history museum in England

Soho House Museum was the home of famous industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton from 1766 - 1809. Beautifully restored, the museum offers the chance to glimpse the life of Birmingham's mo…

Award-winning open-air museum spanning 700 years of life in the Midlands in a stunning rural setting. Also home to the National Telephone Kiosk Collection.

Caring for Shakespeare’s family homes in Stratford-upon-Avon and celebrating his life & works through collections and educational programs.

Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

Find out about Sunderlands amazing maritime history. Exclusive articles pictures and videos of our shipbuilding heritage at Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Train rides, vintage engines and lots of free family activities at Stephenson Railway Museum

Let your kinds find out more about the way things work, have a go at fun experiments and get hands-on with the activities at Enginuity.

Poole Lifeboat station is the busiest RNLI volunteer coastal station, covering the vast area of Poole Harbour and out into Poole bay, 24/7 365

Brooklands Museum. The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation and home of concorde. Brooklands Museum is a real family adventure.

Community Museum since 1883, one of Reading Borough Council's cultural services, providing opportunities for learning, inspiration and enjoyment through our collections.

Come and discover one of Manchester's hidden gems! A Victorian police station in the heart of the Northern Quarter.

Spelthorne Museum is located in Staines Middlesex and features Roman Victorian and prehistoric artifacts The London Stone which dates back to 1285 is featured in the Elmsleigh Room of the museum…

Renowned collection of over 2,000 incredible Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian fossils. Now open, this new museum brings to life their stories from deep time.

Inspiring you to engage with media.

The oldest surviving heavy iron forge in the world

DIG is a hands-on archaeological adventure giving kids the chance to become trainee ‘diggers’ and discover the most exciting artefacts from 2000 years of York’s history!

Information on the Royal Pump Room museum

Chipping Norton Local History Society and Museum Many people don’t realise that here in Chipping Norton we have our own museum housing a large collection of artefacts related to Chipping Norton …

Discover this surprising local history museum located in the centre of the historic town of Hertford, the County Town of Hertfordshire.

Dacourm Heritage Trust is an accredited museum covering the area of Dacorum, West Hertsfordshire. We are based in a Museum Store in Berkhamsted

The Centre for Computing History

Standedge Tunnel is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways.

First museum devoted to William Heath Robinson, opened on 15th October 2016.A permanent home for the Heath Robinson collection.

To restore and bring back to life the historical Victorian building known as The Gower in St.Georges, Telford

Welcome to the Museum of The Royal Dragoon Guards which is situated in the historic City of York England in a building it shares with the Museum of The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.