Museums & Art Galleries in England

East Anglian Railway Museum

Chappel Station, Colchester

The East Anglian Railway Museum is home to a comprehensive collection of period railway architecture and engineering. Repair and restoration of the locomotives and rolling stock takes place in the Restoration Shed which was built in 1983/4. Visitors... more

Preston Hall Museum

Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees

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 typical local street of the 1890s with resident crafts-people displaying their skills that include... more

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby

The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of one of Britain´s oldest factories. Displays feature local industries, such as mining, pottery, railway engineering and Rolls Royce aero engines.... more

Natural History Museum at Tring

The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman Street, Tring

The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum was once the private collection of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild and is now part of The Natural History Museum. It houses more than 4000 specimens in a unique Victorian Setting. The displays comprise of... more

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Used as a prison from the 14th century, the Castle became a museum in 1894. Norwich Castle has outstanding collections of fine art, archaeology and natural... more

American Museum in Britain

Claverton Manor, Bath

Opened in 1961, the American Museum in Britain was the original idea of Dallas Pratt and John Judkyn who wanted to show the achievements of Americans in decorative arts. A series of 18 period rooms demonstrate how Americans lived between the late... more

Torre Abbey Historic House & Gallery

The Kings Drive, Torquay

Torre Abbey Historic House was built in 1196 for the 'White Canons', a silent order and one of the richest in England. it is home to the echoing Spanish Barn, where 400 sailors from the Spanish Armada were held captive. The later rooms were used as a... more

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

The Square, Swanage

At the Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre, learn about the history and heritage centre of Little London by the sea. A fascinating insight into how Swanage town and its people (both famous and infamous) have evolved over millions of years. Enjoy the... more

Bolton Library and Museum Services

Le Mans Crescent, Bolton

For a fun family day out and inspiration for all, Bolton's Museums and Liraries are the place to go. If you haven't already visited, our new 'Bolton Lives' gallery tells the story of Bolton and the impact of the town's rich and varied history on the... more

Southsea Castle

Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth

Southsea Castle, built by Henry VIII in 1544 to protect Portsmouth Harbour. Over the centuries it´s defences were strengthened and in the 19th century a tunnel was built to defend the Castle moat.... more

Allen Gallery

Church Street, Alton

The Allen Gallery houses an outstanding collection of ceramics, nearly 1900 items dating from 1250 to the present day. Also on display are the unique Elizabethan Tichborne spoons, 12 silver-gilt spoons by Christpher Wace, a range of delightful... more

Anne of Cleves Museum

52 Southover High Street, Lewes

Anne of Cleves House is a 16th century timber-framed Wealden hall-house that formed part of Anne´s divorce settlement from Henry VIII in 1541. There are wide-ranging collections of Sussex interest, including Sussex pottery, and the bedroom and... more

Carisbrooke Castle Museum

Newport, Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke Castle Museum is situated inside the Castle, this independent local history museum exhibits material relating to Carisbrooke Castle and the Isle of Wight. The wide range of items on display includes archaeological material excavated from... more

Leeds City Art Gallery

The Headrow, Leeds

Leeds City Art Gallery is one of the premier venues for visual arts in the north, which opened in 1888, with its nationally designated fine art collections that range from early 19th to late 20th centuries. An outstanding collection of English... more

Impressions Gallery

7 Aldermanbury, Centenary Square, Bradford

Impressions Gallery opened in 1972 as one of the first specialist contemporary photography galleries in Europe. It is now established as a leading international exhibition space for photography and digital art. The gallery supports and promotes... more

IWM North

The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester

IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums opened in July 2002, and is a stunning aluminium-clad building - the first in the UK by international architect Daniel Libeskind. The Museum utilises its world-famous collections with a number of new display... more

The Teddy Bear Museum

Eastgate, corner High East Street/Salisbury Street, Dorchester

The Teddy Bear Museum is devoted to the wonderful world of the teddy bear and traces the history of the teddy bear from its birth to the present day. The museum is set within the 'home' of Edward Bear and his extended family of people sized teddy... more

Discovery Museum

Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

Discovery Museum is the ideal place to find out all about life on Tyneside, from the region's shipbuilding heritage to inventions which changed the world. Packed full of interactive displays it is the perfect place for all ages to learn and have fun.... more

Old Chapel Gallery

East Street, Pembridge

Old Chapel Gallery is situated in a key position on the popular black and white tourist trail in the heart of rural North Herefordshire. Established by Yasmin Strube in 1989 in the setting of a fine Victoria Chapel, the Gallery has gone from strength... more

Eden Camp War Museum

Malton

Eden Camp first opened in 1987 and is one of the largest museums covering Brirish military and social history from 1914 onwards. From 1944 to 1948 the site housed German prisioners and later provided accomodation for displaced persons.... more

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Market Square, Preston

The Harris Museum & Art Gallery offers the best of Preston´s heritage in this purpose built beautiful Grade I listed building. Its houses a large collection of 18th, 19th and 20th century oils, watercolours and prints and also a contemporary... more

Jewry Wall Museum

St Nicholas Circle, Leicester

Jewry Wall Museum is Leicester´s Museum of Archaeology, set amongst the remains of the Roman town´s public baths. Its centrepeice is the 2000-year old Jewry Wall, the second largest piece of surviving Roman building in the country. The museum tells... more

Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Peel Park, The Crescent, Salford

Salford Museum & Art Gallery is a mix of Victorian and 20th century architecture containing one the finest recreated Victorian streets, period shops and rooms at Lark Hill Place. In the Victorian Gallery is a collection of paintings, sculpture and... more

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

East Cliff, Bournemouth

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is in a Victorian villa, built and furnished by Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell-Cotes. It was gifted to Bournemouth in 1908 and is of architectural and historic importance with a remarkable interior. The... more

Devon Guild of Craftsmen

Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen is the South West's largest contemporary craft centre and houses a large gallery, craft shop and The Terrace Café within the Grade II Riverside Mill overlooking Dartmoor. The Guild is an educational charity and... more

National Gallery

Trafalgar Square, London

Situated in London´s Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery´s stunning collection of Western European paintings spans the period from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Discover inspiring art by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian,... more

Rutland County Museum

Catmose Street, Oakham

Rutland County Museum is the perfect introduction to England´s smallest county. The `Welcome to Rutland´ display is a brief guide to the history of Rutland and compliments displays of local archaeology, history and an extensive rural life collection.... more

River & Rowing Museum

Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames

The River & Rowing Museum is situated in picturesque Henley-on-Thames. This award-winning Museum has three main themes, with galleries celebrating each one. The River Thames, the town of Henley-on-Thames and the sport of rowing are all brought to... more

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 in 1860. The Museum, opened in 1989, tells the story of her life with a large... more

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is famous for its collection of 20th century furniture, glass, textiles and jewellery, including examples by leading designers. There is an extensive ceramics collection, much Art Deco and an excellent collection of Art... more

Peter Scott Gallery

Lancaster University, Lancaster

The Peter Scott Gallery presents a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and associated events. The gallery is located on Lancaster University Campus and houses the University´s International Art Collection. The University´s stunning collection... more

The Lowry

Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester

The Lowry features the work of LS Lowry, Salford´s most famous son and one of the most popular of all English painters. Changing exhibitions explore the Lowry collection along with a wide range of contemporary and historical art from Britain and... more

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Haslar Road, Gosport

Dive into history at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire and go onboard our submarines with a submariner to hear his stories about living beneath the waves. Peer into the only surviving midget submarine to have seen action during... more

The Gurkha Museum

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester

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 1815. Most of the collections tell the story of their service during many wars and... more

Design Museum

28 Shad Thames, London

The Design Museum, opened in 1989 as part of Terence Conran´s `village on Butler´s Wharf´ and is the world´s first museum of industrial design, fashion and architecture. Concerned as much with the future as the past, a changing exhibition programme... more

Museum of East Asian Art

12 Bennett Street, Bath

The Museum of East Asian Art is situated in a restored Georgian building. The collection was founded by Brian McElney, a retired solicitor who practised in Hong Kong. This unique Museum houses a fine collection of objects from all over East Asia,... more

Warwickshire Museum

Market Place, Warwick

At Warwickshire Museum, a huge brown bear with ragged staff will greet you in the entrance to the museum and there are wilder beasts to follow. Enjoy ancient jewellery, fantastic fossils, bees and bugs. Trace the early history of Warwickshire and... more

Fashion Museum

Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath

Fashion Museum: A world-class collection of contempoary and historical dress. Located in the magnificent Georgian Assembly Rooms, the Museum has been recently re-displayed. Special exhibitions during 2008 include: ´17th century gloves´, ´1977´ - a... more

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Albert Dock, Liverpool

Set sail and drop anchor for a fun day out with the whole family at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Come and explore our large and varied collections that reflect the seafaring importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world. Based in the Albert Dock,... more

Snibston

Ashby Road, Coalville

Set in the heart of the National Forest on the site of a former colliery, Snibston explores the impact of science, industry, technology, art and history on our lives with over 90 indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits. Lift a car in our hands-on... more

