open to the public in the United Kingdom, it is one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century, ...
The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing almost 1,000 years of history, with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites.
We give detailed guidance to government ...
At the London Canal Museum you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats. Peer down into the uniq...
Garden Museum is quickly becoming the country’s leading venue for exhibitions and debate on gardens and garden design. Founded in 1977 as The Museum of Garden History it re-opened with its new name in 2008 following a dramatic redesign that created...
The Handel House Museum is a museum in Mayfair, London dedicated to the life and works of the German-born baroque composer George Frideric Handel, who made his home in London in 1712 and eventually became a British citizen in 1727. Handel was the fir...
Pollock's Toy Museum occupies two houses joined together in the heart of Fitzrovia, one 18th century, one 19th; the rooms are small and connected by narrow winding staircases. The whole place exudes atmosphere and evocations of those special times of...
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John H. Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The house was last used as a lodging house in 1936 and the famous 1st floor study overlooking Baker St...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's first project, with his father Sir Marc, scheduled ancient monument and international landmark site, now a museum, the Thames tunnel, the first under a river, is the oldest section in the London underground. Watercolours, pe...
The Pumphouse Educational Museum incorporates The Rotherhithe Heritage Museum and the Lavender Pond & Nature Park, and is a unique resource in the Surrey Commercial Docks area of Rotherhithe. The Pumphouse was built in 1929 to regulate the water leve...
The world's most notorious medieval prison! Get a hands-on experience of all torture devices, many of which are original. Learn about the amazing history behind The Clink Prison, with links to the Mayflower, Gunpowder Plot, Babington Plot and many mo...
The Royal College of Music's Museum of Instruments, forming part of the Centre for Performance History, houses an internationally renowned collection of over 800 instruments and accessories from c.1480 to the present (700 European, keyboard, stringed...
Hundreds of exciting, interactive exhibits. Highlights include 'Dinosaurs', the ultimate dinosaur exhibition; 'Creepy-Crawlies', guaranteed to have you scratching in minutes; 'Human Biology', the must-see exhibition about ourselves; 'Ecology' and 'Ma...
With the termination of hostilities in 1945 and the recognition by the Allies of the Soviet imposed Communist Government in Poland, it became obvious that the overwhelming majority of Polish ex-servicemen and civilian nationals would not choose to re...
The Science Museum is the world's pre-eminent science museum. It houses outstanding collections relating to science, technology and medicine, and is one of the most prestigious and respected organisations dedicated to the promotion of public science ...
Kirkaldy Testing Museum is open on the first Sunday of each month. The Kirkaldy Testing Museum is a museum in Southwark, south London, England, located on the site of David Kirkaldy's testing works. It houses Kirkaldy's huge testing machine, a...
Built in 1820, Winchester House in Southwark Bridge Road was both home and workplace to London's chief fire officers between 1878 and 1937. This imposing building now houses one of the most comprehensive collections of firefighting equipment and memo...
Welcome to the official website of the Guards Museum in London. The museum contains a wealth of information and artefacts relating to the five regiments of Foot Guards namely Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards. Along with the two r...
Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art, is Britain's oldest Jewish cultural organisation. It was established in 1915 in London's East End to provide support for the many Jewish artists and craftspeople. Its mission for this new century i...
The Jewish Military Museum is a treasure chest bursting with a fascinating mix of history and memorabilia, belonging to British Jewish Servicemen and Women, who fought and often lost their lives serving their country at war.
Research has produced ...
The Courtauld Gallery is one of the finest small museums in the world. Its collection stretches from the early Renaissance into the 20th century and is particularly renowned for the unrivalled collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painti...
The museum shows the history of the development of the sewing machine both domestic and industrial from 1850-1950. Three of the feature attractions are the first singer machine, a unique machine originally owned by Queen Victoria's eldest daughter an...
Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th Century manor house in 20 acres of parkland. William Compton - a member of Henry VIII's court, built the oldest surviving parts of the building. Since then the building has been modified several times by new o...
A world renowned museum of design, fashion and architecture, the Design Museum has a varied programme of exhibitions combining design history with the most exciting innovations in contemporary design. With a fantastic riverside location near Tower Br...
The collection of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) covering its history from 1685 to 1968 and of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from 1968 onwards. The exhibits include uniforms, weapons, equipment, Colours and Dioramas of the battles of...
The thatched building the museum is located in dates from the 15th century and is comMuseumly known as the Tithe Barn , however there is no evidence to suggest it was ever used for the collection of tithes . Upminster station is the nearest National ...
Vestry House Museum presents the history of Waltham Forest. Attractively located in the Grade II listed Vestry House, the Museum can be found in the delightful historic Walthamstow Village. Originally built as a workhouse in 1730, Vestry House has si...
The Cuming Museum is the home of the worldwide collection of the Cuming Family and the museum of Southwark's history. It houses a diverse collection that includes archeology, ethnography, social history and natural history. A mix of permanent and cha...
The Fashion and Textile Museum is thrilled to announce that its retrospective exhibition Foale and Tuffin – Made in England is now open to the public.
Foale and Tuffin – Made in England presents a vibrant and inspiring representation of
two...
When the Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917, one of its functions was to be a memorial to those who had died and suffered in the First World War. The Museum has since expanded its remit to include all conflicts, concentrating on British and Comm...
Set in the historic North Wing of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the Museum tells the story of this renowned institution, celebrates its achievements and explains its place in history.
A video relates the foundation of the hospital and life-size mod...
Learn more about the man who inspired Britain's finest hour at the highly interactive and innovative Churchill Museum, the world's first major museum dedicated to life of the 'greatest Briton'. Step back in time and discover the secret undergroun...
The London (founded 1740) became Britain's largest voluntary hospital. Its story is told in the crypt of the former Hospital Church. Exhibits feature dentistry, surgery, paediatrics, nursing, the NHS, uniforms, helicopter ambulance, x-rays and videos...
The Brent Museum, formerly Grange Museum of Community History, is located in the modernised Willesden Green Library Centre, and runs special exhibitions. The Brent Museum pioneered community involvement in building the collection, and it holds hun...
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Highlights Explore the game's evolution from a garden party pastime to a multimillion dollar professional sport played world-wide: with exciting interactives and films, easy-to-use touch screens, and audio guides i...
A small intimate museum in which we show you, in pictures, words and objects, the three thousand year history of Wimbledon. The staff you'll meet there are friendly local people who are proud of our history and will gladly help you in any way they ca...
The Windmill on Wimbledon Common has been a distinctive landmark since it was built in 1817 to serve the local community. However it only operated until 1864, when the machinery was removed and it was converted to residential accommodation.
Today ...
Firepower - The Royal Artillery Museum History The original Museum building was burnt out in 1802 and the surviving artefacts housed in the Old Royal Military Academy. In 1820 the main collection was moved to the Rotunda on Woolwich Common. ...
Located in the station building that was previously part of the North London Line and, before that, the Great Eastern Railway, the museum features a reconstructed 1920s ticket office, plus locomotives, carriages, models and railway memorabilia....
The Black House Museum shows the history of the past. It's fascinating to see what life was like for people a few generations ago. In fact, 42 Arnol was in use as a dwelling right up to 1964, less than forty years ago!...
The McManus is a magnificent Victorian, Gothic building where art, history and the environment combine to offer a facinating glimpse into Dundee's colourful past. McManus is currently closed to the public as it undergoes an exciting and extensiv...
The Museum provides insight into the past life of this ancient Royal Burgh, its Kirk, seafaring tradition, 220 year-old golf club and Airfield history (HMS Jackdaw, Fleet Air Arm Station, HMS Bruce Boys Training School and Joint Services School for L...
Edwardian fairground display above Burntisland Library. The Museum has recreated a walk through the sights and sounds of the town's fair in 1910. See rides, stalls and side shows of the time....
Situated on the harbour front in Anstruther, in the heart of the Fife fishing community, the Scottish Fisheries Museum tells the story of fishing in Scotland and its people from earliest times to the present.
Since it was opened in 1969 the Museum...
The 5 star British Golf Museum sits at the heart of the home of golf, just 67 yards from the famous Old Course.
In 2010 we would like you to help us celebrate a special year in the history of golf. 2010 marks the 150th Anniversary of The Open Cham...
Take trip down Memory Lane, seeing bygone vehicles from the beginning of the century up to modern day classics, most of which originate from the largest private collection in the country plus more recent aquisitions making a total of over 350 exhibit...
Set in the Buckinghamshire countryside and is housed in the buildings of a 1831 farm, the Museum offers a fascinating and inexpensive day out for the family with many interesting displays and artefacts to see. The museum is run by volunteers from the...
The Orkney Museum tells the story of Orkney, from the Stone Age, to the Picts and Vikings, right through to the present day. There is a large collection of old photos and activities to amuse younger visitors. The Museum's collection is of internation...
Based in Westray, one of the Northern Isles of Orkney, off the coast of North Scotland, the museum is believed to be the only one of its kind in the UK. Featuring the art of international artist Neil Geddes-Ward, co-author of the Hay House UK book Fa...
This is the story of the famous 20th Foot, whose history dates from the Glorious Revolution in 1688 until it amalgamated in 1968 when it became part of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, which it still is today.
The Regiment has been involved in man...
The museum occupies some fifteen acres of the Astley Green Colliery site. To the south lies the Bridgewater Canal and Astley Moss, an important mossland site. The low-lying landscape ensures that the museum's 98ft high lattice steel headgear can be s...
Imagine stepping back in time to a Victorian Manchester, not the city of commerce and corporate splendour but a hidden city of gas lamps and narrow alleys, of slums and unruly alehouses. Now imagine a busy police station in the heart of that city fro...
The multi-award winning Imperial War Museum North is a great free day out for all the family. Designed by world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to represent a globe shattered by conflict. it reveals how war shapes lives through powerful exhibitio...
Sandwiched between Manchester Fort and the vibrant city centre, Manchester Jewish Museum is a hidden treasure.
The Museum is located in a former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road. It is the oldest surviving synagogue building ...
The origins of The Manchester Museum lie in the collection of the Manchester manufacturer and collector John Leigh Philips (1761-1814). After his death, a small group of wealthy men banded together to buy his 'cabinet', and in 1821 they set up the Ma...
The story of Manchester United is unlike any other club in the world. Beginning more than a century ago, it combines eras of total English and European domination with some of the greatest adversity faced by any football club.
Only at the Manchest...
If you fancy a really interesting, unusual and enjoyable day out, why not pay a visit to Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport? It is just like taking a trip back in time as you wander through one of Britain's biggest collection of restored trams,...
Ideas worth fighting for... The People's History Museum tells the dramatic story of the British working class's struggle for democracy and social justice - told at the only national museum in Manchester, the radical city where it belongs. The museum ...
With the popular permanent attractions of The Victorian Gallery and Lark Hill Place, as well as the ever changing temporary exhibitions, there is always something for everyone at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, from hands-on activities to modern art!...
The newly refurbished Museum offers a unique experience to visitors through interactive displays and audio visual equipment, telling the story of the history of Darlington and the impact of railways. Many of the highly popular old exhibits still feat...
One of the smallest museums in the UK, in a former 'Anchorage' set beside the west door of 11th century church of St Mary and St Cuthbert. From 1383-1547 this was the dwelling-place of an Anchorite or hermit, Who took monastic vows and was sealed in ...
Durham Heritage Centre and Museum tells the story of the City of Durham from medieval times to the present day. The museum is situated in an historic church next to the World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Castle.
A visit to the Museum wit...
A highly interactive new exhibition aimed at children of all ages! Find out what dinosaurs ate, how they lived and why they might have died out....
Discover the fascinating range of animals collected by Lionel Walter Rothschild in our beautiful Victorian Museum. It is home to the world-class research and collections of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group....
Grampian Transport Museum can trace its history back to the early 1970's when a number of local enthusiasts became conscious of the fact that there was a very active interest in historic transport in the North East of Scotland. They began to discuss ...
The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consists of the first lighthouse built on mainland Scotland and a purpose-built museum. The highlight of a visit is a 45 minute guided tour to Kinnaird Head lighthouse. We are open al...
New Orleans, Balaklava, the Normandy Beaches, Basra this is the heroic story of one of Scotland's most famous regiments. They have been in the thick of the fighting since 1794. Eight rooms display the regiment's treasures and poignant mementoes o...
The Stirling Smith is the home of a significant collection of rare and unique artefacts, spanning centuries of Scottish, British and World history. The collection is managed by the Smith's three full-time curatorial staff, and contains many remarkab...
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages a collection of 12 museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear, supported by the five local authorities of the area....
Childhood doesn't belong in a museum - it's noisy and fun, not quiet and organised. When you walk into the barn-like space that is Childhood Memories Toy Museum the overall effect is of a chaotic bedroom that's had a last minute tidy up for visitors....
The Brigade Watch House Museum is packed full of fascinating and unique artefacts of the Brigade's history ranging from the Ship's bell from one of the Shipwrecks that led to the creation of the Brigade in 1864 to a picture of Her Majesty The Queen v...
This friendly venue explores the story of South Tyneside through sensational displays, hands-on exhibits and stunning art, including the lifetime achievement of the successful local author Catherine Cookson....
The museum has recently undergone a £1 million redevelopment and now offers a modernised, accessible environment for visitors. The buildings, incorporating the original station, now house seven interactive galleries, including the Children's Gallery...
