Military museums in the United Kingdom

The Army Medical Services Museum is located in the Defence Medical Services Training Centre, Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England. It moved into its present building in 1982. The museum presently houses the collections of the RAMC & QARANC with some of the RAVC. The RADC collection is presently housed in another location in Aldershot and is closed to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Army Medical Services Museum"

The Bovington Tank Museum is the foremost collection of armoured vehicles in the United Kingdom. With almost 300 vehicles on exhibition from 26 countries it is the most wide-ranging collection of tanks and armoured vehicles in the world, and includes the only working examples of a German Tiger tank and a British WW1 Mark V in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bovington Tank Museum"

Chatham Historic Dockyard is a museum on part of the site of the former naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, England. Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres (1.6 km²) and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilities for several hundred years until it was closed in 1984. After closure the dockyard was divided into three sections. The easternmost basin was handed over to the Medway Ports Authority and is now a commercial port. Another slice was converted into a mixed commercial, residential and leisure development. 80 acres (324,000 m²), comprising the 18th century core of the site, was transferred to a charity called the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and is now open as a visitor attraction. It claims to be the world’s most complete dockyard of the Age of Sail. The attraction has five main elements: ...more on Wikipedia about "Chatham Historic Dockyard"

The Churchill Museum and the Cabinet War Rooms share premises in Horse Guards Road opposite St. James's Park in central London which are part of the basement of what is now HM Treasury. The War Rooms were constructed in 1938 and were heavily used by Winston Churchill during World War II. However, the Cabinet War Rooms were vulnerable to a direct hit and were abandoned not long after the war. They were opened to the public in 1984 and are now maintained by the Imperial War Museum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms"

The D-Day Museum is located in Southsea, Hampshire. Opened in 1984, it tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings. The museum houses an Overlord embroidery and the display involves a film show including original footage and archive film. ...more on Wikipedia about "D-Day museum"

The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, formerly the Mosquito Aircraft Museum, is a volunteer run aviation museum in the English county of Hertfordshire, just north of Greater London. The collection is based around the definitive prototype and restoration shops for the de Havilland Mosquito and also includes several examples of the de Havilland Vampire - the third operational jet aircraft in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre"

Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and of the Royal Arsenal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Firepower - The Royal Artillery Museum"

The Guards Museum is a military museum in Central London, England. It is located in Wellington Barracks on Birdcage Walk close to Buckingham Palace, which is the home of the five regiments of Foot Guards (the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, and Welsh Guards). The museum was first opened to the public in 1988, and tells the history of the regiments from the 17th century to the present day. The displays include examples of uniform, chronicling the evolving dress of the various regiments. There are also paintings, drawings, and sculptures, depicting the various battles in which the regiments have played a part. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guards Museum"

HMS Belfast (C35) is an Edinburgh-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She served in World War II and is now berthed on the River Thames near Tower Bridge in London serving as a museum ship. The ship is administered by the Imperial War Museum. ...more on Wikipedia about "HMS Belfast (C35)"

HMS Victory is a 104 gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built in the 1760s. She is the oldest ship still in commission in the world and the only remaining ship of the line. She sits in dry dock in Portsmouth as a museum ship. ...more on Wikipedia about "HMS Victory"

The original location of the Imperial War Museum was the Crystal Palace, located atop Sydenham Hill. The Museum was founded there in 1917 to commemorate those who had died in World War I. When that building burned down November 30, 1936, a new location had to be found, and a building in Lambeth was settled on. That building, designed by Sydney Smirke, had originally been a psychiatric hospital, Bethlem Royal Hospital, located in St. George's Fields. It faces onto Lambeth Road. ...more on Wikipedia about "Imperial War Museum"

The Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, commonly referred to simply as ' Duxford', houses the Imperial War Museum's aircraft collection, as well as having a large collection of tanks, military and naval vehicles. The museum has seven main exhibition buildings with nearly 200 military and civil aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Imperial War Museum Duxford"

The Imperial War Museum North is a war museum in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was designed by world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind and constructed at a cost of £28 million by Sir Robert McAlpine with engineering by Arup. The building has a highly complex geometry with sloping floors and ceilings and few perpendicular surfaces, designed to induce disorientation reminiscent of that caused by war. The large tower is known as the 'Air Shard' and has a viewing/observation platform at the top, accessed by a lift, with a good view of The Lowry. Unfortunately the views in other directions are disappointing, hampered by the metal cladding of the structure itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Imperial War Museum North"

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is located on the former Royal Air Force airfield at Hawkinge, 4 miles inland from Folkestone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kent Battle of Britain Museum"

The Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum is a military museum in Preston. It chronicles the men of Lancashire, England who fought for their country during the wars. It also acts as a fascinating archive of battles fought by the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum"

The Muckleburgh Collection is a privately owned military museum sited on a former military camp at Weybourne, in Norfolk. It was opened to the public in 1988 and is the largest private military museum in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muckleburgh Collection"

The Museum of Lancashire is housed in an old courthouse in Preston, Lancashire. It is mostly a historical museum dedicated to describing life in Preston during World War II. It also displays information about the role of woman during the war and that of life in the World War I trenches. Interactive exhibits include a Victorian classroom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Museum of Lancashire"

The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum. It is located in the Chelsea district of central London, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners". ...more on Wikipedia about "National Army Museum"

The National War Museum of Scotland is housed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and forms part of the National Museums of Scotland. It is located within Edinburgh Castle, and admission is included in the entry charge for the castle. ...more on Wikipedia about "National War Museum of Scotland"

The Northumberland Fusiliers Museum is a museum located within the Abbot's Tower of Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northumberland Fusiliers Museum"

The Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum) is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation, and the British Royal Air Force in particular. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Museum" www.shortopedia.com, the smart choice. shortopedia

The Royal Engineers Museum of Military Engineering is a military museum in Medway, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Engineers Museum of Military Engineering"

The Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester, England, UK showcases artefacts from British military history, specifically that of the Royal Green Jackets regiment and its preceding regiments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Green Jackets Museum"

The Royal Logistic Corps Museum or RLC Museum is the regimental museum for the Royal Logistic Corps. It is open to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Logistic Corps Museum"

The Shoreham Aircraft Museum is located in the village of Shoreham near Sevenoaks, Kent, on the south-east edge of Greater London. It was founded by volunteers in 1978 and is dedicated to the airmen who fought in the skies over southern England during World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shoreham Aircraft Museum"

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