Tate Liverpool

Albert Dock, Liverpool

Tate Liverpool is one of the largest galleries of modern and contemporary art outside London. Housed in a beautiful converted warehouse in the historic Albert Dock, one of the finest groups of nineteenth-century industrial buildings anywhere. Home of... more

Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton

Established in 1884, Wolverhampton Art Gallery is an award-winning hands-on art gallery situated in Wolverhampton town centre. The Gallery has substantial collections of both Contemporary Art and sumptuous displays of Victorian and Georgian... more

Leather Museum

Littleton Street West, Walsall

The Leather Museum is housed in a restored leather factory. Walsall was the British leathergoods capital where people have been making the world's finest saddles and leather goods for over 200 years. The displays tell the stories of the Walsall... more

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens

Churchgate, Spalding

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum is a grade I listed medieval town house on the banks of the River Welland. Built in 1451, it is now the main exhibit of a refurbished and reinterpreted museum. The history and redevelopment of this amazing building is fully... more

Gladstone Pottery Museum

Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

Gladstone Pottery Museum was originally the Gladstone Works, started in the 1780s. The ovens were last fired in 1960. The Museum was opened in 1974 and is the last remaining Victorian pottery factory complete with traditional coal burning bottle... more

The Priest House

North Lane, West Hoathly

Built in the 15th century, The Priest House has been open as a museum since 1908. Its furnished rooms contain a fascinating array of 17th and 18th century domestic furniture, needlework and household items. Outside a formal herb garden contains over... more

Clifton Park Museum

Clifton Lane, Rotherham

Clifton Park Museum is situated within Clifton House, built in 1783 as the home of Joshua Walker, the founder of Rotherham Ironworks. Inside is Britain´s finest collection of Rockingham Pottery along with glassware of South Yorkshire from the 18th... more

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is the home of the world´s finest collection of Staffordshire ceramics, including the National Minton Collection. Discover the story of Stoke-on-Trent´s people, products and landscapes through imaginative displays... more

Atkinson Art Gallery

Lord Street, Southport

Atkinson Art Gallery houses permanent collections including 19th and 20th century watercolours and oil paintings with works by LS Lowry, John Piper and Henry Moore. Each month a painting is `highlighted´ with talks about the artist and subject. The... more

Mercer Art Gallery

Swan Road, Harrogate

The Mercer Art Gallery was originally built in 1806 as Harrogate´s first spa building, `The Promenade Room´ has been restored to its former glory. The gallery is home to Harrogate´s fine art collection. There is a diverse programme of events and... more

The Dock Museum

North Road, Barrow-in-Furness

The Dock Museum is built over an original Victorian Graving Dock, this modern Museum tells the history of Barrow-in-Furness. Discover the remarkable story of Barrow's rapid growth from a small farming village in the early nineteenth century, to a... more

Jaguar Heritage Museum

Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry

The Jaguar Heritage Museum was opened in 1998 and celebrates the history of Jaguar Cars and associated makes including Swallow, SS, Daimler and Lanchester. The open plan layout of the museum allows visitors to inspect the cars on display which range... more

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum

Buddle Street, Wallsend

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum - in AD122 the Emperor Hadrian ordered a mighty frontier system to be built across Britain to defend the Roman Empire from the barbarians to the north, and Segedunum was the last outpost of Hadrian´s Wall. The... more

Oxfordshire Museum

Fletchers House, Park Street, Woodstock

The Oxfordshire Museum is set in attractive gardens, and features collections of Oxfordshire´s rich history, reflecting the archaeology, local history, landscape and wildlife of the county. The 11 galleries provides an introduction to the astonishing... more

Hartlepool Art Gallery

Church Square, Hartlepool

Hartlepool Art Gallery opened in 1996, is situated in a beautifully restored Victorian church. The programme of exhibitions is changed regularly and features the best of contemporary art and craft and a varied and innovative selection from... more

Tate St Ives

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Tate St Ives opened in 1993 and offers a unique introduction to International Modern and Contemporary Art, where paintings and sculpture can be seen in the surroundings which inspired many of them. The gallery presents changing displays from the Tate... more

Mill Green Mill & Museum

Bush Hall Lane, Mill Green, Hatfield

Mill Green Mill & Museum: See our lovingly restored watermill grind organic locally grown wheat. A hidden gem in the hamlet of Mill Green between Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City. There's been a mill on this site for over a thousand years so our... more

Booth Museum of Natural History

194 Dyke Road, Brighton

Booth Museum of Natural History has over half a million specimens, natural history literature and data extending back over three centuries, including hundreds of British birds displayed in recreated natural settings. Plus butterflies, a whale and... more

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Jordan Well, Coventry

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: Located in the historic centre of Coventry, next to the Cathedral ruins, the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is the cultural hub of the city. Visit us for FREE to immerse yourself and your family in arts, history and... more

Trowbridge Museum

The Shires, Court Street, Trowbridge

Trowbridge Museum, housed in a former woollen mill, with displays telling the fascinating story of Trowbridge Town and its people. Working looms still produce cloth, which is sold within the museum. Other displays include reconstruction of Trowbridge... more

Charnwood Museum

Queen's Hall, Granby Street, Loughborough

Charnwood Museum features a wide range of exhibits, which reflect local history and industries. Permanent exhibitions are in four areas: `Coming to Charnwood´, `The Natural World of Charnwood´, `Living off the Land´ and `Earning a Living´.... more

Tolson Memorial Museum

Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield

Tolson Memorial Museum is the history book of a typical Yorkshire town, the Museum draws a vivid and intriguing picture of Huddersfield and its people, from the prehistoric to the present. Displays include natural history, the textile industry and... more

The Ruskin Museum

Yewdale Road, Coniston

The Ruskin Museum is acclaimed by the Rough Guide to The Lake District, as `the most thought-provoking in the Lakes´. Telling the story of Coniston from the Stone Age to the Jet Era, it provides a masterly introduction to Coniston´s two blue-eyed... more

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin's Place, London

The National Portrait Gallery, founded in 1856, is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world, with works dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. With over 1,000 portraits on display visitors can come face to face with the... more

Borough Museum & Art Gallery

Brampton Road, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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 present day. All of these and more are represented in the museum´s permanent displays that... more

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

St Faiths Street, Maidstone

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 manor house, highlights include: A 2,500 year old Egyptian mummy, Maidstone´s... more

D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery

Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth

Portsmouth's D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery reveals the dramatic story of ‘Operation Overlord’ (the codename for the Normandy Landings in 1944). Portsmouth was at the centre of these operations and now you can revisit the ‘Faces of History’... more

Streetlife Museum

High Street, Hull

Step back in time with 200 years of transport history and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the past. Walk down a 1940s high street, board a good train and enjoy a carriage ride. - Veteran cars - Trams - Bicycle gallery... more

Dove Cottage & the Wordsworth Museum

The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, Grasmere

Dove Cottage & the Wordsworth Museum: Visit the traditional Lakeland cottage and home of the poet William Wordsworth, who in 1799 went on a walking tour of the Lake District and fell in love with Grasmere and Dove Cottage, and within a few months had... more

Castle Museum

Castle Park, Colchester

Colchester Castle Museum was once the capital of Roman Britain and a visit to the Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. The Museum is housed in the Norman keep of the Castle and the collections... more

Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Discover sparkling jewellery, stunning sculpture, beautiful paintings and breathtaking fashion on... more

Lancaster City Museum

Market Square, Lancaster

Lancaster City Museum is situated in the former town hall and spread over two floors with collections illustrating the history and archaeology of Lancaster and North Lancashire. One of the permanent exhibitions on the upper floor is devoted to the... more

MK Gallery

900 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes

MK Gallery is the city´s purpose-built gallery for exhibitions of international contemporary art. Its free, regularly changing exhibition programme includes both emerging and established artists. Past exhibitors such as Phil Collins and Cathy Wilkes... more

Rugby Art Gallery & Museum

Little Elborow Street, Rugby

Rugby Art Gallery & Museum: See the remarkable Tripontium Collection of Roman artefacts and explore Rugby´s past in the Social History Museum. The Art Gallery hosts a series of changing temporary exhibitions, including the Rugby Collection of... more

Pallant House Gallery

9 North Pallant, Chichester

Pallant House Gallery is a unique gallery space combining an award-winning contemporary extension and Queen Anne townhouse, holding one of the best collections of moder British art in the world, including works by Peter Blake, Walter Sickert, Lucien... more

Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate

Styal, Wilmslow

The Georgian working water powered cotton mill still spins and weaves cotton to be sold. There are demonstrations of a spinning jenny and mule in action, alongside the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, and one of the earliest steam-powered... more

South London Gallery

65 Peckham Road, London

South London Gallery opened in 1891 with an aim `to bring contemporary art to the working people of South London´. The Gallery, has an international reputation for its challenging programme of contemporary art exhibitions, live art and off-site... more

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Parks Road, Oxford

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses Oxford University´s extensive collection of entomological, geological, mineralogical and zoological material of international importance. The unique reference library houses manuscripts, prints... more