North East Aircraft Museum; the North of England's premier collection of Aviation History and the largest Aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland. We have over thirty aircraft on display in various phases of restoration as well as numerous...
The Ryhope Engines Museum is based on the Ryhope Pumping Station which was built in 1868 to supply water to the Sunderland area. The station ceased operation in 1967 - after 100 years of continuous use.
The Museum is now regarded as one of the fi...
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens combines a museum, art gallery, exhibition space and Winter Gardens to create a stunning visitor attraction in the heart of the city centre.
In the Museum, discover the history of the city from its prehistoric pa...
The Canal Museum is housed in a former canal stable. It exhibits records, photographs and artifacts associated mainly with the Union Canal.
The display covers the development of the British canal system and explains why and how the canal was bui...
The Royal Museum Project is a £46 million initiative to transform the magnificent Victorian building and its facilities into a must-see attraction for people from Scotland and around the world.
The re-development will see storage areas transforme...
Behind the East Lothian County buildings in Haddington lies a mid-18th Century house, which was home to a local physician Dr. John Welsh. His daughter Jane Baillie Welsh was born here in 1801. Her father died when she was 18 and she became known as t...
Follow the footsteps of commoners and kings who for centuries, have visited the shrine of St. Ninian, Scotland's very first saint. Discover more about Whithorn's early Christian past and the continuous story of the churches on the site. Marvel at the...
The Visitor Centre is situated in the heart of the village of Wanlockhead, which is Scotland's highest Village at 1531 ft./468.08 m. above sea level.
The Visitor Centre was once the Village Smiddy and the top image on the left shows the interio...
Annan Museumis an archive and exhibition centre for East Dumfriesshire.
The Annan Museum houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Annan. This is a fascinating walk through time from the prehistoric period right up to the first world war wit...
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Interested in finding out more about the place you live in, the people who made your town or village what it is today or the industries and businesses that have helped shape local ...
Uncover a wealth of information in a visit to your local museum.
Interested in finding out more about the place you live in, the people who made your town or village what it is today or the industries and businesses that have helped shape local ...
The Gem Rock is the leading independent museum of its kind in the UK and is renowned worldwide. Owned and run by the Stephenson family it is regarded as one of the finest private collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, rocks and fossils in Grea...
The museum in the Old Grammar School building in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria, houses a unique collection of historic artifacts relating to the ancient School, some of which date back to the sixteenth century. All visitors are given a warm welco...
The Guildhall is a half timbered house on the corner of the Greenmarket and Fisher Street. It was given to the city by Richard de Redeness and was long used as the meeting place of the town's eight medieval Trade Guilds. Four of the Guilds survive to...
The display of artefacts and memorabilia has a strong local flavour and a wander through the exhibit rooms of the museum rewards the visitor with a fascinating insight into local aviation history.
The early days of flight in the county are recoun...
The Printing Museum has a varied collection of printing presses brought together from all over Britain. The building in which the museum is housed dates back to the sixteenth century. In the courtyard, an intersting display of Cumbrian shops is being...
The Roman Army Museum lies adjacent to a Roman fort which has been given the Roman and post Roman names of Magna and Carvoran. In spite of the wealth of Roman inscriptions found at the site - more than any other wall fort has produced - little is kno...
Enter the museum through a replica of the Seathwaite mine where graphite was first discovered 350 years ago. Through words, pictures and carefully restored machinery you can trace the history of pencil making and see how Derwent Fine Art Pencils are ...
Keswick Museum has been ranked third as one of 'The World's Strangest Museums' on a knowledge website called helium.com.
The Museum tells the story of Keswick and the surrounding area. Keswick has a unique history, with lots of 'firsts', includin...
The museum now has a new mining section which has been developed with the help and cooperation of the Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society and a number of individuals.
The Mining Room contains artifacts, plans and photographic records of e...
The Museum houses a wealth of objects, pictures, models and paintings that illustrate Maryport's proud maritime and painting tradition. The collection at the Museum was initially based on the donations of items by local resident Miss Annie Robinson, ...
Coal mining in Whitehaven dates back to the thirteenth century when the monks from St Bees Abbey supervised the opening of coal mines at Arrowthwaite. This long history ended abruptly in March 1986 when Haig Pit, Cumbria's last deep coal mine, finall...
The Helena Thompson Museum, originally known as Park End, was the home of Helena Thompson, M.B.E., J.P., for over seventy years and it was her gift to the people of Workington upon her death, on the condition that it be made into a museum for Working...
This fascinating old house contains a wonderful collection of items from the Bakewell area, displayed to show aspects of local and social history in this part of Derbyshire.
The displays are full of memories and interest for everyone.
We attra...
Explore the geology, archaeology and history of the Peak District displayed in a seven section time tunnel - complete with sounds and smells!...
Castle Donington Museum occupies the ground floor of the Stone House.
A charming 17th Century listed building which was originally used as a farm.
The Museum is situated in the centre of the village, which has many interesting buildings and sho...
The museum tells the story of Chesterfield from its origin as a Roman fort to the present day. It is located in the Stephenson Memorial Hall, built in 1879 as a mechanics institute, and named in honour of the town's most famous Victorian resident, ra...
Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses a wide range of important and attractive collections, covering porcelain, paintings, archaeology, history, local regiments, geology and wildlife. Paintings by the celebrated 18th Century Derby artist Joseph Wright,...
The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of the world's oldest factories, the Silk Mills built by George Sorocold in 1702 and 1717. The foundations and parts of the tower from the 1717 mill are still visible.
The displays tell the story of the industri...
Pickford's House Museum lets you see what it would be like living in a house back in time....
The history of a village the fully researched and authentic story of the tragedy that befell its people when the plague struck in 1665.
The 1665/6 outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in Eyam, when over a third of the population died, is vividly portray...
Erewash Museum is our very own local and social history museum located on High Street, Ilkeston. Home for the Museum is a late Georgian house with Victorian extensions. It was both a family home and school accommodation before becoming a museum i...
Kegworth Museum displays a wide range of exhibits showing different aspects of the history of Kegworth. Displays include Victorian parlour, saddlers, local school, knitting industry, RBL war memorabilia.
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Red House Stables Working Carriage Museum has one of the finest collections of original horse drawn vehicles and equipment in Britain.
Established in 1946, this unique collection of vehicles and accessories was started by Mr. William Smith who was...
Since we first opened the Life in a Lens museum in 2001 we have continued to developed our concept and opened The Victorian Teashop as a facility of the museum in 2005. We have always championed the better aspects and potential here in the Derbyshire...
Few records remain about the very early days of lead mining in Britain, but we do know lead was being mined in the Peak District and surrounding area about 2,000 years ago. The Romans mined lead in the area, and it is probable that it was mined befor...
It is the national museum of Army communications and the exhibits and displays show the part that communications have played in the many wars and campaigns of the last 150 years. The Museum collection is regarded as being of National importance and t...
Come and see one of the most fascinating and unique museums in the world, comprising historic house, art galleries and museum, a licensed cafe, the Russell-Cotes Shop and a children's area. An ideal place for learning, exploring and socialising....
Bridport is a small town nestled amongst the hills of West Dorset, which became one of the most important towns in the realm. It is a town with many stories, glorious and infamous, celebrated and neglected, rich and poor. Bridport's is believed to be...
This Electrical Museum was opened in May 1981 by the then Chairman of Southern Electricity, John Wedgwood.
Since then the Museum has seen many changes both here and in our parent company Scottish and Southern Energy.
We thank Mr Wedgewood and h...
Today visitors to the Museum can find out about local writers, history, archaeology, geology and the natural sciences in one of the Museum's many galleries. There are also video displays, activity carts for children and an audio-guide to take you rou...
The artefacts, weapons, uniforms, medals and of course the stories of the soldiers and their families and much more are on display over three floors. Computer and digital presentation, realistic battle environments, together with exhibitions, tell th...
You can tour around the displays and equipment that shows the importance of cider as a drink over the years.
Watch the ten minute video display that shows cider actually being made on the 18th and 19th century equipment!
Find the hidden Smiley ...
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, trial and punishment, leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism.
The museum has been re-designed into a modern, informative, and educational exhibition, usi...
The Museum tells the story of the town, the immediate parishes and their people. Over a thousand generations have seen this corner of the Blackmore Vale grow from a Neolithic settlement to the bustling Gillingham of today.
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The Jurassic rocks of Lyme Regis have been famous for fossils since Mary Anning discovered the first Ichthyosaur in 1811.
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is housed in a magnificent grade 1 listed building which was once the church where Mary Anning was...
The Museum stands in the heart of the town, just where the beautiful coastlines of Dorset and Devon meet. The building has great idiosyncratic charm. Built in 1900-01 by Thomas Philpot it was badly dilapidated by 1991, and a major scheme of reconstru...
The Poole Museum is housed in historic buildings adjoining Poole Quay, with the entrance being through a new glass atrium, the museum's new public facilities include a terrace and visitor lounge with magnificent views over Poole Harbour and Old Town ...
Founded by Dr Marie Stopes the famous birth control pioneer, Portland Museum opened in 1930. It is housed in two picturesque thatched Portland Stone cottages, nestling above Church Ope Cove. Inspired by one of these cottages, Wessex author, Thomas H...
Local life and history are portrayed here through artifacts, costume, photos, ceramics, tools, domestic items and the town's first fire engine.
Marvel at the intricate Dorset buttons on display, and the "Byzant", a gold-coloured festival totem th...
The story of the Abbey and its inhabitants has been vividly brought to life in a new, state-of-the-art museum.
The museum is decorated in dramatic medieval colours chosen to reflect the interior of the original Abbey church.
The museum houses ...
Sherborne Museum is a vibrant, community-based museum entirely run by volunteers for the purpose of conserving the heritage of this lovely town and the surrounding villages. Established since 1968, we are fully accredited and occupy a Grade II listed...
The Heritage Centre is situated in the Old Market Building 'built in the 1890's on Swanage seafront on the site of the 'former 'Bankers' where the local quarried stone was stored 'before shipment. The centre contains information on the ' history, geo...
The tank was a British invention that changed warfare for ever when it was introduced in World War One - and Bovington has been the home of the tank ever since. From the Somme to Tiananmen Square or D-Day to Desert Storm the tank has played a part in...
Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area from prehistoric times to the present day. It has a special section on Lawrence of Arabia which is regularly updated with new exhibits....
Housed in a Victorian pumping station still supplying Weymouth with water. The museum tells how water has influenced our lives from the Romans to the present day and contains a water turbine pump dating from 1857....
The Priest's House Museum is set in an historic town house where a series of period rooms takes the visitor back through the centuries. From the 17th Century Hall to the Georgian Parlour and working Victorian Kitchen, our rooms show what life and wor...
The phenomenal Dr Who Exhibition, Bromyard, has re-opened following a complete refurbishment.
Open throughout 2009 and 2010 it now includes new displays of BBC props, monsters and costumes from Dr Who from it's beginnings in the 1960's right up t...
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Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, housed in a spectacular Victorian gothic building, has been exhibiting artefacts and works of fine and decorative art connected with the local area since 1...
A small collection of objects associated with the regiments raised in Herefordshire dating from the Volunteers of the Napoleonic period....
The site of The Blackfriars Monastery, which was a Dominican Monastery home of crusaders of the Order of St. John and an ex-serviceman's hospital, now within an attractive rose garden....
Leominster Folk Museum in Etnam Street, Leominster, has collections of many aretefacts that illustrate local life.
Leominster Folk Museum also has on display a burial from the bronze age and a collection of early postage marks and stamps of Leomin...
The Museum has a large collection of genuine artifacts, photographs and documents on display,
which gives a flavor to what has happened here since the station opened in 1938.
The first floor is dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States A...
In the medieval gallery you can find out about Alban, Britain's first Christian martyr, and the Abbey that grew up around the site of his martyrdom. See objects used by people in medieval St Albans and learn how they lived.
More fascinating and co...
The Silk Mill House is now Redbourn Museum. It is all that remains of a steam driven silk mill, Woolhams Mill, which occupied this site from 1857 to 1938. Here raw silk from cocoons was washed and “thrown” into a yarn suitable for weaving. The mi...
World War I: A Soldiers Story 24 October 2009 to 13 March 2010 - Follow the experiences of Stevenage men who served. Step into the recruiting office and walk through a trench. Find out how the town chose to remember those who lost their lives. Explor...
Telling the story of Watford past and present, Watford Museum is housed in the former Benskins Brewery Mansion.
The museum has displays of local history and industry, including Watford Football Club memorabilia and the Cassiobury Collection of fi...
Ware Museum has a timeline display of Ware’s History from pre-history times to the Second World War.
The World War 2 Bunker houses an interactive area where schools can learn about the Blitz and the ‘joys’ of being evacuees.
The new gall...
Cromarty Courthouse Museum invites you to explore one of Scotland's secrets.
Our museum, in the town's eighteenth - century Courthouse, uses extensive research and enthusiasm for history to help you share in the story of Cromarty - past and prese...
The museum takes you on a journey through time showing how local people lived and worked in Gairloch through the ages.
Here you can marvel at how stone age and bronze age people existed with relatively limited technology and (to us) primitive uten...
Timespan Museum and Arts Centre - a vibrant meeting place between our past and our future; linking culture, heritage, the arts, people and their ideas.
