Military, Defence & Aviation Museums in the UK
Set out below are Military, defence & aviation museums in the UK including Armagh County Museum. Collections of armour, weapons, photographs and memorabilia can be discovered at our Military and defence museums. Britain's Finest Aviation centres and museums house collections, depicting the history of aviation including warplanes, research and development aircraft, military transport, aero-engines, rockets and missiles.
Armagh County Museum
The Mall East, Armagh, Co Armagh
A visit to Armagh County Museum is an ideal way to experience a flavour of the orchard county. Discover a rich and varied legacy revealed in...
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Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
At the Borough Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle´s long history can be traced through the Roman period, its medieval castle, Royal Charters and industries to the...
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Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens
Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Cannon Hall Museum, first opened as a museum in 1957 and is now home to `Charge´, the Regimental Museum of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary´s...
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Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery with Buffs Regimental Museum
18 High Street, Canterbury, Kent
Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery with Buffs Regimental Museum is in a splendid Victorian building, housing the city´s picture collections with recent acquisisions that include...
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Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, Teesside
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum is set in the scenic grounds of Stewart Park, and traces the life of Captain James Cook, the world´s most famous...
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Castle Cornet
St Peter Port, Guernsey
The history of the magnificent Castle Cornet spans eight centuries when it stood guard over St Peter Port. The story of the castle is told using...
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Chelmsford Museum & the Essex Regiment Museum
Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex
Chelmsford Museum & the Essex Regiment Museum was founded in 1835. This local history Museum features `The Story of Chelmsford´ exhibition. The history of Chelmsford and...
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Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London
The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms is the world´s major museum dedicated to the life of Winston Churchill with its permanent exhibition housed in the...
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Cumberland Pencil Museum
Southey Works, Greta Bridge, Keswick, Cumbria
Visit Keswick´s Cumberland Pencil Museum, the home of the first pencil, and the Cumberland Pencil Co, home of pencil perfection since 1832. Walk through a replica...
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D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire
The D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery was opened in 1984 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings in 1944. It houses the magnificent and...
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de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum)
PO Box 107, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire
de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum) is a secret wartime site waiting to be discovered by you. It is the home of...
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Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand, Derby, Derbyshire
The Derby Museum & Art Gallery, opened in 1879, houses the internationally important collection of major paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97). Also on display...
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Discovery Museum
Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Discovery Museum is the North East of England´s most popular free museum. Walk through its doors to discover all about life in Newcastle and Tyneside, from...
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The DLI Museum & Durham Art Gallery
Aykley Heads, Durham
The DLI Museum & Durham Art Gallery is home to the treasures of The Durham Light Infantry, County Durham´s own regiment. It charts the history of...
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The Dock Museum
North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
The Dock Museum is built over an original Victorian dry dock, this modern Museum tells the history of Barrow-in-Furness. Discover how it grew from a 19th...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
Salthill Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex
This site of Fishbourne Roman Palace was discovered in 1960 when a water main was being laid. Evidence suggests that it was developed from three phases...
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Flambards Experience-Victorian Village & Gardens
Culdrose Manor, Helston, Cornwall
Flambards Experience-Victorian Village & Gardens, established nearly 30 years ago as the Cornwall Aircraft Park the Flambards Experience is one of the most popular days out...
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset
The Fleet Air Arm Museum has the largest collection of Naval aircraft anywhere in Europe. Situated alongside an operational Naval Air Station you may see fighter...
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Florence Nightingale Museum
St Thomas Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London
The Florence Nightingale Museum, dedicated to Florence Nightingale, is world famous for her influence on nursing, she founded the first ever nursing school at St Thomas´s...
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Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland
The Abbots Tower, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland
The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland opens to the public in line with Alnwick Castle from Easter to the end of October. There are important collection displays...
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The Gurkha Museum
Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire
The Gurkha Museum is situated in the former Rifle Depot at Peninsula Barracks. The Museum commemorates the services of the Gurkhas to the British Crown since...
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The Helicopter Museum
The Heliport, Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
Britain´s only helicopter museum is a fascinating place to visit with many rare and unique helicopters on display under cover. It is Weston-super-Mare´s largest undercover all...
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Imperial War Museum Duxford
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is Europe´s premier aviation museum which stands on a wartime airfield and is home to a unique and fascinating collection...
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Imperial War Museum North
Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Imperial War Museum North opened in July 2002, and is a stunning aluminium-clad building - the first in the UK by international architect Daniel Libeskind. The...