Museum of St Albans

9a Hatfield Road, St Albans

The Museum of St Albans tells the story of St Albans from the departure of the Romans to the present day. Find out how the town developed around a great medieval abbey from a market town to a modern commuter city with displays showing everyday life... more

Royal Air Force Museum London

Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London

If you’re searching for something different to do with younger family members this year, why not set course for the Royal Air Force Museum London and soar through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flights to the Eurofighter? Here... more

City of Winchester Museum

The Square, Winchester

The City of Winchester Museum is situated in the centre of Winchester. The Museum tells the story of the city with its extensive archaeological and local history collections - how Winchester was a major Roman centre and afterwards under Alfred the... more

Cumberland Pencil Museum

Southey Works, Greta Bridge, Keswick

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 of the Seathwaite mine, where graphite was first discovered. Trace the history of... more

Ferens Art Gallery

Queen Victoria Square, Hull

Ferens Art Gallery opened in 1927, this award winning Gallery boasts a magnificent and diverse collection, from European Old Masters to contemporary video portraits. The permanent collections of paintings and sculpture spans over 500 years with... more

Stockport Art Gallery

Wellington Road, Stockport

Stockport Art Gallery houses a permanent display of Stockport's fine art collection. There is also an extensive programme of exhibitions and events.... more

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery

Broad Street, Hereford

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery is housed in a Victorian gothic building, the Museum has been exhibiting since 1874 with regularly changing exhibitions. The Museum displays `A Sense of Place´, a changing exhibition which gives an insight into the... more

Otterton Mill Centre & Working Museum

Budleigh Salterton

A working watermill dating back to before the Norman Conquest. Bakery and restaurant with home baking. Crafts, exhibitions, events, courses in environmental and art topics.... more

Beecroft Art Gallery

Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea

Beecroft Art Gallery´s fine permenant collection of over 2,000 works includes 17th century paintings by artists such as Molenaer, Ruisdael and Berchem. Also a collection of 19th century artists including Rossetti, Constable, Edward Lear with a... more

Southend Central Museum & Planetarium

Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea

The Southend Central Museum & Planetarium has displays of local history, geology and wildlife with special sections on the Thames Estuary and Victorian Life. An imposing feature, dominating the main hall, is the late medieval `Reynolds´ fireplace,... more

Westgate

High Street, Winchester

Westgate Museum dominates the upper end of Winchester High Street. It Was constructed in the 12th century with later additions. Displays feature Winchester´s rich history.... more

Royal Armouries Museum

Armouries Drive, Leeds

The Royal Armouries Museum is home to Britain’s national collection of arms and armour and houses a world-renowned collection of over 75,000 objects. At the Leeds museum there are over 8,000 amazing objects on display in five impressive galleries –... more

New Art Centre

Roche Court, Salisbury

Sculpture Park and education centre, where work is shown inside and out providing a survey of sculpture for the enjoyment of the public.... more

Shaw House

Church Road, Shaw, Newbury

Shaw House was built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman. This fine Elizabethan building has enjoyed a colourful past from a Duke’s country retreat to a school. It was recently restored through a £6million project and the stories and characters... more

Museum of Hartlepool

Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool

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 from the stone age and the time of the Saxons give way to the... more

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough

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 explorer. Born in 1728 it provides a unique insight into his early life, seafaring career, the legacy... more

Shire Hall Gallery

Market Square, Stafford

The Shire Hall Gallery is the largest venue in Staffordshire dedicated to the visual arts and crafts. Situated in a fascinating Grade II listed building formerly used as the Crown Court, the Shire Hall Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring a wide... more

Museum of Science and Industry

Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry: Uncover Manchester´s industrial past and learn about the fascinating stories of the people who contributed to the history and science of a city that helped shape the modern world. Located on the site of the world´s... more

York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt

York Minster, Deangate, York

York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt is the chief church of the Church of England, also the seat of the Archbishop of York. The present building is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, and is the setting for some of the finest 14th... more

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Discovery Quay, Falmouth

National Maritime Museum Cornwall: Celebrating the sea, boats and Cornwall, this multi award winning Museum not only has 15 galleries, over five floors beautifully illustrating the past, present and future of this island nation but also offers a... more

The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey

Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge

Find out about the Countess and fighting monks, country craftsmen and local farming in this peaceful setting. Visit the Medieval Abbey, 17th century stone barn and farmworker´s cottage from the 1940s. Interactive exhibits for children and play and... more

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Abbot Hall, Kendal

Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a fine Georgian house containing an outstanding collection of fine art. Works are shown in period settings along with furniture and objets d´art of the period. A collection of society portraits of the day by George Romney,... more

The National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port

South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port

National Waterways Museum: Unlock the wonders of our waterways... With its delightful setting, flotillas of historic boats and fascinating displays housed in fine Victorian buildings, the National Waterways Museum is a great day out whatever the... more

Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place

Hales Street, Coventry

Coventry Transport Museum is the birthplace of the British cycle and motor industries. The Museum displays the largest collection of British road transport in the world, including hundreds of cars, motorcycles and cycles, two land speed record cars... more

British Museum

Great Russell Street, London

British Museum A museum of the world, for the world.Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history. Visitors enjoy a unique comparison of the treasures of world cultures under one roof,... more

Weston Park Museum

Western Park, Western Bank, Sheffield

Weston Park is a magnificent Stately Home set in 1000 acres of parkland. Built in 1671 it houses a superb collection of paintings that includes works by Van Dyck, Constable and Stubbs. Also on display is fine furniture and objets d´art. Outside are... more

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

Downing Street, Cambridge

The Sedgwick Museum is located on Downing Street, Cambridge and is an integral part of the Department of Earth Sciences, of the University of Cambridge. The Museum holds and displays collections of many thousands of fossils, minerals and rocks that... more

Willis Museum

Old Town Hall, Market Place, Basingstoke

At the Willis Museum, discover Basingstoke´s past from the rich archaeological heritage beneath our feet to a tour through the last 200 years. Meet Pickaxe, a 19th century scavenger scraping a living from the streets, and revisit the days of... more

The Saatchi Gallery

Duke of York's HQ, Kings Road, London

The Saatchi Gallery: The Gallery originally opened in March 1985 and its aim was to introduce new contemporary art, or art largely unseen in the UK, to a wider audience. Many of the artists were unknown when first exhibited and many have now been... more

The Burton Art Gallery & Museum

Kingsley Road, Bideford

The Burton Art Gallery & Museum was originally opened by local businessman Thomas Burton and his friend, artist Hubert Coop in 1951, in memory of Burton´s daughter Mary. After major refurbishment in 1994, the building now has three exhibition areas,... more

Kensington Palace, the Enchanted Palace

London

Kensington Palace is now the Enchanted Palace... Until 2012 Kensington Palace has been transformed into a unique multi-sensory visitor experience weaving contemporary fashion, performance, dreamlike installations and tales of the palaces' princesses,... more

Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens, York

Set in ten acres of botanical gardens, the Yorkshire Museum houses some of the richest archaeological finds in Europe and covers over 1000 years of local history. Discover Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Medieval artefacts that includes jewellery,... more

Wilberforce House Museum

25 High Street, Hull

Visit the birthplace of William Wilberforce and discover the story behind the campaign to abolish the slave trade. Told through fascinating items including Wilberforce's journal, plantation records and personal stories. - West African culture -... more

World Museum Liverpool

William Brown Street, Liverpool

The World Museum Liverpool´s galleries include World Cultures, the Bug House, an Aquarium, Clore Natural History Centre, Weston Discovery Centre and Treasure House Theatre. With thousands of exhibits, the whole family can discover other... more

Hull & East Riding Museum

36 High Street, Hull

Hull & East Riding Museum is situated in an area of historic buildings and cobbled streets known as the Museums Quarter and boasts some of the most spectacular natural history and archaeology displays in Britain. One of the highlights are the only... more

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Lister Park, Bradford

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery was built in 1904 as an art gallery. This stunning building houses a notable permanent collection of 19th and 20th century British Art. The Transcultural Gallery houses a collection of art from the Indian sub-continent and... more

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 and from rocket to missile. Alongside the huge guns see gunners´ uniforms,... more

Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery

Surrey Street, Sheffield

As well as housing the city’s historic visual art collection, the Graves is also a showcase for a vibrant programme of historic and contemporary exhibitions.... more

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Chamberlain Square, Birmingham

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery was opened in 1885 and is home to one of the world´s largest collections of pre-Raphaelite art, with works by Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Holman Hunt. It also hosts a fine collection of 18th and 19th century art,... more

Dorman Museum

Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough

The Dorman Museum was completely refurbished and expanded to give eight galleries filled with different themes, stories and objects. Explore `Earth in Space´ or take a dive into our interactive gallery based on water. Experience life in a bomb... more

Pitt Rivers Museum

Parks Road, Oxford

Pitt Rivers Museum is famous for its unusual Victorian atmosphere and outstanding collections of unusual and beautiful objects from all over the world. Founded in 1884 with the collection given by Lt General Pitt Rivers. The displays are... more

Tank Museum

Bovington, near Wool, Wareham

The Tank Museum brings the history of tanks and tank crews to life, supported by the world’s best collection of armoured vehicles and action packed live displays. As you explore the Museum’s 6 large halls, you will come face to face with tanks that... more