Timespan is situated in the centre of Helmsdale, Sutherland - the largest, but least populated...
The Highland Folk Museum brings to life the domestic and working conditions of earlier Highland peoples.
Visitors to this living history Museum can learn how our Scottish Highland ancestors lived, how they built their homes, how they tilled the s...
This lovely little museum is situated 15 miles north east of Inverness in the Black Isle seaside village of Rosemarkie.
It is an outstanding Pictish Centre for Ross and Cromarty. The unique display is focussed on 15 carved Pictish stones. All the ...
The Highland Museum of Childhood is located in a restored Victorian station built in 1885 in the beautiful Victorian spa village of Strathpeffer. The museum tells the story of childhood in the Highlands with photographs and objects such as toys, doll...
Ullapool Museum and Visitor Centre is a Multi Award Winning attraction.
Housed within a restored Thomas Telford Parliamentary Church, originally built in 1829, the Museum tells the story of Lochbroom - the land and its people, through a blend...
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is described as mildly Gothic with touches in the direction of Arts and Crafts. It is a beautiful building sited in the town centre, near the Town Hall.
It is best known for being a treasure house of the Hart bequ...
Burnley's Art Gallery and Museum set in the town's largest park provides a wonderful day out for all the family.
With an extensive range of events, activities and exhibitions Towneley provides something for every visitor.
There are exhibitions,...
Clitheroe Castle Museum opened on 23 May 2009 following major restoration to the Keep and a complete refurbishment of the museum.
Exciting times are here as you can now view the recent developments within the new museum, which include innovative ...
Overlooking the beautiful Morecambe Bay this friendly Museum, housed in the old Custom House, a Grade II listed building designed by the famous architect Decimus Burton, explores the story of Fleetwood from past to present.
Find out about the Vi...
A tiny and intriguing 18th century cottage spread over 5 floors.
The cottage Museum offers an intimate glimpse of early Victorian life and lets you discover gadgets and utensils used in the 19th century. You can even meet our Victorian housekeeper...
Lancaster City Museum and The King's Own Royal Regiment Museum.
Situated in the heart of this historic cultural city of Lancaster in an elegant Georgian building.
Discover more about Lancasters past from the Romans to the present day.
Trac...
Lancaster Maritime Museum is an award-winning museum set within the former Port of Lancaster Custom House. Let us take you on a journey to discover all things nautical relating to the Morecambe Bay area....
Our museum displays change regularly and we have two major exhibitions a year. Recent exhibitions were ‘Peterloo and the Saddleworth Connection’ and ‘Annie Kenney’ the story of a local suffragette. Our exhibitions make use of material stored ...
The Roman site at Ribchester, Bremetennacum Veteranorum, comprised a fort and civilian settlement or vicus. The earliest Roman fort in Ribchester was established in the early 70s AD as part of a network of defensive forts across northern Britannia. O...
An intriguing museum housed within an early Victorian country house.
Set within tranquil Whitaker Park, displays at Rossendale Museum include a late Victorian drawing room, numerous fine arts pieces, fashion and furniture. We also hold a wonderful...
The Zouche and Hastings Gallery retells the history of Ashby de la Zouch from ancient times up to the present day....
The museum is based in a Medieval Manor House dating back to 1280. The house has a fascinating history and is now restored with fine oak furnishings. Visitors to the house can now see restored rooms and displays on medieval life as well as a series o...
Come and find out about the history of the Hinckley area from pre-historic to medieval times, and look at the models of Sapcote's Roman bath house, Hinckley's Norman castle, and the 1485 battle of Bosworth Field.
Have a go at knitting a sock on a ...
Belgrave Hall provides an oasis of peace and quiet in a busy city.
It was built in the early 18th century, in what was then a small village three miles from the town of Leicester. Now city traffic passes, almost unnoticed, just beyond the garden ...
Machine Knitting History brought to life.
Visit this Victorian time-capsule and see how the knitters lived and worked.
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The Leicester Royal Infirmary Museum is really two museums in one, a museum of the History of Medicine, and a museum of the History of the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Founded in 1990 by former Consultant Anaesthetist Dr. Aubrey Stewart, and forme...
New Walk Museum's famous dinosaur and geology galleries are to undergo a major refurbishment, which started with the closure of the galleries on 22nd November.
The new galleries, set to open in 2011, will include objects never seen before includin...
Newarke Houses Museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the story of 20th century Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.
The museum displays include room settings f...
This museum chronicles the life of William Carey, a founder of the Baptist Missionary Movement. Models, tableaux and an archive of letters and publications illustrate his life and work from his ministry in Leicester to his work as a missionary and so...
Charnwood Museum features a wide range of exhibits reflecting the history, geology, archaeology and industries of Charnwood and the surrounding area. Permanent displays include ‘Coming to Charnwood’, ‘The Natural World of Charnwood’, ‘Livin...
Visit this medieval manor house, that became the rectory to the nearby parish church for 700 years. The museum it now contains holds collections on the history of Loughborough through the ages.Temporary exhibitions and archaeological discoveries from...
Lutterworth Museum is based on general local history collections are complemented by a large archive of photographs from the town and local villages. Displays featuring John Wycliffe (first to translate the Bible); Frank Whittle, who developed the 'j...
Foxton Canal Museum is fun, children of all ages love it.
The Museum fulfills the Trust's educational role and records the history and research carried out by Trust members.
Models, interactive displays, and a wide range of waterway artifacts...
Award-winning museum with exhibitions relating to the history of the village, including Hallaton's unique traditional event, the annual Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking contest. The current exhibition 'Before Beeching' relates the history of th...
Featuring the Hallaton Treasure, one of the most significant Iron Age finds in Britain, in the new Treasure Gallery.
The museum holds collections of local history and features displays about local industry, personalities and events as well as a di...
Melton Carnegie Museum is located in the beautiful old Andrew Carnegie Library built in 1905. Here you can view the permanent displays, interactive areas and seasonal exhibitions on all aspects of local history....
One of the U.K.'s leading operators of main line steam train excursions.
We have a varied year-round tour programme of steam railway trains and some classic modern traction tours all run on the Network Rail network.
During the summer we opera...
The Lapworth Museum of Geology dates back to 1880, and is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK. Throughout its long history the Lapworth Museum has provided a valuable resource for students, schools and colleges, research workers...
Patrick Motors Ltd were initially a Coach builder and Automobile manufacturer in Birmingham, England in the 1930s.
The company had a workshop at 479-581, Bristol Road and showcased several cars and sports bodies at the Olympia Motor Show in the ea...
Thinktank offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for all the family. From steam engines to intestines, this exciting museum has over 200 hands-on displays on science and technology from the past, present and future. This includes the state-of-...
Children are welcome to attend the open days, and visitors will be allowed to take photographs in the cell. Visitors will also be given the opportunity to have their photograph taken as a Victorian prisoner.
On display will be a collection of Vict...
Berkswell Village Museum has a collection of memorabilia, farm implements, Victorian household items, church and parish documents....
Coventry Transport Museum celebrates its 30th Anniversary in 2010 and has some fabulous exhibitions to celebrate with.
Firstly there's 'Ghost Town? What Happened to the Coventry Car Industry?'. This is a brand new gallery inspired in design by Ba...
Our exhibits range from the magnificent Avro Vulcan bomber through more than 30 other historic aircraft, both civil and military, aero engines and other artefacts, to a wide range of memorabilia. We're particularly proud of our collection of material...
Avery Historical Museum has a collection of weighing scales, weights and records, instruments, relating to the history of weighing....
The Museum is open from March to September one Sunday every month. Opening times are published in the Parish Magazines and on local notice boards. In addition, the Museum is open during most meetings of the Historical Society and at other times by re...
The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world. Our aim is to make it even better. Important and famous machines are forever being added to our collection.
It is a place where 'Legends Live On...
Exhibitions, talks and a writing competition are set to be staged as part of a raft of events staged by Walsall Council for a landmark anniversary for writer Jerome K. Jerome.
Residents have been urged to find out more about an author who was born...
Walsall is renowned for its fine quality saddles and leather goods. The Walsall Leather Museum attempts to demonstrate this tradition and features a live working examples of tanning and the production of leather in the region. Actual crafsmen who are...
This friendly and welcoming community-focused museum is located in the heart of Walsall. Dedicated to the history of Walsall, the museum is home to a wide-ranging collection of artefacts reflecting Walsall's proud heritage, its many industries, and ...
Wednesbury Museum is Sandwell's Museum and Art Gallery. It is purpose built Victorian Art Gallery, housing collections which include fine art paintings, applied art, old toys as well as one of the world's largest collections of Ruskin pottery....
Llandudno Museum was established in 1927 following the bequest of F.E. Chardon (an artist) to the town of his magnificent collection of paintings and objets d'art from around the world.
The museum houses a variety of items from Chardon's collecti...
Temporary exhibitions, regular activities and a 'hands-on' approach to history make this a lively and vibrant place to visit, appealing to children and adults alike. Special events for families take place regularly and there are children's activities...
The museum in the park is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building. Gaze at the hammer beam roof in the Tudor hall and the intricate carved panelling or follow The Northamptonshire Regiment and The Northamptonshire Yeomanry round the world and through two...
Displays and exhibits within the museum depict the history of the airfield and vividly show the work carried out by the 801st (Provisional) / 492nd Bomb Group, especially during Operation Carpetbagger, and their secret missions to deliver agents and ...
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery reflects Northampton's proud standing as Britain's boot and shoe capital by housing a collection of boots and shoes which is now the largest in the world. Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of...
The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is home to a collection of working steam and diesel locomotives.
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Bailiffgate Museum presents for the first time the history of Alnwick and District. The people & places of North Northumberland are brought to life here in lively, interactive style, through an exploration of six engaging themes....
The Grace Darling Museum was established by the RNLI in September 1938. It commemorates the life and times of lifeboat heroine Grace Darling who with her father rescued survivors from the shipwrecked SS Forfarshire in 1838.
Amongst the mementoes ...
Discover the historic town of Berwick, looking and listening to the sights and sounds of the past. Find out about Berwick's heroic Mediaeval story. Wonder at the treasures collected by millionaire Sir William Burrell. See an ever-changing programme o...
Housed in Morpeth's medieval Chantry buildings since 1987, the Bagpipe Museum his home to a unique collection , the foundation of which is the bagpipe collection of William Alfred Cocks (1892 - 1971), a clockmaker from Ryton, near Newcastle.
The ...
Wylam is the birthplace of George Stephenson, 'The Father of Railways'. Wylam Railway Museum opened in 1981 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The museum commemorates Wylam's unique contribution to railway history.
Famous local pion...
Mansfield Museum was the brainchild of William Edward Baily, a wealthy local collector and natural historian. In 1903 Baily offered his collection and a building - the 'Tin Tabernacle' in which to house it, to Mansfield. The Museum opened the followi...
Newark Millgate Museum is now closed to visitors as we have been awarded £3.5 million of Heritage Lottery Funding to develop a new museum and national civil war centre at the Old Magnus Buildings on Appletongate Newark. The museum staff are at ou...
Newark Air Museum is located on the former World War Two airfield of Winthorpe in eastern Nottinghamshire. Its diverse collection of sixty-nine aircraft and cockpit sections cover the history of aviation, the aircraft on display include 10 (ten) Nati...
The Vina Cooke museum houses a large collection of dolls dating from the 18th century to the present day. The collection is brought together in a late 17th century Dower house and former Rectory, which is itself of considerable interest....
Step back in time to discover over 300 years of Nottingham's history in this unique community museum which is based within five 17 Century cottages situated at the base of the rock under Nottingham Castle.The galleries contain a variety of exhibition...
Visitors enter the museum through the house next door, going through the museum shop. The house has been laid out in the style of a late 19th century working class house with the furniture being mostly from the family of the women who founded it. The...
England's history of crime and punishment is a shocking one. As are the sinister and grim stories of Nottingham's own outlaws which are brought to life in the building where they were judged, imprisoned and executed.
To capture and explain this gr...
Welcome to Keswick's most exciting visitor attraction, the James Bond Museum. We opened in April 2009 and have a unique private collection that has taken over twenty years to assemble numerous vehicles and props from the films of everyone's favourite...
Explore our links with the natural world in the Natural History Museum. Located within the Hall itself, a fantastic array of specimens and minerals await your discovery
Since Wollaton Hall opened to the public in the autumn of 1926, it has been ho...
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. Stone tools and remains of animals found in the caves provide evidence for a fascinating story of life during the last Ice Age between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Furth...
At Pendon we aim to recapture, in detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing the beauty of the English countryside as it used to be in the years around 1930. Realistically modelled cottages like the one pictured above, farms, fields and lanes r...
Banbury Museum is situated in an attractive canal-side location in the centre of Banbury.
Banbury MuseumExciting modern displays illustrate Banbury's history. These include the Civil War, the Victorian market town and the Oxford Canal and Tooley'...
Museum housed in 1 room in the ancient court house. Collection of exhibits pertaining to Bloxham. Our 2008 Exhibition is 'Something Borrowed, Something Blue' which is in line with other museums in Oxfordshire who have chosen Oxford Welcomes the World...
Private farming museum includes tractors and stationary engines from the 1920s onward, with or driving their appropriate implements. The steam section comprises a 1903 steam traction engine, 1912 steamroller, 1839 stationary engine and 2 others, plus...
