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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
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
Roman Vindolanda
Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham
When you visit Roman Vindolanda you will find one of the north east’s most fascinating tourist attractions, lying in the beautiful landscape of Hadrian's Wall country. Formerly a key military post on the northern frontier of Britain, Vindolanda is... 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
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
Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Market Square, Preston
There’s nothing quite like having a wonder around the local museum to get a feel for a town and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston is no exception. Its wealth of information about the people, places, history and economy of the area is a... 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.
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Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Peel Park, The Crescent, Salford
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, a classic red brick Victorian edifice, began life as the UK’s first free library and this proud heritage of showcasing art to all continues to this day. Check out the work of local artists and photographers in the ever... 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
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
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
Cumberland Pencil Museum
Southey Works, Greta Bridge, Keswick
You’ll enter the Cumberland Pencil Museum through a replica of the Seathwaite mine where graphite was first discovered and from there take a turn around the surprisingly fascinating history of the pencil. So what’s to see? Well, I rather like the... 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
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
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
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
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
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Museum of the Border Regiment & Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
Queen Marys Tower, The Castle, Carlisle
The Museum of the Border relates the history of Cumbria´s County Infantry Regiment, local Militia and Volunteer units from 1702 to the present day. Regiment & Kings Own Royal Border Regiment, located in Carlisle Castle, a superb medieval fortress... 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
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
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
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
Housesteads Roman Fort & Museum
Haydon Bridge
Housesteads Roman Fort is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain and, particularly with the aid of a guide, when you’re stood up there looking across the Northumberland countryside, it’s not hard to imagine the lonesome life of an... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road, York
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Get up close to iconic locomotives and carriages, from record breakers to history makers. Explore our magnificent royal trains, and discover the world of... 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
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
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
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
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
Lakeland Motor Museum
Old Blue Mill, Backbarrow, Ulverston
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
Abbot Hall, Kendal
Museum of Lakeland Life, situated in the stable block of Abbot Hall Art Gallery tells the story of how Lakeland folk lived and entertained themselves in the Lake District from the 18th century, before cars and railways. There are recreated farmhouse... more
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