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion, Shildon

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is an £11 million project, opened in 2004, and the first national museum to be built in the North East. It combines a state of the art 6,000 sq ft collections centre, housing over 60 vehicles from... more

Red House

Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton

Red House, built in 1660, was home to the Taylor family who were cloth merchants and manufacturers. Mary Taylor, daughter of the house in the 19th century was a close friend of Charlotte Bronte, who visited often. The house looks very much as it... more

Chesters Fort & Museum

Chollerford, Humshaugh, Hexham

Chesters Fort & Museum was built around 122-123AD and located along Hadrian´s Wall, this is one of the best-preserved examples of a cavalry fort in Britain. Many parts are still visible, including the barracks and the headquarters building with some... more

Cliffe Castle Museum

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley

Cliffe Castle Museum was built in 1833 and originally called Cliffe Hall, it was converted into a museum and art gallery in 1960. Housing displays of rocks, polished stones, crystals, local fossils and local natural history of the area. Also on... more

Chelsea Football Club

Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London

The Centenary Museum was opened by Chelsea Football Club in 2005 to celebrate its club's 100th year. The many exhibitions for fans of the beautiful game to enjoy include every era of the club's history, including the club's major trophy successes,... more

Ascot Studios

Bee Mill, Preston Road, Ribchester

Ascot Studios is one of the leading independent contemporary art galleries in the North West of England. Based at Bee Mill in the historic village of Ribchester, the gallery is over 2500 sq ft in size and enjoys an abundance of natural light.... more

The Helicopter Museum

The Heliport, Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare

Britain´s only helicopter museum is a fascinating place to visit with many rare and unique helicopters on display. It is Weston-super-Mare´s largest undercover all weather attraction and a fun place for all the family, with a coffee shop, children´s... more

London's Transport Museum

39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London

London´s Transport Museum is located in the heart of London´s Covent Garden, housed in the original Victorian Flower Market. Offering a unique perspective of the histroic buses, trams and trains. Take a journey through time with interactive displays,... more

Newark Air Museum

Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark

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 and engine displays agreat day out no matter what the weather. Currently there are 74... more

Gallery@Riverside

Main Street, Rotherham

Rotherham Art Gallery does not have a permanent collection. There are changing displays of contemporary art exhibitions.... more

Banbury Museum

Spiceball Park Road, Banbury

Banbury´s stunning new canal-side museum. Exciting modern `hands-on´ displays tell of Banbury´s origins and historic past. The Civil War; the plush manufacturing industry; the Victorian market town; costume from the 17th century to the present day;... more

Sarehole Mill

Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham

Sarehole is the only surviving example of the 60 or so watermills that once existed in Birmingham. It was also the childhood haunt of JRR Tolkien and inspiration for the mill in ´The Hobbit´.... more

Nottingham Castle

Nottingham

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 by William the Conqueror. A vibrant museum that houses a range of collections including historic and... more

Science Museum

Exhibition Road, London

The Science Museum opened in 1857 and has over 40 galleries where visitors can experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years. The largest museum of its kind with the world´s finest collections illustrating the history and... more

Finchcocks Musical Museum

Goudhurst, Cranbrook

Finchcocks is a fine Georgian manor in a beutiful unspoilt setting, noted for its outstanding brickwork. It is now a musical centre and museum of international repute with over 100 historical keyboard instruments. The high ceilings and panelling of... more

Royal Cornwall Museum

River Street, Truro

The Royal Cornwall Museum is located in the heart of the beautiful cathedral city of Truro, and the permanent collection covers a wide range from Cornish History and minerals through to an Egyptian room, with a genuine Egyptian mummy. There is a... more

Kent Battle of Britain Museum

Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone

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 of Britain aircraft.... more

Royal Pump Room Museum

Crown Place, Harrogate

Royal Pump Room Museum, which is housed in Harrogate´s premier spa building and the site of Europe´s strongest sulphur well, tells the story of Harrogate as a spa. The distinctive octagonal building was built in 1842 by Isaac Shutt and re-opened in... more

The British Library

96 Euston Road, London

On display in The British Library are hundreds of items from the world´s greatest collection of books, manuscripts, music, stamps, sound recordings and maps. The Library´s collections span over three millennia and contain items from all continents of... more

Horniman Museum & Gardens

100 London Road, Forest Hill, London

The Horniman Museum & Gardens, are housed in Townsend´s stunning Arts and Crafts building which has outstanding collections illustrating the natural and cultural world. The Museum has three main collections - World Cultures (Ethnography), Natural... more

Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum

169 High Street, Lewes

The building of Lewes Castle began soon after the conquest of 1066 and continued for nearly 300 years and is unusual for its two motttes (artificial mounds). From the top, visitors are rewarded with magnificent views of the town and South Downs. Near... more

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

Tangmere, Chichester

The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is situated on the old RAF Tangmere airfield. During WW2 it served as one of Britain´s front line fighter bases and after the war was home to the World Speed Record breaking aircraft of the High Speed Flight. The... more

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

Guildhall Road, Northampton

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 and how fashions have changed over a hundred years, with examples that include... more

Grosvenor Museum

27 Grosvenor Street, Chester

The Grosvenor Museum houses Chester´s biggest collection of its local and international history, spread over three floors of a classic 19th century building. In the Roman cemetery is a world-renowned genuine tombstone collection. Also on display are... more

York Castle Museum

Eye of York, York

York Castle Museum, housed in two converted 18th century prison buildings, includes reconstructed Victorian and Edwardian streets, shops and merchandise - experience four hundred years of fascinating social history. A collection of rooms have been... more

National Coal Mining Museum For England

Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield

The National Coal Mining Museum For England is a 41 acre site with a unique collection of buildings, displays and galleries that reveal the hidden world of mining through the centuries; learn about mining methods and machinery, the miners and their... more

Muckleburgh Collection

Weybourne, Holt

The Muckleburgh Military Collection is named after Muckleburgh Hill at the foot of which the former Weybourne Military Camp is situated. Weybourne has long been a site for the repulse of invasion from Roman and Viking times to the threat of the... more

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum)

Salisbury Hall, London Colney Town, St Albans

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 the prototype Mosquito and there is also on display a variety of de Havilland aircraft and sections,... more

Hayward Gallery

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London

As part of London´s Southbank Centre, the Hayward Gallery, which opened in 1968, is one of London´s finest venues for large art exhibitions. There are no permanent exhibitions but the Gallery plays host to a large number of temporary shows of... more

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles

The Chiltern Open Air Museum: Looking for somewhere to go with the kids this summer? Why not take them time travelling? Join us at the Chiltern Open Air Museum for a hands-on journey through 2000 years of living history. The past is captured... more

Gallery Oldham

Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham

Gallery Oldham is an award-winning building, opened in 2002. The art collection includes fine watercolours, oil paintings, photography and studio ceramics. The large social history collection represents the lives of local people, from the industrial... more

Thinktank

Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham

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... more

Tate Britain

Millbank, London

Tate Britain holds the greatest collection of British art in the world, including works by Blake, Constable, Epstein, Gainsborough, Hockney, Moore, Stubbs and Turner. Also on display are modern and contemporary works by artists such as Lucian Freud,... more

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

Cosford, Shifnal

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 and within the National Cold War Exhibition. A major feature of this unique exhibition is... more

Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial

Halifax Way, Elvington, York

The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial, over the past few years has become one of the most interesting and dynamic Museums of its type in the country. A unique collection of nearly 50 internationally recognised aircraft and fascinating... more

Sculpture by the Lakes

Pallington Lakes, Pallington, Dorchester

'Sculpture by the Lakes' near Dorchester is a place where the visitor can share in the beauty of nature harmonised with the art of man. Set in 26 acres of pools, lakes, ponds and the meandering river Frome, there are paths, meadows and woods where... more

Canterbury Heritage Museum

Poor Priests' Hospital, Stour Street, Canterbury

Canterbury Heritage Museum: Discover Canterbury's history, from millions of years ago to the present, explored through interactive displays in an amazing medieval building. Includes Anglo-Saxon treasures, Oliver Postgate's Thomas Becket story, the... more

Monkwearmouth Station Museum

North Bridge Street, Sunderland

The museum is housed in an original Victorian station building that was commissioned by the famous railway entrepreneur George Hudson and designed by Thomas Moore, Sunderland’s first notable architect. Seven interactive galleries have been developed... more

Falmouth Art Gallery

Muncipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth

Falmouth Art Gallery is one of the leading art galleries in the South West. Its permanent collection contains over 200 works by major British artists including Sir Frank Brangwyn, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Sir Alfred Munnings, Henry Scott Tuke... more

Milestones

Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke

Experience Milestones Museum, an award winning living history museum. Explore a network of full size streets set inside an easily accessible purpose built museum. There are period shops, vintage vehicles, a village green and even a working pub,... more

Serpentine Gallery

Kensington Gardens, London

The Serpentine Gallery, situated in the heart of Kensington Gardens within a 1934 classical tea pavilion, was founded in 1970 by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It has established an international reputation for presenting pioneering exhibitions... more