The Museum has displays of local history and archaeology as well as mementoes of Thomas Hughes and the late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, who spent many happy years living in Uffington.
Overlooking the village is the Iron Age hillfort of Uffi...
Set on the banks of the River Thames in Henley-on-Thames, the award-winning River & Rowing Museum has three permanent galleries devoted to the River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the town of Henley on Thames.
Newly opened in summe...
The present building dates from 1845. It was designed by Charles Cockerell in a classical style and stands on Beaumont Street. One wing of the building is occupied by the Taylor Institution, the modern languages faculty of the university. The main mu...
Charlbury Museum shows visitors the traditional crafts & industries of the Oxfordshire town of Charlbury & includes exhibits given or lent by the residents of Charlbury & the villages surrounding the local area.
Charlbury Museum's collections was...
Explore the wonders of Oxford’s long history at the Museum of Oxford. Before the first student took his first lesson at the University, saints walked here, kings were crowned here and parliaments debated here. Discover the city’s earliest residen...
We are working to create a museum of children’s literature and storytelling in the heart of Oxford, UK. This will be a museum in its true sense – a place of inspiration and wonder – an impressive and beautiful building with performance and exhi...
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University's scientific collections of zoological, entomological and geological specimens. The Museum itself is a Grade 1 listed building, renowned for its spectacular neo-Gothic architecture...
The Pitt Rivers Museum cares for one of the world's great collections. It is equally famous for its celebrated displays and its leading role in contemporary research and museum curatorship. This site introduces visitors to both.
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The Tolsey Museum is midway along Burford's main street. The black and white timber fronted building erected on stone pillars was once the medieval meeting point for the wealthy wool merchants who also paid their tolls or tax here.
The Tolsey now...
The Benson Veteran Cycle Museum has veteran and vintage cycles dating from 1818 to 1925....
Housed in a 15thC hall-house, the museum presents the story of Wallingford from earliest times to the present day. Special features include a free audio tour featuring the Saxon town and medieval castle, models of the castle and Wallingford station, ...
The Museum is housed within a converted 16th century cloth merchant’s house with modern extensions and a reconstructed barn. The main phase of the museum’s refurbishment was completed in July 1999. An interactive auditorium presents the history o...
Set in beautiful surroundings in the heart of the historic town of Woodstock, the Oxfordshire Museum tells the story of Oxfordshire through 11 galleries and many exhibitions featuring history, popular culture, contemporary arts and crafts throughout ...
Small local history museum with displays on the history of Alyth and local agriculture....
The Black Watch was an elite military Regiment whose history stretches back almost three centuries. This website aims to provide comprehensive information on everything 'Black Watch' from the history of the Regiment to its current activities and exis...
We are one of the oldest museums in the UK, with more than half a million objects in our large, varied collections. They have been officially designated as a Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland. They cover History, Natural Hist...
Delightful museum illustrating the life of the town. Much of the collection has been donated or loaned to the museum by the local inhabitants and serves to paint a lively picture of life in a thriving Victorian town which has had a market since 1128....
The museum tells the story of the town of Ludlow and includes some of the important events and the people who have lived and worked here; from Bronze Age farmers, through to the present day.
Visitors can also discover how Sir Roderick Murchison, t...
The small town of Much Wenlock is an unlikely place to search for the origins of the modern Olympic games, yet here in 1850 Dr. William Penny Brooks founded the Wenlock Olympian Society and the town's annual Olympian games. At the museum you can disc...
We are the Cambrian Railways Society, based in the Welsh-border market town of Oswestry. Formed in 1972, the group has spent the intervening period gathering an invaluable collection of artefacts from railways in the former Cambrian Railways Company ...
The museum is small but it is crammed full with things to see and do, and most importantly there are stories waiting to be heard. So we suggest you allow at least an hour for your visit, some people stay a lot longer.
The museum is suitable for ev...
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery at Rowley's House occupies two adjoining buildings, one of which is timber-framed (originally built as a merchant's warehouse in the 16th or early 17th Century) and the other a stone and brick building built around 161...
The oldest parts of the Castle were built between 1066 and 1074, during the reign of William the Conqueror. There were additions over several centuries. Later, in the late 18th century, Thomas Telford remodelled the interior as a private house. The C...
From the earliest settlements in the Archaeology Gallery to the hustle and bustle of the port, and from the drama of the Monmouth Rebellion to the glamour of Bridgwater's annual Carnival - there is plenty to interest the whole family.
Blake Museum...
The volunteers at Bruton Community Museum change the exhibitions regularly throughout the year; they are changed in March, July and October. A free information sheet to guide you around the museum is available at the door.
From May to September t...
We have a large collection of domestic and agricultural implements, archaeological and historical information and artifacts and a room dedicated to the 18th century local diarist Parson Woodforde. There is also a costume room and an archive collecti...
Chard and District Museum is a Community Museum which focuses on the rich history of the Chard area.
Chard and District Museum is in a building which itself dates from as early as the 16th century. It was formerly a public house.
One of the M...
Frome Museum, in the historic market town of Frome, Somerset, houses a fascinating collection of local artefacts and sources of information, ranging from the Horner family to glass negatives from Singers Art Metal works.
It has a library, a colle...
The Somerset Rural Life Museum is based in Glastonbury. In the Abbey Farmhouse the social and domestic life of Victorian Somerset is described in reconstructed rooms and there is a lively events programme as well as regular temporary exhibitions. T...
The Blue Anchor Railway Museum is on the down platform at the Blue Anchor Station, and is housed in the former waiting room, a red brick built structure with a self-supporting canopy.
It opened in 1986 under the West Somerset Railway Steam Trust...
Over 900 dolls from around the world based on the collection of the late Mollie Hardwick. A unique display of dolls of many periods with many costume and foreign dolls, immense variety. Established 1971. A visit will bring back childhood memories. Al...
Street in Somerset is a shoe town, well more accurately a village. Since the 1830s Clarks have been making shoes in Street, and while their shoes are now manufactured abroad, its headquarters are still located there. Within these headquarters is hous...
The Bakelite Museum in Williton, Somerset is a museum of few words. At the entrance, a small sign introduces Bakelite 'The material of a thousand uses'. Invented by Dr Leo Baekeland in 1907 Bakelite was the world's first, and most successful syntheti...
The Museum is situated in the Old Priory Barn, a Grade Two listed building, and although it is located within the boundaries of the County Ground in Taunton behind the Centre of Excellence, is run entirely as an independent organization and is a regi...
Contains relics from the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway which ran from Bath to Bournemouth with branchlines to Highbridge, Burnham on Sea, Wells and Bridgwater. All finally closing in 1966.
Explore the mass of exhibits, ponder on the old s...
In the museum can be seen many different types of flatner, plus nets and other items associated with their use. There are displays of maps, knotwork and boards showing the various uses of withy.
There are activities specially designed for children...
Watchet Market House Museum was founded in 1978 by a band of far sighted volunteers who persuaded the Watchet Town Council and the Orchard Wyndham Estate to allow the former market house to become a museum of Watchet's history. It has developed since...
Wellington Museum and Local History Society aims to promote knowlege about Wellington and its history by organising talks and visits, running the Museum and publishing books on local topics.
We have a fantastic local history resource, call into th...
Wells and Mendip Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, the bulk of which were collected on and around Mendip. The collection includes the skull of a brown bear (right) discovered at Wookey Hole, a large number of stone-age tools, and an imp...
Opened by HRH The Duke of York in 1989 this volunteer run museum has a unique collection of rare aircraft, many of which enjoy top benchmark status on the National Aviation Heritage Register. All profits from admission fees etc. go towards conserv...
Here at North Somerset Museum you can find out about the history of North Somerset from pre-historic times up to the present day....
A small, private museum run by the Ilchester Town Trust to show the fascinating life and history of this one-time county town of Somerset....
Visit the splendid displays of the newly refurbished Museum of South Somerset and discover what rural life and times from the Roman occupation to the agricultural and industrial revolutions were really like. See artifacts from the past set in scenes ...
Victoria Jubilee Museum is a unique and exciting, small volunteer run museum can be found in the picturesque village of Cawthorne. The museum is a typical Victorian hotch potch, whichever way you turn there is something to catch the eye of both youn...
Cusworth Hall has been described as the jewel in Doncaster’s crown. The beautiful grade 1 listed building is set in acres of historic parkland with lakes, plantations and pleasure ground with dramatic views across the town.
The site which was ex...
Based at the former site of RAF Doncaster, AeroVenture is a treasure trove of Aviation history, available to all from a short motorway journey. Most of our exhibits are under cover, ideal for sunny or rainy days. Try our PC-based Flight Simulators. L...
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery depicts various aspects of natural history, archaeology, local history, and fine and decorative art.
We have a programme of exhibitions throughout the year, as well as fun and informative events and activities whi...
Located in one of Yorkshires first purpose built combined Fire and Police Stations in the centre of the Steel City, Sheffield, it's the perfect place to step back in time and FIRE your imagination. Come face to face with some of the most amazing and ...
Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's industrial story. The displays at the Museum tell that story from the 'Little Mester' to mass production, skilled workers, revolution...
The Museum is currently home to 30 vehicles, including buses, a tram, train and a tractor. Some of these vehicles are owned by the museum and some are privately owned. All of these vehicles are at different stages of restoration, some fully restored ...
Please Note: The Traditional Heritage Museum has closed. The Museum forms part of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition (NATCECT) at the University of Sheffield. NATCECT developed from the Survey of (English) Language and Folklo...
A small museum illustrating the history of Measham and its inhabitants. Changing photographic exhibitions and permanent displays provide a unique record of a community....
The Museum of Cannock Chase site was once home to the Valley Colliery; the training pit for thousands of young men beginning their working lives in the local coal industry. The pit has gone and in its place are over 30 acres of green space on the edg...
The Museum stands in the centre of the historic city of Lichfield, which remained close to Johnson's heart throughout his life. Best known for his Dictionary of the English Language, Johnson spent the first 27 years of his life in the large, imposing...
There are displays, hands-on exhibits and regular special exhibitions and events. But above all the Museum is about people - the extraordinary 'ordinary' soldiers, the heroes, the Victoria Cross winners....
Hidden in Brampton Park less than half a mile from the town centre lies Newcastle-Under-Lyme's local history museum featuring over 800 years of Borough history.
Set in beautiful parkland the Museum and Art Gallery has something for everyone. Along...
The Moorcroft Museum enables the visitor to look back in time: you can let your imagination run wild and absorb he fascinating history of this unique company and it's hand-crafted pottery. The Moorcroft Museum display sparkles in cabinets made by Lib...
Etruria Industrial Museum is the last steam-powered potters' mill in Britain.
It includes Jesse Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill, scheduled as an ancient monument in 1975.
The museum includes a family-friendly interactive exhibition, tearoom and s...
The story of the Potteries, all wrapped up in one unique museum.
Stoke-on-Trent is world famous for its pottery and no visit to the city would be complete without experiencing this unique Museum.
Discover how bone china tableware was made in t...
Travel back in time and discover the history of the the Potteries, including the world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics.
See Reginald Mitchell's World War 2 Spitfire and all sorts of art and craft.
Enjoy a light lunch or afternoo...
A small, lively Borough museum, based in the centre of Camberley. The Museum's collections are particularly strong in 19th and 20th century domestic materials, 20th century costume, natural history and photographs. We have a large reserve collection,...
The core of Honeywood dates from the 17th century but the building has many later additions including major extensions of 1896 and 1903 when it was a house owned by John Pattinson Kirk, a London merchant. The house is rich in period detail and much o...
The museum has quite a large collection, focusing on the East Surrey area. Only a small part can be shown at any one time, bona fide students and researchers may have access to material in storage by arrangement. The collection has been aquired mostl...
Chertsey Museum first opened to the public in 1965, displaying a collection of local history items, photographs, paintings, clocks, furniture and a large collection of Mycenaean, Cypriot, Italian and Greek pots.
Since then the collections have gr...
A small museum containing pictures and relics of local interest and a fine collection of local chalk fossils. There is a library containing a large collection of books, photography and maps of local interest, together with historical notes, records a...
Mostly of fossils such as flint moulds of bivalves and echinoids (sea urchins) derived from the chalk (U.Chalk). Some of these have been found locally within the Thames gravels (from local gravel pits) and others as isolated finds from peoples' garde...
Bourne Hall, situated in the heart of Ewell Village, is a remarkable modern building of unusual architectural interest, surrounded by beautiful grounds. Opened in 1970, it is well furnished, well equipped and flexible enough to accommodate most requi...
The Museum of Farnham is housed in a fine Grade I listed Georgian townhouse built in 1718 by a hop merchant. Here you can explore Farnham's colourful history and relax in the beautiful walled garden....
At Godalming you will find a friendly, welcoming museum in a listed medieval building. Oak beams in the timber frame have been dated to 1446, making this the oldest dated building in the town, apart from the stone built Parish Church. You can follow ...
The castle grounds are open all year round and admission is free.
There is a small gift shop on the ground floor of the castle.
The Great Tower contains a model of the original castle c1300 AD and interpretation panels tracing the tower's histo...
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson was a famous Quaker surgeon. In the 1860s he came to Haslemere and fell in love with the town.
Today Haslemere Educational Museum is one of the largest Natural History Museums in central southern England with over 240,000 s...