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Imperial War Museum London
Lambeth Road, London
At the Imperial War Museum, discover the story of those who have lived, fought and died in conflict from the First World War to the present...
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Argyle Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum re-opened in July 2006 following a £35 million restoration project. 8,000 objects are on display along with the new hands-on Discovery...
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Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent
Most important collection of Battle of Britain artefacts on show in the country - aircraft, vehicles, weapons, flying equipment, prints, relics from over 600 crashed Battle...
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La Valette Underground Military Museum
La Valette, St Peter Port, Guernsey
La Valette German Underground Museum is an exhibition illustrating Guernsey´s military history, including WWI, the German Occupation 1940-45 and the island´s Militia. Set in air-conditioned tunnels,...
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Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
This award winning Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms has a fine art collection, an exhibition on the history of Royal Leamington Spa,...
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Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
St Faiths Street, Maidstone, Kent
At Maidstone and Bentlif Art Gallery you´ll find something for everyone - outstanding collections, special exhibitions, a shop and a café. Housed in a beautiful Elizabethan...
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Marlipins Museum
High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Marlipins Museum, once a Customs House, now holds artefacts from the long history of the Shoreham area and the maritime past plus a collection of local...
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Muckleburgh Collection
Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk
The Muckleburgh Collection has been so named after Muckleburgh Hill at the foot of which the military camp is situated. The heart of the Museum is...
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Museum of Army Flying
Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire
The Museum of Army Flying: Flying Soldiers! The heroic story of the army in the air from 19th century observation balloons to attack helicopters! The Museum...
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Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
The Square, Barnstaple, Devon
The Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon tells the story of North Devon, the wildlife, history and culture from prehistoric times to the 1930s. In the...
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Museum of Flight
East Fortune Airfield, East Fortune, East Lothian
The Museum of Flight is home to Scotland´s national aviation collection and one of the most famous sites in world aviation history. Discover some of the...
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Museum of Hartlepool
Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool, Teesside
The Museum of Hartlepool tells the story of Hartlepool from prehistoric times to the present day using many original artefacts, photographs and models. Fascinating archaeological finds...
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Museum of the Border Regiment & Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
Queen Marys Tower, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria
The Museum of the Border relates the history of Cumbria´s County Infantry Regiment, local Militia and Volunteer units from 1702 to the present day. Regiment &...
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National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London
At the National Army Museum, discover the colourful story of the British Army and how the men and women who have served in it have lived...
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National War Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
The National War Museum of Scotland is located within Edinburgh Castle. The Museum explores the Scottish experience of war and military service over the last 400...
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Newark Air Museum
The Airfield, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire
The Newark Air Museum is open every day (except Christmas and New Year) with half the aircraft and cockpit sections displayed under cover, along with artefact...
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Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum: East Anglia´s Aviation Heritage Centre
Buckeroo Way, The Street, Flixton, Bungay, Suffolk
Historic aircraft, indoor exhibitions - both civil and military, from the pioneer years through World War I to the present day. Special displays on Boulton &...
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire
The Northampton Museum & Art Gallery houses Northampton´s famous collection of boots and shoes, the largest in the world. The displays show the history of shoemaking...
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Nottingham Castle
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Situated high above the city, Nottingham Castle is a 17th century Mansion built over 300 years ago, on the site of a medieval castle originally built...
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Preston Hall Museum
Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham
Built in 1825, Preston Hall Museum is set in 100 acres of parkland. Displays include art, armour, costume and textiles and social history. There is a...
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Regimental Museum of the Highlanders
Fort George, Ardersier, Inverness, Highland
The Regimental Museum of the Highlanders is situated in the spectacular Fort George, the Museum houses the unique collections of the Queen´s Own Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders,...
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Royal Air Force Museum London
Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London
Take off to the Royal Air Force Museum and soar through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flights to the Eurofighter. Gaze at a...
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Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the UK with 70 historic aircraft on display in three wartime hangars...
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Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, Hampshire
Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson was built in the 1860s, as part of a chain of fortifications protecting the great naval harbour of Portsmouth in Hampshire...
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Royal Armouries Museum
Armouries Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Royal Armouries is Britain´s oldest national museum. The displays are intended to entertain, stimulate a desire to learn, and provide a multi-layered experience to cater...
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Royal Artillery Museum - Firepower
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London
The Royal Artillery Museum - Firepower, is housed in the historically secret Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. `Firepower´ tells the history of artillery from slingshot to shell...
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