Pontefract Museum

Salter Row, Pontefract

Pontefract Museum is set in a flamboyant Art Nouveau building with many original furnishings that was originally a Carnegie free library. The museum traces the history of Pontefract, from the civil war, the liquorice factories to life in a workhouse.... more

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

The Visitor Centre, Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is the site of an Anglo-Saxon settlement occupied 420-650AD. Today there is a unique reconstructed Anglo-Saxon Village built on the original settlement site, giving visitors the opportunity to touch and experience... more

Geffrye Museum

136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London

Set in former almshouses, the Geffrye Museum presents the changing style of the English Domestic interior through a series of 11 period rooms from 1600 to the present day. One of London´s best-loved museums, the Geffrye is named after the former Lord... more

HM Customs & Excise National Museum

Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool

HM Customs & Excise National Museum was opened in 1994 and situated within Merseyside Maritime Museum, it tells the exciting story of smuggling and duty men from the 1700s to the present day. This surprising Museum houses one of the most important... more

IWM London

Lambeth Road, London

IWM London tells the stories of people’s experiences of war from the First World War to the present day. Visit the galleries to explore what life was like at home and abroad during both world wars. The Holocaust Exhibition traces the Nazi persecution... more

City Museum & Records Office

Museum Road, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth

City Museum & Records Office is dedicated to local history, `The Story of Portsmouth´ display room settings showing life in Portsmouth from the 17th century to the 1950s. Experience the different life-styles from the working poor to the affluent... more

Museum of Kent Life

Lock Lane, Sandling, Maidstone

Museum of Kent Life is Kent´s award-winning open air museum, home to an outstanding collection of historical buildings, which house exhibitions on life in Kent over the last 150 years. Exhibits include a coal-fired oasthouse, a granary, a working... more

Durham University Oriental Museum

Elvet Hill, Durham

Durham University Oriental Museum opened in 1960, and is the only museum of its kind in the country devoted solely to Oriental art and archaeology. The collections explore cultures that range from Ancient Egypt to Imperial China and modern Japan to... more

Fleet Air Arm Museum

RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Yeovil

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 aircraft going through their rigorous training procedures. There are four display halls... more

Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham

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 and its Royal Dockyard from a feared French invasion. Covering nearly 19 acres and now fully... more

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Cambridge

IWM Duxford is Britain’s best-preserved Second World War airfield, with a fascinating history that dates back to the First World War. Its story reflects the landmark achievements made in aviation history. Duxford is Europe’s premier aviation... more

Lindisfarne Priory

Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Lindisfarne Priory is one of the holiest sites of Anglo-Saxon England and renowned as the original burial place of St Cuthbert. Founded in 635 by St Aidan who came from Iona, it was the centre of Christianity in Scotland. Lindisfarne was a treasure... more

Bath Postal Museum

27 Northgate Street, Bath

We cover 4,000 years of communication from clay-mail to e-mail. This time-line also includes exhibitions in the Education Room on the Victorians, an essential ingredient in school curricula. Four computer games demonstrate how the post was ´carried´.... more

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Ocean Road, Blandford Square, South Shields

South Shields Museum & Gallery explores local history during the life and times of famous author Catherine Cookson, as well as examining how the natural landscape has shaped the history of the area. In the Catherine Cookson Gallery exhibits include... more

Stockwood Discovery Centre

Stockwood Park, London Road, Luton

The Stockwood Discovery Centre - With interactive display, variety of gardens, children play area, bee gallery and much more, it is a wonderful visitor attraction and museum. Collection highlights include the internationally famous Wenlok Jug, the... more

Victoria Art Gallery

Bridge Street, Bath

Victoria Art Gallery, Bath and North East Somerset´s art gallery houses a substantial permanent collection. On display, in the recently refurbished Upper Gallery, are paintings by Gainsborough, Turner and Sickert, and many other leading artists from... more

Corinium Museum

Park Street, Cirencester

Discover the treasures of the Cotswolds at the award-winning Corinium Museum. Cirencester was Roman Britain second largest city and at Corinium Museum you can experience life as a Roman; marvel at the stunning mosaics, enjoy the sights and smells of... more

Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Compton Verney offers a unique Art Gallery experience. Housed in a Grade I listed Robert Adam Mansion set in 120 acres of ´Capability´ Brown landscaped parkland, it houses art from around the world. Six permanent collections include: paintings from... more

The Canal Museum

Stoke Bruerne, Towcester

The Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne is situated in a beautiful canal side village with a 'living canal' on its doorstep. The Museum is located in a restored corn mill alongside the Grand Union Canal and you can easily imagine what life was like in the... more

Lord's Tour & MCC Museum

Lord's Ground, London

Lord´s Tour & MCC Museum is renowned as the home of cricket and England´s premier ground for international matches. The fully guided tour includes the Pavilion (Dressing Rooms/Long Room), JP Morgan Media Centre, MCC Museum, which celebrates the 450... more

Black Country Living Museum

Tipton Road, Dudley

Black Country Living Museum was established in 1975 to collect, preserve, research and display items relating to the social and industrial history of the Black Country. The collection of well over 40,000 items ranges from hand made nails to whole... more

Royal West of England Academy

Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol

The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is one of only five Royal Academies of Art in the UK. It is a registered charity which has been self-supporting for over 150 years and possesses an outstanding Grade II* listed building, galleries and permanent... more

Bronze Age Art Foundry & Limehouse Gallery

272 Island Row, Limehouse, London

Limehouse Gallery is affiliated with Bronze Age Sculpture Foundry, which has been in operation since 1989 on the Limehouse Basin. Our shared premises and partnership form a unique relationship between viewing sculpture in a gallery setting, next to... more

Scarborough Art Gallery

The Crescent, Scarborough

Scarborough Art Gallery, situated in Scarborough’s Regency Crescent just off the town centre, houses the Borough’s fine art collection. Our Gallery spaces tell the story of the town and its various influences over the years through the wonderful... more

Walker Art Gallery

William Brown Street, Liverpool

All the family are welcome at the Walker Art Gallery, one of the finest art galleries in Europe. Covering art from medieval times to the 21st century, the gallery is a treasure trove just waiting to be discovered. Get up close to Tudor portraits of... more

Shipley Art Gallery

Prince Consort Road, Gateshead

The Shipley Art Gallery combines a dazzling display of jewellery, ceramics, textiles and furniture alongside stunning historical artworks. Over 700 breathtaking pieces by the county´s leading craft makers and a collection of paintings including Dutch... more

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery

Church Street, Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery, houses displays that cover the diverse natural, social and cultural history of Buckinghamshire. In addition to curriculum based interactive exhibitions for children, there is a... more

Worthing Museum & Art Gallery

Chapel Road, Worthing

Worthing Museum & Art Gallery was opened in 1908, this beautiful Edwardian building is home to a fascinating collection of toys and costume that is amongst the largest in the country. Also on display is a collection of fine and decorative art, with... more

Barbican Art Gallery

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London

In the Heart of the City of London, Barbican Art Gallery shows an exciting programme of changing exhibitions of photography, art and design.... more

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: a working Steam Museum with one of the largest railway collections in the UK. Opening Easter to end of October, Steam Trains and the Miniature Railway run on Sundays, Bank Holidays and School Holiday Wednesdays.... more

Hove Museum & Art Gallery

19 New Church Road, Hove

Hove Museum & Art Gallery, housed in an impressive Victorian villa, re-opened in 2003 following major re-development works. The new galleries allow visitors to learn more about the permanent collections on display of craft, toy, film and fine art.... more

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

Singleton, Chichester

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum is set in 50 acres of the South Downs National Park. It is a very special place to wander amongst a fascinating collection of nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to the 19th century, many with period... more

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Amberley, Arundel

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre is a 36 acre open-air site set in the heart of the South Downs. Dedicated to the industrial heritage of the South-East, exhibits include a narrow-gauge railway and vintage bus service (both provide free nostalgic... more

Old Town Hall Museum

Old Town Hall, High Street, Hastings

The Old Town Hall Museum was built in 1823 and opened as a museum in 1949, with displays on the history of Hastings. The displays cover the town as a Napoleonic garrison and the rise of this Victorian resort.... more

Ryedale Folk Museum

Hutton-le-Hole

A warm welcome for everyone! As you step through the entrance of the Ryedale Folk Museum you will be transported back in time. Take a walk through the site and learn about the history of North Yorkshire from centuries past. Over 20 buildings on a 5... more

Liverpool FC Museum Tour

Anfield Road, Liverpool

The Liverpool Football Club Museum & Tour Centre is in keeping with such a proud record, celebrating all things Liverpool, past, present and future. The Centre includes a 60-seat cinema showing four-10 minute films on the history of the club... more

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Burdon Road, Sunderland

At the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, the story of Sunderland from its prehistoric past through to the present day is told by hands-on exhibits and interactive displays. The Art Gallery shows paintings by L S Lowry alongside Victorian... more