Kingston Museum and Heritage Service operates on two sites and comprises a Museum, Local History Room and an Archives Service.
Kingston Museum is accredited by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The MLA Accreditation Scheme sets na...
The exhibition at the Vestry Hall concentrates on two of the Wandle's better known industries, namely the snuff/tobacco and textile industries. Particular homage is paid to the area's best known figures, William Morris and Arthur Liberty. We will be ...
For centuries Richmond has been a centre of fashion and the arts, as well as home to several of Britain's monarchs. The Museum celebrates the rich heritage of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew and, through the exhibition and education programmes, all ...
Discover the leading role played by Brooklands in the Concorde story, and how much of Concorde's design and manufacture took place here.
G-BBDG was the third Concorde built in Britain and this country's first production Concorde. First flown in Fe...
Elmbridge Museum, located in the heart of Weybridge, is a fascinating source of local knowledge and entertainment, combining the rich history of our beautiful borough with a great series of contemporary exhibitions.
The Museum has an absorbing per...
The Museum and Art Gallery is set in the beautiful surroundings of Riversley Park. It contains a reconstruction of George Eliot's London drawing room of 1870 and many of her personal items as well as local history exhibitions. The museum holds collec...
The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum is the site of the first rugby football workshop and houses a fabulous collection of international rugby memorabilia built up over the last hundred years.
The museum is opposite Rugby School in the original bui...
The headquarters of the Warwickshire Museum Service is housed in the 17th century market hall. It is one of the few buildings in the centre of Warwick that survived the disastrous fire that swept through the town in 1694. Displays of Geology, Biology...
The Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum is a wonderful free museum run by volunteers in Warwick town centre. Historic items on display include photographs, medals, weapons, uniforms and more.
Browse the archive room to read diaries and photographs of Off...
The museum houses a small collection of exhibits both military and civilian relating to Wellesbourne airfield in wartime (WWII). Exhibits are housed in an underground bunker and in above ground building. On view above ground are complete aircraft and...
A Victorian former mill owner's house set in 36 aces of parkland and ancient woodland, the museum is host to a wide range of unusual and exciting collections of collections from around the globe. Once the home of George Sheard from 1875-1902, this Go...
Moorside Mills was built around 1875 as a small worsted spinning Mill by John Moore. Ownership of the mills changed many times, and they developed and grew. In 1970, Bradford Council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead to create an inn...
Here at the National Media Museum you can delve into an amazing archive of information about this fabulous free museum? an exciting centre in the heart of the north devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web.
Check out the films p...
Delightful 1830's cloth merchant's home with fascinating Bronte connections. Charlotte Bronte visited often and featured Red House in her novel 'Shirley'. Includes period rooms, enchanting recreated gardens and exhibitions in restored outbuildings. ...
Bankfield Museum is housed in an imposing Victorian Mansion, set within an attractive park, less than a mile from the centre of Halifax.
Bankfield is steeped in history and has been a museum for over a hundred years. The collections date from preh...
Heptonstall museum lies in the centre of the ancient village of Heptonstall, in the Old Grammar School Building.
Some of the original features of the school remain including the black oak desks. The displays focus on the changing importance of thi...
Wander through Colne Valley Museum's period living room and wash kitchen to admire the Yorkshire range, flagstone floor and rag rugs.
Visit the Loom Chamber, Spinning and Cropping rooms to delve into textile history, and venture into the clog-mak...
Victorian mansion house with collections including: local history, Roman, archaeological, textile, bird, insect, plant, scientific, transport, toys and dolls. Vibrant community exhibition programme.
With collections in archaeology, archives, natu...
Wander through an unimposing archway in Church Street close by All Saints Church and you will discover Ilkley's most treasured building: The Manor House. Although it has undergone many alterations since the 13th century when it was first built it rem...
Cliffe Castle Museum was originally the spectacular mansion of the local Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer, Henry Isaac Butterfield. It stands in attractive hillside grounds with greenhouses a garden centre, aviaries and a children's pla...
Welcome to Abbey House Museum where you can experience the sights and sounds of life in Victorian Leeds in the year 1880! A journey through the carefully recreated streets and houses of Abbey House Museum is a great day out for all the family....
Horsforth was once described as the largest village in England and has somehow managed to retain some of its village like identity, character and sense of community. The Museum aims to reflect this heritage in its interesting exhibits which are drawn...
Formerly the largest woollen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum which explores Leeds' rich industrial past. Displays cover the local textiles and clothing industries, printing, cinematography, photography and engineering. Working exhibit...
Feel the force of nature and life see life as we used to live!
Enjoy a visit to this unique riverside museum and see the force of nature in action. Take a tour with one of our knowledgeable guides to see what life was like living in this stunning ...
A comprehensive collection of objects, documents and photographs tells the story of this Wharfedale community from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
A fascinating insight into Otley's heritage for the visitor and a key resource for both the a...
Previously a Carnegie free library, the small, compact museum situated in the town centre next to the library is packed full of life, history and artefacts from the town's earliest beginnings to the present day.
National events such as the death ...
Two 17th Century cottages, Victorian parlour and kitchen, weaving chamber, Moravian embroidery, folk exhibits, an 1822 hand-pulled fire engine and ethnographical exhibits.
There is also a small art gallery and craft centre and an independent schoo...
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and museum is situated on the edge of Shipley Glen, a popular beauty spot. The Centre has displays relating to the natural history, geology, archaeology and local history of the area. The colourful interactive wildlife...
Sandal Castle was probably first built in the early 12th century after William de Warenne received the Manor of Wakefield from Henry I in about 1106.
The earthwork motte and bailey castle was probably completed by about 1130.
The archaeologic...
Wakefield Museum was completely refurbished and made fully accessible in 2000. Visitors of all ages will enjoy exploring the new, interactive displays which tell the history of Wakefield from prehistoric times to the present day. An unexpected treasu...
The main feature of the museum is the re-creation of the Christopher Pharmacy which was opened in c1863 and closed in c1986. The museum also features the natural and social history of Bradford-on-Avon and its surrounding area....
Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre is located in a fine 18th century grade II listed building in the Market Place. Our permanent displays tell the story of this historic market town, from prehistoric times up until the present day. You can discover ...
The museum tells the story of the creation, restoration and re-opening of the waterway link between the Thames and Bristol, through the people involved with planning, building, working and restoring the Kennet and Avon Canal. Combine a visit with a c...
The home of the Museum is the Old Schoolmaster's House, built in 1846. The museum illustrates village life and work mainly from Victorian times to the present day. Basket making, brick making and brewing have been local industries in the past.
Mar...
Malmesbury is a beautiful hilltop town on the southern edge of the Cotswolds, built to a Saxon road plan round a Norman abbey. Archaeological digs have shown there was a Neolithic fort here around 2,500 BC - people have lived here for four and a half...
The exhibits consist of a large number of carved stone features, mostly humorous....
The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum showcases the service to sovereign and country from 1743 of the men of Berkshire and Wiltshire. It highlights the actions of the regiments and individuals over the last 270 years. There are examples of mu...
A friendly museum in a Grade 1 listed building. Winner of six major awards including a Museum of the Year award and the English Tourist Board England for Excellence. The archaeology collections are Designated Collections of national importance.
H...
The Museum, despite its small size, houses more than 8,000 items in its collection and, on 23rd March 2006, was awarded full accreditation by the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (the MLA)....
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works.
The Museum tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Gr...
Swindon's remarkable art collection now has a reputation as one of the best of British 20th Century Art outside London. Housed in the Swindon Art Gallery, it was established by local benefactor, H J P Bomford, during 1944 from a generous donation of ...
Trowbridge Museum is housed in what was the last working woollen mill in the town. Salters closed as a mill in1982 and Trowbridge Museum welcomed its first visitors in July 1990. Since then we have received over 500,000 visitors and the Education Off...
MERE MUSEUM was founded in 1970. At that time a new Public Library was being set up in the old National School in Church Street. The school had been built in 1839 on the initiative of Dean Pearson of Salisbury who gave the site and opened the school ...
The Dewey Museum offers a fascinating insight into local history and contains a wealth of information on a range of topics. The collection contains many historic artefacts that have been collected over a period of some centuries. There is little or n...
Set in a historic Butchers Shambles fascinating displays give an insight into the trades and crafts of the Wyre Forest area. Hands-on activities and regular craft demonstrations. Plenty to see and do for the whole family, brass foundry, jails, reside...
Avoncroft is a fascinating museum of historic buildings spanning seven centuries, rescued from imminent destruction and carefully rebuilt timber by timber or brick by brick on a beautiful open-air site in the north of Worcestershire.
At Avoncroft ...
Whether you are a stranger to the town or Bromsgrove 'born and bred', Bromsgrove Museum is your museum.
Step back in time with us and explore a bygone era. Walk down the nostalgic High Street and absorb the atmosphere of a time where deliveries we...
This 14th Century building was once home to the Almoner of the Benedictine Abbey that was founded at Evesham in the 8th Century.
Following the closure of the Abbey by Henry VIII, the Almonry became the personal home of the last Abbot, Philip Balla...
Among the the museum's exhibits are many local artifacts and archeological findings dating from the Iron Age hill fort at the British Camp, to recent history. A series of rooms depicts different periods of history including life-like displays and inf...
Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch is an unusual and fascinating place to visit. This historic site illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and recreated scenes provide a vivid illustration of how needles w...
Tenbury Museum is housed in the old Goff's School building which dates from 1863. In this single room we have numerous exhibits illustrating the way of life in rural Worcestershire 100 years or so ago. Edward Goff was a philanthropist who, after a co...
The Worcester Porcelain Museum houses the world's largest collection of Worcester Porcelain. The ceramic collections, archives and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history.
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Worcester's principal art gallery and museum hosts a unique programme of contemporary art exhibitions, as well as housing a historic picture collection and an intriguing selection of objects ranging from a 19th century chemist's shop to the wonderful...
Originally the Old Police Station and Courthouse, the museum is opposite St Mary's Church in the centre of Axminster. Visitors can discover the old police cells and see displays in the former court room.
The varied collections, ranging from agricu...
A visit to the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon is the perfect way to get to know the area's landscape, wildlife, history and culture. In The Story of North Devon special effects and hands on activities help you find out about life from prehistor...
Although regular passenger trains ceased in 1965 with the notorious 'Beaching Act', the line from Barnstaple - Torrington - Meeth remained open for milk and clay traffic until 1982.
The rails were lifted in 1985 and following a failed attempt to ...
The Burton Art Gallery and Museum aims to be recognised as one of the leading cultural venues within the South West. Synonymous with the most exemplary forms of its practice and attracting a wide range of audiences of all ages from the local and int...
The Braunton Museum reflects the early beginnings of the town from the arrival of St Brannock from South Wales in the 6th Century, through to its agricultural and later maritime heritage, including the domestic and family histories of its inhabitants...
You must come and see the new display of medical items donated by our late President, Dr. Dymoke Jowitt. Some are quite gruesome; you may quail when you see how they were used!
This year, over 700 entries have been added to our register of artifac...
Fairlynch Museum is an early 19th century house which was built by a local shipowner and is probably the only thatched museum in the UK. He added the turret to watch for his ships coming in.
The garden was lovingly restored to feature plants cont...
Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) overlooks the River Dart and the sea, and is set in 126 acres of landscaped grounds in Dartmouth, Devon.
The stunning Edwardian architecture, internal and external, designed by Sir Aston Webb, contain numerous ...
A small and unusually interesting Museum housed in an old Merchants House, dated 1640. The Museum houses marine and local artefacts, including a superb collection of ships in bottles and an extensive photographic archive of the local area,shipbuildin...
Knowle House was built as a gentleman's residence in 1805, and has been used for various purposes since. It now houses Dawlish Museum.
The aim of the Museum is to preserve and display the history of Dawlish through it's artefacts, which have be...
RAMM cares for a wonderful and diverse collection consisting of over one and a half million individual objects and specimens from all over the globe. They are divided into the following curatorial departments: Antiquities; Ethnography; Natural Histor...
Topsham Museum is housed in one of a group of late 17th century buildings overlooking the Exe Estuary. Following completion of a stunning new River gallery, the Museum was 'long-listed' for the Art Fund Prize in 2008.
Part of the Museum's focus i...
Exmouth Museum was first opened in 1985 and is housed in a 19th century building which was the Council Stables together with the adjoining foremans cottage. It is now divided into three galleries, two on the ground floor and one on the first floor. T...
The museum is housed in part of a building which is in itself a museum piece; a small manor house dating from the 17th century which was used as a parsonage in 1724.
There are five separate rooms, individually themed, which cover the history of H...
The building housing the museum has a very interesting history. It is the oldest building in Honiton and started its life as part of a chapel. It became a school before it became a museum. The building dates from before 1327 and was built when the fo...
A glimpse of the museum from Runnymede Gardens, which is situated next to The Landmark Theatre on Ilfracombe's seafront. A fascinating place to visit come rain or shine and one of the best value for money attractions in North Devon.
The Main Gall...
In the Old Grammar School you find an historic building, a range of collections and a local history archive. Each one of these would be worth visiting on its own, but to experience the three is exceptional. The collections are displayed over 9 galler...
A charming small museum with collections of agricultural and domestic tools from Lynton and Exmoor. Also maritime, railway, and natural history. Unique pictures of the Lynmouth Flood, and a Victorian dolls' house.
