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Museums & Art Galleries Oakham
Museums and Art Galleries in or near Oakham, such as Rutland County Museum and Abbey Pumping Station Museum are listed below. Oakham is a bustling market town in Rutland county. Full of character and a long, rich history, this town has a variety of shops, restaurants and eating places to suit all tastes. Visit the beautiful Great Hall of Oakham Castle a fine example of 12th century architecture. An ideal spot to visit for walking, cycling or just relaxing.
Rutland County Museum
Catmose Street, Oakham 0.1 miles away
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
Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Corporation Road, Leicester 16.9 miles away
Leicester has a rather glorious, proud industrial history and there’s no better place to see an example of this than the elegant Abbey Pumping Station. Now part of the city’s Museum of Science and Technology, the station opened back in 1891 with the... more
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk, Leicester 17.0 miles away
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is situated within the historic New Walk area of the city. In 1849, the Literary & Philosophical Society formally presented to the town its various collections; these have grown and developed over the past 150 years to... more
Jewry Wall Museum
St Nicholas Circle, Leicester 17.5 miles away
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
Charnwood Museum
Queen's Hall, Granby Street, Loughborough 21.4 miles away
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
Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens
Churchgate, Spalding 25.5 miles away
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
Nottingham Castle
Nottingham 26.5 miles away
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
Snibston
Ashby Road, Coalville 27.8 miles away
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
Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum
Wollaton, Nottingham 28.4 miles away
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
Newark Air Museum
Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark 29.8 miles away
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
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Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Little Elborow Street, Rugby 30.5 miles away
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
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Guildhall Road, Northampton 30.6 miles away
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
Papplewick Pumping Station
Rigg Lane, Ravenshead 32.3 miles away
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
The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History
The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby 36.1 miles away
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
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand, Derby 36.2 miles away
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
Pickfords House Museum
41 Friar Gate, Derby 36.4 miles away
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
The Canal Museum
Stoke Bruerne, Towcester 37.1 miles away
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
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well, Coventry 37.3 miles away
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
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Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place
Hales Street, Coventry 37.3 miles away
One of the largest attractions of its kind in Europe, the Coventry Transport Museum is a serious draw for those with a thing for speed – it took some time for my car-mad husband to be prized away from the Thrust SSC, the vehicle in which Richard... more
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade, Leamington Spa 42.8 miles away
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
MK Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes 43.1 miles away
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
Shuttleworth Collection
Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade 43.4 miles away
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
National Motorcycle Museum
Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull 43.9 miles away
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
Warwickshire Museum
Market Place, Warwick 44.9 miles away
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
Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick 45.8 miles away
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
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The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey
Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge 45.9 miles away
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
Sir Richard Arkwrights Cromford Mill
Cromford Mill, Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock 46.2 miles away
Visit the world´s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill. Tours available daily and exhibitions. Part of the Derwent Valley Mills, having achieved World Heritage status in December 2001.... more
Bletchley Park
The Mansion, Bletchley, Milton Keynes 46.3 miles away
Once known simply as Station X, Bletchley Park was the country’s main decryption centre during World War II and is now a museum dedicated to the efforts of the startlingly smart code breakers who worked there, including the likes of Alan Turing,... more
Kettle´s Yard
Castle Street, Cambridge 47.3 miles away
Kettle´s Yard is a house with a permanent collection that was founded by Jim Ede, once a curator at the Tate Gallery, and was intended as a `refuge of peace and order, of the visual arts and music´. Works of art on display include works by Ben and... more
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane, Cambridge 47.8 miles away
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
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing Street, Cambridge 47.9 miles away
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
Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street, Cambridge 48.0 miles away
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
Compton Verney
Compton Verney 48.5 miles away
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
Banbury Museum
Spiceball Park Road, Banbury 48.9 miles away
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 50.0 miles away
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
Thinktank
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham 50.2 miles away
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
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham 51.0 miles away
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
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham 52.5 miles away
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
Leather Museum
Littleton Street West, Walsall 52.9 miles away
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
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Gallery Square, Walsall 53.1 miles away
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
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Cambridge 53.4 miles away
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
Wardown Park Museum
Old Bedford Road, Luton 55.0 miles away
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
National Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket 55.7 miles away
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
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury 56.1 miles away
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
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Stockwood Discovery Centre
Stockwood Park, London Road, Luton 57.0 miles away
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
Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley 57.5 miles away
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
Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery
Surrey Street, Sheffield 58.2 miles away
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
Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery
Arundel Gate, Sheffield 58.3 miles away
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
Clifton Park Museum
Clifton Lane, Rotherham 58.8 miles away
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
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