Jewish Museum - Camden Town, The Museum of Jewish Life

Raymond Burton House, 129/131 Albert Street,Camden Town, London

Jewish Museum - Camden Town: From the moment you step inside this outstanding new museum the journey of discovery begins. The Jewish Museum offers a unique and celebratory experience, inviting you to explore Jewish life and history as part of the... more

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 and fought, from the middle ages, through two world wars, to the present day. Find out the facts behind some of... more

Churchill War Rooms

Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London

The Churchill War Rooms is the world´s major museum dedicated to the life of Winston Churchill with its permanent exhibition housed in the Cabinet War Rooms. The War Rooms were the secret underground headquarters that allowed Churchill and his... more

Museum of London

150 London Wall, London

Step inside Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capital’s turbulent past. Now open, our brand new Galleries of Modern London let you walk the streets of Victorian London, take a stroll in recreated 19th century pleasure gardens... more

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

The Square, Barnstaple

The Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon: The Museum tells the story of North Devon, and its historic centre Barnstaple, the wildlife, history and culture from prehistoric times to the present day. Discover river life in the Tarka Gallery, and 'swim'... more

Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penlee Park, Morrab Road, Penzance

Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, is an elegant gallery set within a Victorian house and park. Best known for its permanent collection of paintings by artists of the ´Newlyn School´ and Lamorna Group. There are regular changing exhibitions... more

Bradford Industrial Museum

Moorside Mills, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford

Bradford Industrial Museum, built in 1875 and the original spinning mill, is alive with magnificent machinery which once converted raw wool into the world´s worsted cloth. Inside the mill, you can experience the sounds and smells of the engines which... more

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

Baring Street, Blandford Square, South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum - nowhere else on Hadrian´s Wall can the sheer scale of Roman achievements be better understood than here. Built around AD160, the stone fort played an essential role in the mighty frontier system - originally built to... more

Barber Institute of Fine Arts

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Barber Institute of Fine Arts is one of the finest small art galleries, housing an outstanding permanent collection that includes major paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by Rubens, Gainsborough, Turner, Rossetti, Manet, Degas, Rodin, Monet... more

Royal Academy of Arts

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. Situated in the heart of the West End on Piccadilly, it is universally renowned for hosting some of the capital's finest temporary and touring exhibitions.... more

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an inspirational public art museum where you can see outstanding world and modern European art for free.The Centre, which opened in 1978 to house the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, is a world-class... more

Maritime Museum

Queen Victoria Square, Hull

At Maritime Museum, set in a magnifient Victorian building that was formally known as the Town Docks Museum, discover the secrets of Hull´s colourful maritime heritage spanning over 700 years. The story of Hull´s whaling and fishing trade is told... more

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms

The Parade, Leamington Spa

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, cabinets of curiosities, gallery of interactive exhibits, Hammam (restored Turkish bath),... more

Museum of London Docklands

No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London

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, an... more

York Art Gallery

Exhibition Square, York

The new-look York Art Gallery opened in 2005 with its nationally acclaimed permanent collections representing over 600 years of British and European Art. On display are works by Lely, Reynolds, Lowry, Nash, Bellotto and Boudin. Also an extensvie... more

Shuttleworth Collection

Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade

The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. These hangars comprise an aeroplane engineering workshop, a garage and coachroom, and the remainder house the world famous... more

Astley Hall Museum & Art Gallery

Astley Park, Chorley

Astley Hall opened as a museum & Art Gallery in 1924, built by the Charnock family in Elizabethan times, it houses some fine oak furniture from the 16th and 17th centuries. The varied collections include a fine 18th century creamware, fine art,... more

Gainsborough´s House

46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury

Gainsborough´s House: The birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-88). Historic house dating back to the 16th century with an attractive walled garden. The outstanding collection, of Gainsborough´s paintings, drawings and prints, is shown together... more

Ancient High House

Greengate Street, Stafford

The Ancient High House has been one of the most important buildings in the town for over four hundred years, and is the largest timber framed town house in England. King Charles I stayed here in 1642 at the start of the Civil War, and it later became... more

Wardown Park Museum

Old Bedford Road, Luton

Situated in beautiful Wardown Park.At the Wardown Park Museum you can explore the development of Luton from pre-history to the present day. Highlights include the Luton Life Gallery, the nationally important Lace Collection and the Bedfordshire and... more

City Museum & Art Gallery

Brunswick Road, Gloucester

The City Museum & Art Gallery is a fine Victorian building housing items of national importance since 1860. These include many archaeological finds such as Roman sculpture and the Rufus Sita tombstone; the amazing Iron Age Birdlip Mirror; one of the... more

Tower of London

Tower Hill, London

The ancient stones reverberate with dark secrets, priceless jewels glint in fortified vaults and ravens strut the grounds. The Tower of London, founded by William the Conquerer in 1066-7, is one of the world´s most famous fortresses, and one of... more

Fitzwilliam Museum

Trumpington Street, Cambridge

The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded in 1816 by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam and is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. One of the oldest museums in the country it houses magnificent collections of works of art and antiquities spanning... more

Verulamium Museum & Hypocaust

St Michaels, St Albans

Verulamium Museum & Hypocaust is on the site of one of the major cities in Roman Britain and set in attractive parkland. On display are some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterrean. Nearby is a Roman theatre, walls and... more

Huddersfield Art Gallery

Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield

The Huddersfield Art Gallery has an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring the best contemporary art from regional, national and international artists. Also on display are collections of craft, photography and... more

Ipswich Museum

High Street, Ipswich

Ipswich Museum was founded in 1847, the Museum´s exhibitions include the Romans in Suffolk, Anglo-Saxons in Ipswich, mankind galleries, local and world geology and a Victorian natural history gallery. Among the displays of Suffolk wildlife is a life... more

Solent Sky Museum

Albert Road South, Southampton

The Solent Sky Museum depicts the history of aviation in the Solent area and Hampshire. An important area for aircraft experimental and development work for civil and military aircraft operations. The museum tells the story of 26 aircraft companies,... more

National Horseracing Museum

99 High Street, Newmarket

National Horseracing Museum: Discover the stories of British racing from its early Royal origins at Newmarket to its modern-day heroes. This year to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, Patron of the National Horseracing Museum, the... more

Normanby Hall Museum & Country Park

Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Scunthorpe

Normanby Hall is a splendid Regency Mansion designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built between 1825 and 1830. On display are examples of fine furniture and also costume galleries. The Farming Museum shows the history of farming and rural crafts during... more

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum

Towneley Holmes Road, off Todmorden Road, Burnley

Towneley Hall was the home of the Towneley family for over 500 years until 1902. Displays include oil and watercolour paintings, studio pottery, Royal Lancastrian Pilkington Pottery, regional oak furniture. The Hall contains fine period rooms,Great... more

The Royal Holloway Collection

University of London, Egham Hill, Egham

The Royal Holloway Collection, a collection of seventy-seven paintings was bought by Thomas Holloway between 1881 and 1883. This was the final touch to his endowment to a College for women founded in 1879.... more

Jane Austen´s House Museum

Chawton, Alton

Jane Austen´s House is a pleasant seventeenth century house in the pretty village of Chawton in Hampshire not far from her birthplace of Steventon. The museum houses an attractive collection of items connected with Jane and her family including the... more

Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

Gressenhall, Dereham

Gressenhall Farm and Workshouse is a great day out whether you want to learn about the lives of Norfolk people in the past or relax and have a good time with your friends and family. You´ll need a whole day to begin to discover all its wonders. Roots... more

Derby Museum & Art Gallery

The Strand, Derby

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 is a fine collection of Derby porcelain, made in the city since 1750. Derbyshire... more

Bronte Parsonage Museum

Church Street, Haworth, Keighley

The Bronte Parsonage Museum - Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte were the authors of some of the greatest books in the English language. Haworth Parsonage was their much loved home and Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were... more

Guildford House Gallery

155 High Street, Guildford

Guildford House Gallery fascinating 17th century Grade I listed town house located on the High Street. It houses Guildford House gallery: a changing exhibition space offering a varied programme of art and craft shows, workshops and talks; a craft... more

New Art Gallery Walsall

Gallery Square, Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall has The Garman Ryan Collection on permanent display. This was donated to the people of Walsall in 1973 by Lady Kathleen Garman, widow of sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein, and includes work by Picasso, Van Gogh, Modigliani and... more

Lakeland Motor Museum

Holker Hall and Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands

Lakeland Motor Museum houses over 30,000 motoring related exhibits that include cars, motorcycles and engines, plus one of the largest collections of automobilia including badges, mascots, signs, posters and much more. The Campbell Bluebird... more

Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre

Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United is the world´s most famous football club and the award winning Museum at Old Trafford hosts over 230,000 visitors annually. The Museum tracks the history of the Club from humble beginnings in 1878, showcases the silverware collected... more

Bewdley Museum

The Shambles, Load Street, Bewdley

Bewdley Museum is housed in a historic and unusual 18th century Butchers Shambles and Brass Foundry. This unique museum provides a fascinating insight into the growth and trades of the town, the lives of its people, and the crafts of the surrounding... more

Marlipins Museum

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea

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 archaeological material from prehistoric to medieval times. Upstairs are displays on the local... more

Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

Drake Circus, Plymouth

Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery runs an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, talks, adult and family workshops and other events alongside its more permanent gallery collections. Currently on permanent display is the nationally important... more

Flambards

Culdrose Manor, Helston

A fantastic day out for the whole family! Flambards is the West Country’s leading family attraction and appeals to all ages and interests. Ride the UK’s only twisting drop tower ride ‘The Skyraker001’ and prepare for thrills and excitement as you... more

Stephenson Railway Museum

Middle Engine Lane, North Shields

Stephenson Railway Museum, relive the glorious days of the steam railway at the Museum, home to George Stephenson´s 1826 `Billy´, a forerunner of the world-famous Rocket and many other engines from the great age of steam. The story of coal and how... more

Chesterholm Museum - Vindolanda

Bardon Mill, Hexham

Chesterholm Museum - Vindolanda is a Roman Frontier military and civilian site, which has been the location of extensive excavation for over 30 years with archaeologists on site. Vindolanda also offers an Open Air Museum featuring replicas of a Roman... more

Papplewick Pumping Station

Rigg Lane, Ravenshead

Late Victorian working waterworks in landscaped grounds. One of Europe´s great industrial monuments. Original engines/boilers in a magnificent Temple of Steam. Steams on Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays and other selected weekends. See the Pumping... more

Roman Baths

Pump Room, Stall Street, Bath

The Roman Baths, the most popular visitor attraction in the West Country, contain the remains of one of the greatest religious spas in the ancient world and a fine Roman museum. It is one of the best-preserved Roman sites north of the Alps and at the... more

National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory

Romney Road, Greenwich, London

The National Maritime Museum tells the story of Britain´s adventures at sea with features on voyages of exploration, liners, historic events and environmental issues. A golden royal barge, good children's gallery, lots of ship models, globes, charts... more

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway

Kemble Drive, Swindon

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is located in a beautifully restored railway building where seven generations of men and women built the great locomotives. STEAM tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on... more

Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection

The Old Mill, Bourton-on-the-Water

The Museum has seven galleries - overflowing with vintage and classic cars, caravans, precarious looking motorcycles, original enamel signs, a unique toy collection and an intriguing array of motoring curiosities - and is even home to BBC TV’s Brum!... more

JORVIK Viking Centre

Coppergate, York

JORVIK Viking Centre: Explore the excavations which first unearthed the Viking-Age city of York and discover the truth about the people that lived there. Built on the very site where archaeologists discovered over 40,000 Viking-Age artefacts, this is... more

Sir John Soane´s Museum

13 Lincolns Inn Fields, London

The Sir John Soane´s Museum, houses collections amassed by the architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). The three linked houses built by him between 1793 and 1824, have been a museum since the early 19th century. Included are antiquities, furniture,... more

Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre

Charlestown, St Austell

The Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre is a Cornwall museum that boasts an extensive range of seafaring-related artefacts, treasures and memorabilia for those interested in the maritime history of Cornwall and Britain. The seaside town of... more

Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens

Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley

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 Own). With fine collections of furniture, glassware, colourful pottery all displayed in period... more

Whitworth Art Gallery

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester

The Whitworth Art Gallery was founded in 1889 with money left by Sir Joseph Whitworth, the Gallery is now part of the University of Manchester. Internationally famous for its collections of art and design along with an outstanding collection of... more

Housesteads Roman Fort & Museum

Haydon Bridge

Housesteads Roman Fort & Museum covers an area of 5 acres. It is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain and is one of the twelve permanent forts built by Emperor Hadrian in around 124 AD. The Museum houses a range of objects found at... more

Vale & Downland Museum

19 Church Street, Wantage

An ideal starting-point for exploring the area. The Museum tells the story of Wantage and the Vale from earliest times to the present, through objects, films and computer interactives.... more

Lady Lever Art Gallery

Port Sunlight Village, Lower Road, Bebington

Lady Lever Art Gallery was founded in 1922 and houses the magnificent personal collection of the first Lord Leverhulme in memory of his wife. The Gallery includes Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Sir John Everett and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, paintings by... more

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Museum Street, Warrington

Travel through time and around the world at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, one of the oldest municipal museums in the country. Opened in 1857, much of the quintessential character of the building has been preserved and its original glass cabinets... more

Pickfords House Museum

41 Friar Gate, Derby

A fine Georgian town house built in 1770 by local architect, Joseph Pickford, as his home. Displays include period rooms circa 1800, historic costume and an 18th century style garden.... more

Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum

near Cowshill, Upper Weardale, Bishop Auckland

Explores the life of North Pennine lead mining families. Visitors walk down the original mine tunnel and discover the working conditions of Victorian miners. See how miners lived and worked. Woodland walk & picnic site.... more

National Motorcycle Museum

Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull

The National Motorcycle Museum is the largest motorcycle museum in the world, housing a breathtaking collection of over 700 British motorcycles dating from 1898, each painstakingly restored to its original specification. It is a tribute to this once... more

Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum

Wollaton, Nottingham

Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum stands on a natural hill 3 miles west of Nottingham City centre. This sensational Elizabethan house was designed by Robert Smythson and completed in 1588 and set in a scenic 500 acre historic park. Inside,... more

National Museum of Gardening

Trevarno Estate and Gardens, Helston

The National Museum of Gardening is a unique and unforgettable gardening experience set in 35 acres of beautiful Victorian gardens. Journey through the country´s largest and most comprehensive collection of rare gardening antiques, implements,... more

The Manchester Museum

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester

The Manchester Museum: Dinosaurs (including Stan the T.rex), ancient Egyptian objects and live animals (such as frogs and snakes) are some of the treasures you can encounter at The Manchester Museum on Oxford Road, part of The University of... more

Geevor Tin Mine

Pendeen, Penzance

At Geevor Mine, walk through 18th century tunnels on a guided tour, see how the extracting and processing of tin actually took place, deep in the ground and far below the sea. Visit the museum with its collection of unusual minerals found underground... more

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Slatey Road, Birkenhead

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum is a large purpose-built art gallery, opened in 1928 housing the vast majority of Wirral´s collection of artistic and historical wonders. Permanent displays include Victorian oil paintings, Liverpool porcelain and... more

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens

East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton

Bicton Park is a magical blend of 18th century tranquillity for all the family. The Countryside Museum houses a large collection of agricultural and horticultural implements, including traction engines. Fragrant borders, manicured lawns, majestic... more

Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London

Both a national museum and the finest private art collection ever assembled by one family. It was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Richard Wallace´s widow in 1897 and is displayed on three floors of Hertford House. Unsurpassed collections of French... more

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Free School Lane, Cambridge

Whipple Museum of the History of Science is housed in a large hall that was built in 1618. The Museum holds a pre-eminent collection of scientific instruments and models, dating from the Middle Ages to the present. Microscopes and telescopes,... more

Beatrix Potter Gallery

Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside

Beatrix Potter Gallery has the largest collection of Beatrix Potter´s published work, including most of the original watercolour illustrations and manuscripts from the `Peter Rabbit´ series of little books. Also on display are artefacts and... more

Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road, London

The Natural History Museum is situated in one of the most impressive buildings in London and one of the world´s finest and largest museums of natural history. The permanent exhibitions and some impressive temporary exhibitions fill the public... more

Time and Tide - Museum of Great Yarmouth Life

Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth

Time and Tide - Museum of Great Yarmouth Life is housed in a converted Victorian herring works. Discover Great Yarmouths fascinating history, maritime and fishing heritage. Stroll through `Victorian Row´ and see the fisherman´s homes. Follow the... more

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

With its wonderful history and outstanding collections there is always something to inspire at The Bowes Museum. One of the most important museums outside London, it contains the greatest collection of European fine and decorative arts in the North... more

Bury Art Museum

Moss Street, Bury

Bury Art Museum opened in 1901 thanks to the generosity of the children of local paper manufacturer Thomas Wrigley. To commemorate Queen Victoria´s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, they presented the town with their father´s art collection which included... more

Bletchley Park

The Mansion, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

Bletchley Park, was home to the famous codebreakers of the Second World War. The full story did not emerge until 30 years after the war had ended - among the ciphers that were broken were Enigma and Lorenz with the help of Colossus, the world´s first... more

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

Castle Street, Carlisle

Tullie House Museum has refurbished two of its permanent galleries to improve the display of its nationally important collection of Pre-Raphaelite art. This exciting development incorporates new interpretation including an innovative multimedia... more

Hat Works - The Museum of Hatting

Wellington Mill, Wellington Road South, Stockport

Hat Works - The Museum of Hatting is the UK´s only museum dedicated to the hatting industry and headwear. Guides reveal the art of hat making with working machinery. You can learn about Stockport´s historic links with hatting and how the industry... more

Gloucester Folk Museum

99/103 Westgate Street, Gloucester

Gloucester Folk Museum has three floors of splendid Tudor and Jacobean timber-framed buildings along with new buildings housing the Dairy, Ironmonger´s shop and Wheelwright and Carpenter workshops. Displays feature local history, domestic life,... more