Housed in Lynton's oldest surviv...
No visit to Ashburton would be complete without a visit to the Town's Museum. Originally started in a private house, it moved to the tower of St Lawrence Chapel and, when it outgrew that, in 1962, to the old blacksmith's shop behind the chapel (part ...
The museum reflects the history of this important market town and brings alive the characters and institutions of the past. See the working signal box in the Great Western Railway Room, for a unique hands-on experience for young and old alike. Do not...
Museum of Dartmoor Life offers exhibitions, functions, conference facilities and has a loop system for those with hearing difficulties. It is based on rural life on Dartmoor 100 Years Ago....
Our Edwardian building, which opened in 1910, houses collections of art, history and natural science. Visit us to experience our temporary exhibitions, permanent collections and regular special events. Our packed programme includes talks, workshops, ...
A historic building tucked away down one of the city's oldest streets - the Merchant's House is Plymouth's finest surviving example of a 16th/17th century residence. During the 17th century it was home to three Plymouth mayors including privateer Wil...
Salcombe museum was established in 1975. Temporary exhibitions were arranged each summer mainly with items which were loaned. Since 1991 the museum has occupied the ground floor of the former council offices and the collections have expanded to fill...
Situated in the Regency Cottage by the Parish Church just a few yards from the Market Square the Museum reflects the history of Sidmouth and the Sid Valley and is the starting point for regular Guided Strolls around this unique town.
Sidmouth is...
Here at South Molton and District Museum you can discover the true spirit of the characters from South Molton's past, through the exhibits and interactive displays.
The collections reflect the life and times of the town and the surrounding country...
An award-winning, evocative museum and visitor centre in the heart of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site and Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Just four miles west of Tavistock the historic port, mine work...
Teignmouth and Shaldon Museums are beautiful. They are not, however, just pretty places! Products of a turbulent past and the strivings of succeeding generations, Teignmouth and Shaldon have colourful and absorbing stories to tell. The stories are to...
Tiverton and Mid Devon Museum is believed to contain the largest social history collection in the South West. It was founded in 1960 with extensive redisplays taking place in 2001 and 2006 following successful lottery bids.
A Museum for the Whole ...
Torquay Museum is Devon's oldest established Museum still operating. Founded in 1844 by the Torquay Natural History Society, which was renamed Torquay Museum Society in 2003, the Society celebrated its 160th birthday in 2004.The current Museum buildi...
Torrington boasts a wonderful selection of visitor attractions, quite a coup for a town of this size. From internationally renowned Dartington Crystal Ltd, producing clear, contemporary glassware to export around the world to the beautiful Royal Hort...
Totnes Cosume Museum features an exhibition of amazing costumes and accessories from the 'The Age of Victoria 1837 - 1901' exhibit on display in Bogan House, one of Totnes' oldest and most interesting Tudor houses....
Totnes Museum is contained within an authentic Elizabethan Merchant's House, built around 1575 for the Kelland family. The house retains many features dating back to the Elizabethan period and has been painstakingly restored. Collections, dating from...
Newly refurbished and extended, the displays and exhibitions have something for everyone to enjoy. Main galleries include Costume and Motor Racing heritage as well as local archaeology and history, dinosaurs and fossils, natural history and geology, ...
Founded by Edward Booth in 1874 the Booth Museum is all about birds, butterflies, fossils, bones and skeletons. Natural history is brought to life with interactive displays and 'hands on' activities. Entrance is free.
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Here at Brighton Fishing Museum you can uncover the history and heritage of Brighton's fishing industry through a wealth of photographs, remarkable artefacts and restored traditional Sussex clinker fishing boats.
The main museum arch is the focal ...
Set in the heart of the city's cultural quarter, Brighton Museum is located in the Royal Pavilion gardens. Its rich collections and exciting exhibits are dynamically displayed in stimulating surroundings. Entrance is free....
Step into a world of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art. Hove Museum boasts one of the finest craft collections in the country and is an oasis of learning and enjoyment for everyone. You can also chat with Mike Holland the owner who has a re...
Over 10,000 exhibits, collections from the last 100 years, examples from the world's top toy makers, models and souvenirs to buy.
The Museum features a priceless toy and model train collection with an extensive '0' gauge working layout. Numerous ...
Grange Museum and Art Gallery is a charming Georgian building which has great historical interest is situated in the most attractive part of the village and houses an Art Gallery and Museum which is now managed on a voluntary basis by The Rottingdean...
Here at Ditchling Museum you can discover the history of this remarkable village in its inspirational Downland setting.Famous artists and craftsmen represented in the museum include Sir Frank Brangwyn, Ethel Mairet(weaver) and Edward Johnston (callig...
The Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum is housed in the RNLI boathouse, King Edwards Parade. Built in 1898 to commemorate the assassination of the well known actor William Terris outside the Adelphi Theatre in 1897. A display of newspaper cuttings of the the...
Towner is an exciting new art gallery and the leading centre for visual arts in the South East. The doors opened to the public for the first time on Saturday 4 April 2009.
Towner presents a unique programme of major exhibitions of contemporary an...
Here at the Puppet Museum in Wish Tower you can investigate other cultures and times through their puppetry and drama. Folklore, religion, myth and ritual are at the very heart of puppetry. We offer you the chance to explore the universal themes of p...
The Hastings Fishermens Museum is one of the town's most popular tourist attractions. It is open every day, except Christmas Day, and over 140,000 people go through the doors every year. It is inside a church built on the Stade in 1852, which fell ou...
Hastings Museum contains a rich and exotic mixture of fine paintings and china, the cultures of other lands, well-known personalities such as John Logie Baird and Robert Tressell, and a contrasting view of local wildlife today and as it would have be...
An expanding museum with nature trails. The woodland walk in Amenity Wood allows visitors to experience and understand the changing woodland scene. In and around ancient barns are examples of farm machinery such ploughs, harrows and carts. In...
Having started in the house, the Askews began improving the garden. Luckily they inherited two lovely species of trees, Ginkgo Biloba and Swamp Cypress which stand in front of the house.
The garden was created as a series of 'rooms' with yew hedge...
This imposing Norman castle, offers magnificent views across the town of Lewes and surrounding downland. The adjacent Barbican House holds an extensive collection of local history and archaeological artefacts....
Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum offers an extensive archive of photographs, pictures, maps and other material relating to the history of the Town and Port of Newhaven and the surrounding area. Special exhibits relate to Newhaven Lifeboat and the s...
Rye Castle Museum has two sites: the Ypres Tower and East Street -
The Ypres Tower is one of the oldest buildings in Rye, being built in 1249 as part of the town's defences. The Tower has had a chequered history and as you look round the inside y...
Seaford Museum is housed in Martello Tower no.74, which is situated at the eastern end of Seaford seafront. Nicknamed the Tardis by its visitors, there is a deceptive 5,000 square feet of display area which includes the roof with cannon, entrance flo...
The Novium's exciting events programme features activities for all ages - from storytelling, workshops and creative crafternoon sessions to performing arts, guided walks and archival film screenings! Our aim is for people to see as many of the mus...
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum was established in 1982 on the old RAF Tangmere airfield. From its beginnings in 1916, through its illustrious service as one of Britain's front line fighter bases during WW2 and on to its key role as home to the wor...
Crawley Museum Centre, is the town's repository for artefacts and archives. Based in a park setting, in an annexe to Goffs Park House in Southgate, Crawley, this local history Museum has collections that illustrate Crawley's history - from the St...
Amberley is a thirty-six acre open air museum set in the midst of the beautiful South Downs in West Sussex. It is next to Amberley railway station in the Arun River valley, not far from the historic town of Arundel. With its historic buildings, worki...
Arundel Museum and Heritage Centre is an independent self-supporting registered museum which interprets the exceptionally rich life and history of Arundel through models, photographs, etc. Formerly housed in a Grade II listed building it now has temp...
The Bognor Regis Museum of Local History is run by the Local History Society. The museum opened at its present site on 11th May 1997. Although modest in size the members of the society have clearly put a great deal of thought and hard work into creat...
Horsham Museum is housed in a medieval timber framed building at the head of one of the most picturesque streets in Sussex, Horsham Museum offers a treasure trove of local history objects stored in over twenty-six galleries. The Museum also has two w...
East Grinstead Town Museum tells the story of our historic market town in the High Weald. Through our collections, we are preserving our past for present and future generations.
Built with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and money raised by...
Petworth Cottage Museum is not really a museum. It's a house that has been restored, redecorated, furnished and equipped as if it were 1910. But it's not just anybody's house. Mrs. Mary Cummings was the tenant of 346 High Street from 1901 to 1930. Th...
Marlipins Museum is home to displays on our maritime past and the history of the Shoreham area. It houses a fine collection of archaeological material from prehistoric to Roman times. Upstairs the story of Shoreham comes up to date, including featu...
Steyning Museum tells the history of the ancient market town of Steyning and its surroundings over the last 2000 years. Visitors will discover the events which have shaped its history, the secrets of its people and the lives they lived, details of it...
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1908 this fine Edwardian building houses West Sussex's largest museum. Permanent displays include archaelogy, costume, local history and decorative art. Over ten temporary exhibitions a year from contemporary...
Located in the heart of historic Barton upon Humber, Baysgarth House is the ancestral home of the prominent Nelthorpe family. Set within 30 acres of parkland this Grade II listed building is a beautiful example of Georgian architecture and is the per...
Grantham Museum is the interpretation centre for this market town and its surrounding area. Come and explore its displays of archaeology and social history.
'This is a neat, pleasant, well-built and populous town' - Daniel Defoe 1720s.
The muse...
The regimental collections of the Queen's Royal Lancers and its immediate antecedent regiments the 16th/5th Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers, currently housed at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks Grantham, include fine displays of uniforms, weap...
Immingham Museum offers a fascinating collection of local objects with small exhibitions on the Pilgrim Fathers, Great Central Railway and the Docks, upon which modern Immingham was founded. There are also exhibitions about the life and times of Immi...
Here at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life you can enjoy free entry to the largest and most diverse community museum in Lincolnshire. Our rich and varied social history collection reflects and celebrates the culture of Lincolnshire and its people from 1...
The 2ft gauge railway was first installed in 1971 to serve the chicken farm, handling feed, eggs and waste from cleaning of the sheds. Although the poultry business closed in 1981, the original locomotive and wagons are still used around the farm, an...
At midnight on 2nd September 1939 Great Britain issued an ultimatum to Germany and on the following day Neville Chamberlain broadcast to the nation that a state of war existed between Great Britain and Germany.
On duty on 3 September 1939, within ...
The Mablethorpe Ye Olde Curiosity Museum contains a unique collection of lampshades. Also old Christmas decorations and lights; kitchenalia; breweriana and a full sized Morris Traveller car....
The Trolley Bus Museum at Sandtoft is home to Britains largest collection of working trolleybuses. It is situated in open countryside some 15 miles North East of Doncaster in the Isle of Axholme. Come and experience the noiseless, fumeless, trackle...
Set in the heart of undiscovered North Lincolnshire, the 300 acres of Normanby Hall Museum and Country Park provides the perfect day out for all the family.
Return to the elegance of a more leisurely era in the beautiful Regency Hall and learn abo...
A great day out for all the family. Discover the stories of North Lincolnshire through many interactive exhibits - become a nature detective in 'Go Wild', step back in time in the Victorian ironstone cottage and relive the 'People's War'. Climb the s...
The Church Farm Museum is a hidden gem of the East Coast, this rural life museum gives us a glimpse of our agricultural lives before the mass urbanisation of Britain.
In addition to the main farmhouse there is also a thatched 'mud and stud' farm ...
This fine medieval brick building, founded in 1484 by William of Wainfleet,is the setting for changing displays showing the social history, environment & hobbies of this area. On loan from Magdalen College, Oxford is the original Royal Charter of 145...
These faithfully restored buildings now house a small but comprehensive railway museum. There are artefacts relating to the Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway and many other railway companies. The Museum is staffed entirely by e...
The Land Drainage Museum - Creating the Landscape. From Saxon times the Fens have been a prosperous area, wealth coming from salt making, wool, agricultural produce, wildfowling and fishing. This wealth financed the building of the fine medieval chur...
Flower bulbs and the Spalding Fens have been synonymous for over 100 years.
The Spalding Bulb Museum is situated within the grounds of Birchgrove. The Museum is dedicated to all those who created and worked within the flower bulb industry from 188...
Stamford Brownes Hospital is an Ancient almshouses, still in use, founded in 1475 by William Browne, a local wool merchant. Fine medieval stained glass can be found in the chapel and Audit Room, original furniture and exhibitions. There is also a clo...
Come to Stamford Museum to find out more about the 'finest stone town in England'.
See our unique Stamford Tapestry, fascinating local history collections and chat to our enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff - there is something for everyone!...
The Cottage Museum is a small community museum situated in the attractive Lincolnshire village of Woodhall Spa. The museum was created to preserve the history of the local community. It is run entirely by volunteers and is housed in a cottage which w...
In 1898 the third Baron de Ferrieres, a former Mayor and MP for Cheltenham, gave 43 important paintings, mostly from Belgium and the Netherlands, to the town, together with £1000 towards the building of a gallery in which to house them. This was ope...
The Cotswold Motoring Museum is owned and run by CSMA Club.
CSMA Club is an organisation which was founded in 1923 and now has more than 460,000 members. The Museum was acquired in 1999 when the original owner retired. The Museum reflects the moto...
This is Cheltenham's musical gem - the Regency terrace house where Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born in 1874. The story of the man and his music is told alongside a fascinating display of personal belongings including his piano. The muse...
The Dean Heritage Centre has five galleries and a library to explore inside the Museum, numerous
displays and attractions to discover outside and a cafe overlooking the mill pond.
The Museum of the Forest comprises 5 galleries. These explore th...
The Great Western Railway Museum is housed in one of the last remaining permanent railway buildings in the Forest of Dean, on the original site of Coleford Railway Yard. It is the original GWR Goods Station of 1883. The Museum features a 7 1/4' gauge...
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery is housed in a stunning Victorian building in the heart of the City, it contains many items of national and international importance. Among the spectacular collection are archaeological finds, fine and decorativ...
Gloucester Folk Museum is one of the oldest-established museums dedicated to social history. The collections have been drawn together through mainly gifts from Gloucestershire, and represent one of the most fascinating collections of such material. <...
Tailor of Gloucester Beatrix Potter Museum is a charming shop and museum is open to the public every day where you will be served by our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers. The house, pictured left is the original building used by Beatrix Pott...
In the heart of Gloucester's historic docks, a museum that tells the fascinating story of Britain's 2000 miles of waterways and helps capture life in a working docks.
Displays cover many aspects of waterways from the ingenious engineering to home...
We encourage you to visit the Museum. There is no substitute for seeing the items in our magnificent collections first hand. There is something for everyone here from researchers to young children, from detailed archives and research facilities to ch...
Housed in a 17th century Cotswold cottage, this fine collection of local domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools is one of Oxfordshire's oldest small museums, set up by George Swinford in the 1930s.
For 2010, the subjects covered will be 'Th...
The Old Mill at Lower Slaughter, Owned by Gerald Harris, a well Known Jazz Singer, is undergoing an ambitious restoration scheme which will continue into the millenium. At present the business is thriving as a museum gift and craft shop with riversid...
Some years ago Gerry Tyack opened his small museum dedicated to all those who served or who passed through RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, on one of the many training courses for RAF bomber command. Though the airfield is now a fire training station Gerry keep...
The Sutton collection of teddy bears, dolls and doll related items, many other Victorian and later toys, games and books. Also on show are textiles, lace, porcelain, pottery and other interesting collectables. Large shop selling items similar to thos...
The Museum in the Park is set in Stratford Park in the centre of Stroud, Gloucestershire.
The Museum is housed in a Grade II 17th century wool merchant's mansion. Objects and colourful displays combined with an exciting public programme combine t...
Tetbury Police Museum displays in cells, police office and the former magistrates court. Selection of uniforms, photo's, documents, equipment etc....
Our museum was created, by The Abbey Lawn Trust, in memory of the writer and naturalist John Moore, whose knowledge and love of the countryside was paramount.
John Moore was Gloucestershire's best-known and loved author of the Twentieth century - ...
A fun learning experience for children and adults alike.
DISCOVER, SEE, RUMMAGE, EXPLORE AND ENJOY!
Discover Tewkesbury's rich and diverse past from prehistory to the Victorians.
See the medieval battle scene and find out about the differe...
This unique museum in the Victorian Town Hall has two themes. The Folk Collection shows the history and heritage of the ancient town of Winchcombe and its people with displays, historic items and much local and family history information. The Police ...
Winchcombe Railway Museum and Garden displays of tools and equipment which show railway life in the days of steam. Signals and working models are visitor operated. Set in 1.5 acres of gardens....
An internationally acclaimed National Museum presenting the dramatic 500-year history of the rise and fall of the British Empire and the emergence of the modern Commonwealth.
The award-winning galleries are packed full of interactive exhibits, vid...
Bristol's major museum and art gallery houses an outstanding and diverse range of objects, from sea dinosaurs to magnificent art. A visit to the region's largest museum and art gallery is guaranteed to inspire you!
The City Museum & Art Gallery is...
Explore hundreds of weird and wonderful objects inside the museum that show how people used to live in the past. Gaze out of this 18th century mansion house over 400 acres of beautiful parkland and imagine that it all belongs to you and your family....
The Aldeburgh Museum is housed in one of the most important timber-framed public buildings in England. Dating from the first half of the 16th Century it originally contained six small shops on the ground floor and a spacious meeting chamber on the fi...
Leman House is a Grade 1 listed building, the museum houses a range of exhibits relating to Beccles, its surrounding villages and countryside, their industries, social life, health care and wildlife. It has distinctive flint and brick work, Tudor-st...
Bungay Museum is situated in two small rooms of the Waveney District Council Office. It was established in 1963, and displays items relating to the heritage, society and businesses of the town. Archaeology includes Pre-historic , Roman and Saxon art...
The Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum is recognised as East Anglia's Aviation Heritage Centre. Constituting an impressive collection of aircraft and equipment, the Museum also displays in separate buildings themed collections for the Royal Observe...
Moyse's Hall Museum For almost a thousand years Moyse's Hall has looked out over the Market Place of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It has seen many changes since it was built in 1180 and has had a variety of different uses, including a tavern and a 'ga...
At the heart of the historic and picturesque town of Clare the Ancient House stands sentinel next to the church. Dating back to the 15th century this unusual Grade I listed building boasts spectacular moulded plaster and timber work and intriguingly ...
The bulk of the regimental collection can be seen at the Suffolk Regiment Museum, The Keep, Gibraltar Barracks. Many items from the Regiment's long history can be seen there, including The Roubaix Drum; hidden from the German Army in 1940 and recover...
Mildenhall Museum has been in its present position since 1983, Mildenhall and District Museum is devoted to preserving artefacts from the district, which is both Fen and Breckland. Our range of exhibits include a Fen and Breck room, and displays comm...
In the mid 1970's several members of the Woolpit History Group started field walking around the Parish. After seven years they had accumulated quite a haul of Roman and Medieval Pottery and had confirmed twelve sites where there may have been settle...
Felixstowe Museum houses 14 rooms of artefacts, exhibitions and information which displays the military and social history of this popular seaside resort. Even the Felixstowe Museum building is of historical interest as it was once a submarine mining...
The museum now holds memorabilia from the old shore establishment including honours board, figurehead and clocks. The Museum is also home to a very large collection of photographs and original documents relating to life at Shotley, which are of val...
Ipswich Museum has a wealth of treasures to amaze you! You can discover life in Roman Suffolk, find out about the Anglo-Saxon origins of Ipswich, follow the growth of our town in the Ipswich Story gallery and, new for 2010, you can visit our excitin...
The Ipswich Transport Museum has the largest collection of transport items in Britain devoted to just one town. Everything was either made or used in and around Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. The collections also include the Ipswich Engineeri...
Discover the fascinating and unusual story of RAF Martlesham Heath. Learn of its triumphs, disasters, and aviation achievements, including the aircraft test and development from from 1915 up to the 1970s. Understand its role in the Battle of Brita...
The Wattisham Airfield Station Museum opened in November 1991.The museum is housed in the original station chapel, built by the USAAF in 1943. Inside the museum you can see an extensive photographic record, depicting the history of the station from i...
Here at the East Anglia Transport Museum you can see a unique project; the creation of a museum of street transport designed to show the development of mechanical transport over the best part of a century. The essence of transport is movement, so we ...
We are a private museum of the Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society, which is a registered charity. The Museum is maintained and manned by members of the society on a voluntary basis. The premises are grant aided by Waveney District Council. ...
Lowestoft Museum collects, preserves and displays objects relating to the history of the area and its people, and promotes awareness and interest in our rich heritage. The Museum is probably best known for its important collection of 18th-century L...
The Lowestoft War Memorial Museum is sited in the WW2 headquarters of the Royal Navy Patrol Service in Sparrows Nest Gardens, Whapload Road, Lowestoft. The museum is dedicated to all who served in or from Lowestoft during the two world wars. T...
Here at The National Horseracing Museum you can hear stories of racing from its early origins at Newmarket to its modern day heroes. Ride the horse simulator or take a behind the scenes minibus tour of the gallops, a Trainer's yard and the equine swi...
Dunwich Museum is a delightful and charming museum will keep you and your children entertained from a short visit to a whole afternoon. Dunwich Museum is the perfect history experience for all the family. It tells the amazing story of a city lost to...
Dedicated in 1893, the Alfred Corry was the Southwold No 1 lifeboat The Alfred Corry served for 25 years until she left the service in 1918 during which time 47 lives were saved. In 1913 a model of the boat was made to commemorate 20 years in service...
Great Britain's oldest and largest amber specialist, with an extensive range of both contemporary and traditional jewellery. The Amber Museum is the only purpose built museum in Great Britain to tell the story and history of Amber. Designed and cre...
Southwold's Museum is a unique cottage museum which is dedicated to the local and natural history of this corner of Suffolk. Owned and managed by the Southwold Museum and Historical Society, this tiny building houses an astonishing collection of obje...
At Brockford not only will you find a full size collection of locomotives and rolling stock but also the museum exhibition hall which is home to a collection of smaller artefacts, documents and models which together tell the story of the building, op...
At Brockford not only will you find a full size collection of locomotives and rolling stock but also the museum exhibition hall which is home to a collection of smaller artefacts, documents and models which together tell the story of the building, op...
Discover the history and natural world of East Anglia on our beautiful 75 acre site-explore nearly 3km of woodland and riverside nature trails. Learn about fascinating East Anglian crafts and traditional Gypsy culture, get steamed up with our powerfu...
The Lanman Museum was founded in 1978 but has its origins in the 1930s when the late Harold Lanman (1893-1979) started Harold Lanman 1893-1979 collecting local artefacts. Initially housed in the Old Library the museum is now found on the first floo...
Laxfield and District Museum came about through the annual parish meeting held in 1971. To encourage people to attend, they were asked to bring something old to an exhibition in the village hall. So many interesting articles appeared that the exhibit...
The Parham Airfield Museum comprises the 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum and the Museum of the British Resistance Organisation operating under one Management Committee. It's continued existence relies on volunteer support and donations to...
The Suffolk Horse Museum is an exhibition devoted to the Suffolk punch breed of heavy working horse. The Museum displays the history of the breed and its Society, the work of the blacksith and the harness maker, the world of shows and showing, the w...
The Woodbridge Museum displays trace the evolution of Woodbridge from an Anglo Saxon settlement, to a medieval market town, port and ship building centre and then a garrison town during the Napoleonic wars. By 1801 the town was the fourth largest in ...
Inside the Court Hall museum, displays illustrate the history of the Antient Town, since it was built by Edward I as a medieval 'New Town' over 700 years ago, and about Winchelsea's position as Head Port of the Confederation of Cinque Ports.
The ...
The four collections of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) are held at the AMS Museum in Keogh Barracks, Mytchett in Surrey...
The Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum (RAPTC Museum ) is a small but friendly museum located in the grounds of the Army School of Physical Training. The items and memorabilia on display tell the story of physical training in the British Army...
Gilbert White was aged 7 or 8 when the White family moved from the Vicarage on Selborne's Plestor, to this house, called 'The Wakes' (named after the Wake family who had lived here previously). At that time the property would have been no more than a...
'The whole of the shrubbery border will soon be very gay with pinks and Sweet Williams in addition to the Columbines already in bloom.' - Letter to Cassandra Austen, 29 May 1811. The novelist Jane Austen is known worldwide for her popular novels des...
Housed in the converted old stable block of Amport House, the Museum of Army Chaplaincy tells the story of Army Chaplaincy from earliest times to the present day with the help of archive material and historical relics from several centuries. The M...
Emsworth Museum, opened in1988, was formed to archive and display the history of Emsworth and its surroundings, to make the public aware of Emsworth's historical position. Emsworth Museum is entirely run by volunteers, and has a selection of the area...
Breamore House and Countryside Museum are set in its own beautiful parkland amid surrounding farms and fields, the grandeur and magnificence of the house has changed little over the past 400 years. The Elizabethan Manor House and Countryside Museum ...
Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower Explosion! is an award winning museum of naval warfare created within 18th century buildings at the Royal Navy's former armaments depot of Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire. The museum is housed in a group of ...
Dive into history at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire and go onboard an actual WWII era submarine - HMS Alliance with a veteran submariner to hear his stories about living beneath the waves. Led by our experienced ex submariner ...
Hollycombe Working Steam Museum is far more than just a working steam museum, it's a place where the past comes to life. From the atmosphere of our traditional fairground, to riding on our steam railways, or wandering through the woodland gardens, t...
St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery explores the unique history of Lymington and the New Forest Coast. The colourful, hands-on displays provide a fascinating journey of discovery for all ages, charting Lymington's development as a market town and port ...
Unlike most other museums, the Sammy Miller Museum is more than a static collection, to be dusted and polished at regular intervals and displayed like butterflies with pins through them. This is a live museum, for whenever the opportunity presents it...
The Museum was set up in 1999 and is located in the former Magistrates Courthouse. The building was constructed in 1896 and was used as a court until 1995. The museum was set up by the Petersfield Area Historical Society who collected objects and art...
Portsmouth, the Home of Great Writing, has touched the lives and works of Britain's most famous writers - from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Michelle Magorian, from H.G. Wells to Neil Gaiman. But the city's most famous son is Charles Dickens - novelist, ...