Modern Art Oxford

30 Pembroke Street, Oxford

Established in 1965, Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK´s leading public galleries renowned for the quality of its exhibitions, activities and publications. Working with artists from around the world, our pioneering programme enables audiences and... more

Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret

9a St Thomas Street, Southwark, London

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is at the top of a spiral staircase in the roof space of an old church and built in the old Herb Garret of St Thomas´s Hospital. It is Britain´s oldest surviving Operating Theatre and has been restored with much of... more

Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Building

The Airfield, Manston Road, Ramsgate

The Memorial Building houses wartime Spitfire & Hurricane fighter aircraft together with an ever expanding display of original and emotive memorabilia from the 1939-1945 war periods. Battle of Britain Tapestry. ´Dambusters´ and ´Channel Dash´... more

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Gallery Road, London

Dulwich Picture Gallery was designed by Sir John Soane, opened in 1814 and is the oldest public gallery in Britain. The magnificent collection of masterpieces, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Watteau, Rubens, Canaletto, Gainsborough and many... more

SeaCity Museum

Havelock Road, Southampton

Southampton Maritime Museum is situated on Town Quay Road. The Wool House was built as a warehouse for the medieval wool trade. It is now a museum telling the story of the Port of Southampton and the great liners that sailed from here to all parts of... more

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, Telford

The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are a series of ten amazing museums located in the beautiful Ironbridge gorge. The seperate museums are: Blists Hill Victorian Town, Broseley Pipeworks, Coalport China Museum, Darby Houses, Enginuity, Jackfield Tile... more

Abbey Pumping Station Museum

Corporation Road, Leicester

Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester´s Museum of Science & Technology. Situated adjacent to the National Space Centre, the two attractions tell the story of over 200 years of science and technology. Opened in 1891, the grand Victorian building and... more

Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland

The Abbots Tower, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

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 on the history of the regiment and of the men and their families. The displays include... more

Vernon Park Museum

Vernon Park, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport

Vernon Park Museum, set in a beautiful location, has many of its original features.... more

New Forest Museum & Visitor Centre

High Street, Lyndhurst

The New Forest Museum & Visitor Centre, situated in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, is the ideal location to visit for those looking to enjoy the New Forest, which has been designated one of Britain's areas of outstanding natural beauty. Adults and children... more

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester

Museum of Transport - Greater Manchester is one of the largest and varied collections with over 85 vehicles, mainly buses, relating to over a century of road public transport in Greater Manchester. The vehicles have been lovingly restored and... more

Wakefield Museum

Wood Street, Wakefield

At Wakefield Museum discover the world of Charles Waterton, conservationist and creator of the first nature reserve. Follow him on his journey through the rainforest of South America. Upstairs is the `Story of Wakefield´ - from ancient man through to... more

Tate Modern

Bankside, London

Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, including major works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, dali, Rothko, Bacon, Duchamp, Giacometti and Warhol. Throughout the year there is a... more

Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum

Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Cullompton

The 200 year old waterside mill houses working spinning and weaving machines, and steam engines restored to their former glory. Picnic areas and gardens.... more

Hull University Art Collection

The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull

This small outstanding University of Hull Art Collection specialises in paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints produced in Britain between 1890 and 1940. Included are works by Beardsley, Sickert, Steer, Lucien Pissarro, John, Spencer, Wyndham... more

National Media Museum

Bradford

If you're travelling by public transport Bradford is only a 20 minute train journey from Leeds. Bradford Interchange, with rail, bus and taxi all under one roof, is only a five minute walk away. Forster Square station is fifteen minutes away. Website... more

Sherwin Gallery

78 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood

The Sherwin Gallery, home of Sherwin Fine Art was established in the early 1990s by William S Sherwin. There are fine paintings from the late 18th to the late 20th century, including landscapes, portraits, flora and fauna in both watercolours and... more

Heritage Motor Centre

Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick

Fun for all the family. The Heritage Motor Centre houses informative and interactive exhibitions charting the history of British motoring from the 1890s to present day. Walk the 'Time Road' and discover how motoring and family life has changed... more

The Courtauld Gallery

Somerset House, Strand, London

The Courtauld Gallery has one of the most important and best-loved collections in the country, including world-famous Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings. It was established in 1932 by Samuel Courtauld and is now housed in the elegant... more

Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

Beaumont Street, Oxford

Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean is Europe’s oldest public museum and one of Britain’s finest. Following a major £61 million redevelopment, the Ashmolean has just opened the new Rick Mather building, comprising 39 new galleries, an Education Centre... more

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Queens Road, Bristol

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery houses an outstanding and diverse range of objects. There is a choice of 20 galleries over 3 floors full of spectacular collections of regional, national and international importance. Some of the treasures include... more

International Slavery Museum

Albert Dock, Liverpool

The International Slavery Museum is the only national museum in the world to deal with transatlantic slavery and its legacies. Liverpool, central to the transatlantic slave trade in the 18th century, is a fitting location for this groundbreaking... more

Bank of England Museum

Bartholomew Lane, London

The Museum is housed within the Bank of England itself, right at the heart of the City of London. It traces the history of the Bank from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to its role today as the nation´s central bank. On display are gold bars... more

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour

Museum Building, AELTC, Church Road, Wimbledon, London

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum provides visitors the opportunity to embark on a stunning multi-dimensional tour of the evolution, the traditions, and the sights and sounds of the Championship. Treasures from the first Championship in 1877 to the most... more

Southampton City Art Gallery

Civic Centre, Southampton

Southampton City Art Gallery is the most outstanding gallery in the south of England, internationally renowned for its collection of contemporary works by British artists. The collection numbers over 3500 works, and spans 600 years of European art... more

Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Road, Weybridge

Brooklands is unique. The world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907, was more than a great sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and the... more

Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery

Arundel Gate, Sheffield

Home to the city’s unique Ruskin and metalwork collections, the Millennium Gallery also hosts a diverse temporary exhibition programme featuring the best in historical and contemporary visual art, craft and design.... more

Haynes International Motor Museum

Sparkford

Haynes International Motor Museum is Britain´s biggest car collection with over 400 cars, motorcycles and commerical vehicles, dating from 1885 to the present day. Also a collection of memorabilia displayed in spectacular style. Exhibits include... more

World Rugby Museum

Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road, Twickenham

Women's Rugby World Cup: This August sees the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup kick-off in Guildford, Surrey, as twelve nations from around the globe will compete for the ultimate prize in women’s rugby. To mark the occasion, Twickenham Stadium’s World... more

Newark Millgate Museum

48 Millgate, Newark

Housed in a Victorian warehouse on the banks of the River Trent and opened in 1976. The displays are spread over three floors and cover the agricultural, industrial and social history of Newark. Temporary exhibitions of work by local artists,... more

Abbey House Museum

Abbey Walk, Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds

Explore the enchanting Victorian streets of Abbey House Museum, join in with the activities in the interactive childhood gallery or relax in the Abbot Tea Rooms. Once the gatehouse to Kirkstall Abbey, this popular museum offers plenty to discover... more

Portland Basin Museum

Portland Place, Ashton-under-Lyne

Portland Basin Museum is housed within the rebuilt historic Ashton Canal Warehouse. A a lively modern museum in a peaceful canal-side setting. Inside is typical Tameside street of the 1920s with a house, school, chapel, pawnbrokers and doctors... more

Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery

Chequer Road, Doncaster

Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery is a purpose built Museum, opened in 1964 to display various collections of natural history, archaeology, local history and fine and decorative art. The King´s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regimental Gallery houses one... more

Manchester Art Gallery

Mosley Street, Manchester

Manchester Art Gallery houses the city´s magnificent art collection. An oustanding Pre-Raphaelite collection and Gallery of Craft and Design, hosting a lively programme of exhibitions and events in stunning Victorian and contemporary surroundings.... more

Whitechapel Art Gallery

80/82 Whitechapel High Street, London

The Whitechapel Art Gallery is London´s most prestigious independent gallery and has been at the cutting-edge of art for one hundred years. It was the first public gallery dedicated to temporary art exhibitions and it has held significant shows of... more

Fisherton Mill

108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury

Set within the medieval city of Salisbury, Fisherton Mill houses the South of England's largest independent Art Gallery. The Gallery exhibits work by leading artists, sculpture and furniture makers and the Gallery Shop displays glassworks, ceramics,... more

Guildhall Art Gallery & Roman London´s Amphitheatre

Guildhall Yard, London

Guildhall Art Gallery & Roman London´s Amphitheatre: Discover the art collection of the City of London Corporation and visit Guildhall Yard, a tranquil and historic square in the middle of the City. The Gallery was established in 1886 as, 'a... more

The Lloyd Gill Gallery

Lee House, 13 Beaconsfield Road, Weston-super-Mare

Established in August 2007. The Lloyd Gill Gallery has gone from strength to strength presenting and selling at a high standard, yet maintaining affordable Contemporary Fine Art. The gallery is situated in the picturesque Town of Weston-Super-Mare... more

Hatton Gallery

The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne

The Hatton Gallery opened in 1926 and is situated within the University of Newcastle. The permanent collections contains over 3500 works that includes paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, some dating from the 14th century. On display is the... more

National Motor Museum Beaulieu