Cumberland House - The Natural History Museum tells the story of the wild things of the riverbank, marshes, woods and urban areas of Portsmouth. Have a look for the heron stalking its prey and the Brent geese coming into land after their 3000 km flig...
The City Museum is the museum of and for the people of Portsmouth. There are temporary exhibition galleries, which have a frequently changing parade of fascinating shows on a wide range of subjects - recent exhibitions have included Space Exploration...
Bishop's Waltham Museum is a small local museum, and is a registered charity run by volunteers. Housed in the Farmhouse at Bishop's Waltham Palace. Exhibits include artefacts from Bishop's Waltham and the surrounding area from prehistoric to the mode...
Based at the heart of Southampton, SeaCity Museum tells the story of the people of the city, their fascinating lives and historic connections with Titanic and the sea. Visit SeaCity Museum and Southampton to discover how we bring maritime history to ...
Solent Sky Museum Solent Sky Aviation Museum depicts the history of aviation in the Solent area and Hampshire. The Museum tells the story of 26 aircraft companies including the Supermarine Aircraft Works where RJ Mitchell's famous aircraft, the Spitf...
West End Local History Museum and Heritage Centre Local is open every Saturday. Famous local people and places. Local Titanic connections. Extensive archive. Artefacts and displays. Local history publications and so much more. Designed by Herbert C...
D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery in Portsmouth's is Britain's only museum dedicated solely to covering all aspects of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. D-Day was a turning point in the Second World War, and a moment when the...
Royal Marines Museum has many videos to watch and sound clips to listen to. There are also many interactive exhibits including computer terminals. The above picture is of the Royal Marine Museum taken from within its grounds. Why not pay them a visit...
The Museum of Army Flying is home to a unique collection of aviation history one of both international and national importance. Come and see over 35 historic fixed and rotary wing aircraft on display which along with detailed dioramas, artifacts, tro...
Goss and Crested China Centre and Museum tells the story of heraldic porcelain on a series of illustrated wallboards around the rooms. Throughout the museum numerous items can be found on the Goss factory and family. On permanent show are displays o...
The AGC Museum was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on Friday 21 November 2003. Accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the new Adjuta...
The Balfour Museum tells the story of the Red Cross, particularly focusing on the work of the Hampshire Branch volunteers from 1909 to today. The museum has display galleries, a resource library and a refreshment area. It also has a growing programm...
The Gurkha Museum at Winchester tells the moving and unique story of Gurkha service to the British Crown and its people for nearly 200 years. Gurkha graves are spread across the face of the earth in nearly every country in which Britain has fought - ...
The HorsePower,The Museum of The King's Royal Hussars has a comprehensive collection of uniforms, medals, weapons, paintings, photographs, regimental silver and Guidons trace the history of The King's Royal Hussars and its predecessor regiments from ...
The Memorial Garden was designed and laid out by Colonel PR Sawyer OBE MC in 1954 to house the main Royal Hampshire Regiment Memorial, which takes the form of a square plinth on which all the theatres of war the Regiment has taken part are recorded. ...
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is situated adjacent to Winchester's Great Hall and within easy walking distance of the City centre, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, opened in 1989, is one of the best regimental museums in the Country...
At Westgate Museum, Winchester's Tudor and Stuart age is revealed in this beautifully refurbished listed monument, the last of the medieval gates into the city. Lots of activities for children to have a go at our spotter quiz and win a prize, try on ...
The South Wales Borderers Museum has a collection of artefacts obtained from worldwide sources that reflect the history and character of a regiment that has existed for over 300 years. We are reputed to have the finest collection of weapons to be fo...
The Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture is the only museum in Europe dedicated to a living artist. Andrew had always dreamed of opening a museum to share with the world his unique approach to life and art. He wanted the museum to be a vibrant space to d...
Tenby Museum is the oldest independent museum in Wales, serving the community since 1878, when the National School (built in the 1830s) became vacant, allowing the museum trustees to acquire the building for the collections. The former school buildin...
Margam Abbey Church, founded in 1147 is the only Cistercian Foundation in Wales whose nave is still intact and used for Christian worship. Other remains of the Monastery include a twelve-sided Chapter House in early English style located within Marga...
The East Anglian Railway Museum, based just outside Colchester, Essex, is a Working Museum dedicated to preserving the history of railways in the Eastern Counties. Open every day between 10am and 4:30pm (or Dusk if earlier), on certain days specia...
Walton Hall Museum is an impressive 17th century restored Essex Barn. Displays include, farming implements, automobile memorabilia, artefacts from both world wars, childrens toys, Victorian nursery including many perambulators, radios and much mo...
The Museum of Kent Life offers a great day out in Kent for all the family. There’s so much to do at Kent’s premier heritage farm attraction. There’s 28 acres of fun which gives you and your family the opportunity to paint a pot, take a...
At Brattle Farm Museum visitors can see agricultural tractors, machinery, horse-drawn and hand implements, tools and domestic bygones. There are also vintage cars, oxen and blacksmiths' displays. Working farm with vast collection of trade, farm a...
The Open Museum is Glasgow Museums’ outreach service The Open Museum is based at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. It takes Glasgow's museum collections beyond the museum walls and out into the community. There are object handling kits, di...
Step back in time and discover Glasgow’s unique history with a visit to the oldest house in the city. Provand’s Lordship was built in 1471. It was originally part of a hospital. It is one of only four medieval buildings to survive in Glasgow....
Aberdeen University has the only large, international collection of zoological specimens in the north of Scotland. The Zoology Museum is responsible for the care and development of the University's collections of zoological specimens, for promoting t...
History of the Yarmouth Steam Drifter - Lydia Eva YH89 Built in 1930 and based in Great Yarmouth, Lydia Eva fished along the East Coast and North Sea for nine years. The Royal Air Force brought her in 1939, using her in a variety of roles unti...
Mincarlo is the last of her kind. A floating tribute to the men who braved the North Sea to provide our fish, she is the last surviving fishing vessel built in Lowestoft with an engine made in the town. Mincarlo was launched from the famous Brooke...
The building was originally a herring barrel store, then the foundry of the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Company Ltd., before being converted in 1998 to a (650m2 ) modern visitor centre which illustrates the history of Fraserburgh and its people.
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Please note. Glover House is now a PRIVATE house and does NOT accept vistors....
Using the university’s wonderful Cruickshank Botanic Garden and fantastic Zoology Museum the centre aims to inspire everyone in the living environment. Our hands-on education room also lets visitors see nature in close-up. Come and meet the geck...
Enjoy the splash of the waterwheel and the sound and smell of grinding corn in this picturesque 19th-century working mill. Milling demonstrations normally take place on Sundays. There is an exhibition on the historical role of the mill and a delig...
HMS UNICORN, of 46 guns, was built as a sailing frigate for the Royal Navy in Chatham dockyard and she was launched in 1824. Unicorn is now preserved as a historic ship and visitor attraction in Dundee, Scotland. She is one of the six oldest shi...
The creator of Peter Pan, novelist and dramatist J M Barrie, was born here in 1860, one of a handloom weaver's ten children. The outside wash house was his first theatre. The house next door, No. 11, is home to an imaginative exhibition about Barr...
The Verdant Works are the only dedicated jute museum in the United Kingdom. As a museum, the Verdant Works tell the story of Dundee's textile industries, focusing primarily on the jute and linen industries. The production of textiles was the dominant...
Since opening in 1989 Inveraray Jail has established itself as one of Scotland's most exciting heritage attractions. Visit the magnificently restored 1820 Courtroom where you can sit and listen to excerpts from trials of the past. Then pass on to ...
We believe Ifield Watermill to be the only working watermill in West Sussex to be powered by its original water source - the Ifield Millpond. It is situated in tranquil surroundings just off Hyde Drive in Crawley, West Sussex. Owned by Crawley Bor...
The Old Byre is a Heritage Centre in the beautiful Glen Bellart close to the picturesque village of Dervaig on the Isle of Mull. The Old Byre is a must for anyone who would like to absorb the history of Mull in an effortless 'armchair' manner! Wit...
Under the thatched roof of this humble-looking, 17th-century house in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, learned to dance, founded a debating club and became a Freemason. Just a few years later Burns made his name with ...
For 200 years the beautiful scenery of Alloway and its special connection with the life and works of Robert Burns have drawn visitors to this stunning Ayrshire village. Burns National Heritage Park offers visitors a chance to experience the rich h...
Dunaskin Heritage Centre is NOW CLOSED. An open air, living museum set amidst the beautiful, rolling Ayrshire hills. Two audiovisual presentations, interactive computer quiz, 2 wand walks using electronic hand held wands, tallest play tower in Bri...
Situated in rural Ayrshire, against a spectacular coastal backdrop, Dundonald Castle is a monument which stands as testimony, not only to the origins of the Royal Stewart dynasty, but also to the development of the nation of Scotland itself. Havi...
The Higgins, formerly known as Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum, will feature new displays, temporary exhibitions and extensive learning and events programmes. A new, single entrance foyer will lead through to redeveloped galleries, larg...
Moot Hall is a Tudor timber-framed market house dating back to the 16th century. It is now a museum illustrating 17th century English Life with particular reference to John Bunyan....
Inside the centre visitors can find displays and information about the countryside sites in and around Luton that are cared for by the Nature Conservation Service. There are permanent displays and temporary exhibitions relating to the natural hist...
We operate what is probably the only substantial survivor of the large number of 2 foot (610mm) gauge light railways built in Britain for industrial use. Opened in 1919 to transport sand, the line has carried a steam-hauled passenger train servic...
Luton's Stockwood Park Museum has undergone a £6m transformation thanks to a £3.7m cash injection from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), along with the recent award of £1.2m objective 2 European funding and funding from other generous external supp...
The Shuttleworth Collection is based at Old Warden Aerodrome in a scenic part of rural mid-Bedfordshire. The Shuttleworth Collection depicts the history of flight from the early 1900s to the 1950s and shows how the aeroplane operated in the pione...
1930s Modernist house designed by Erno Goldfinger. The architect Erno Goldfinger designed and built the house as his family home in 1939. The central house of a terrace of three, it is one of Britain's most important examples of Modernist archite...
Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street in the heart of London is a heritage 'gem.' The world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin was opened to the public for the first time on 17 January 2006, Ben Franklin's 300th birthday, as a dynamic m...
Black Cultural Archives was founded in 1981 to collect, preserve and celebrate the contributions Black people have made to the culture, society and heritage of the UK. Our unique and growing archive collection offers insight into the history of Bl...
Relive the glorious history of British popular Music at the British Music Experience. With over 3,000 images, 600 video clips, 3,000 artist videos and over 600 items of artist and music memorabilia, the British Music Experience is a must see for ...
The Couper Collection exhibits artwork and installations by London artist Max Couper made onboard a fleet of historic Thames barges over the past two decades. Our programme is made up of live events, new artists' exhibitions, discussions, educational...
Visitors are invited to wander around the house, to take in an atmosphere. An atmosphere left behind by an 18thC family who you can never actually see. You sense their presence by what they've left behind. The smell of food about to be eaten, bed...
Built in 1700, 17 Gough Square was a home and workplace for Samuel Johnson from 1748-1759, and it was here that he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 in the cathedral city of Lichfield, Staffordshi...
Founded in 1811 following a request from the art dealer and collector Sir Francis Bourgeois, Dulwich Picture Gallery is England's first public art gallery. The collection is housed ina purpose-built gallery designed by the influential Georgian archit...
Handsome 17th-century merchant's house with walled garden. Set in the winding streets of Hampstead village, this late 17th-century house contains an outstanding collection of porcelain, 17th-century needlework pictures and Georgian furniture, and the...
Although it is well known that the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw resided in Fitzroy Square, it is a lesser-known fact that he also lived with his mother on the 1st floor of 37 Fitzroy Street from 1881-1882. 75 years later, writer and philos...
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A), is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, it was founded in 18...
A planetarium is a theatre of the Universe. At World Museum Liverpool you can blast off on a spectacular journey through space and time, learning about the Universe around you on the way. The planetarium opened in 1970 and since then over a million p...
at the Tower of London you can hear stories of prisoners, escapes, executions, and Kings and Queens galore! The White Tower is one of the most important historic buildings in the world. An iconic symbol of London and Britain, it is currently hous...
Explore HMS Belfast’s nine decks to discover the stories of life on board this warship during the Second World War and beyond. Imagine sleeping in one of the tightly packed hammocks during duties in Arctic waters, or being stationed deep in the bow...
Sudley House contains fabulous works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Landseer and Turner, all displayed amongst original Victorian d'cor. The house itself is surrounded by pleasant gardens and parkland. History of Sudley House Built in the early...
Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of Keats’s most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door. It was from ...
Kew Palace is a British Royal Palace in Kew Gardens on the banks of the Thames up river from London. There have been at least three Palaces at Kew, and two have been known as Kew Palace; the first building may not have been known as Kew as no records...
From 1875, 18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, his wife Marion, their two children and their live-in servants. The house gives an insight into the personal lives of the Sambourne family, and also provides...
Strutt's North Mill, Belper is a museum and visitor centre housed in Belper North Mill. The Museum was founded in 1996 with the aim of preserving the local heritage of cotton spinning and other local industries. The collection comprises of mach...
