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Museums & Galleries

There are a multitude of museums in Cambridgeshire, from archeaology to space, from local life to technology.   Take a look through the list, there is something here for everyone.  




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Bassingbourn Control Tower Museum
Bassingbourn Control Tower Museum
Bassingbourn Control Tower Museum is a WW2 Tower preserved as a museum to the 91st Bomb Group.  Located in Brassingbourn Airfield, which is still used by the Army for infantry training, so...
Battle Abbey & Battlefield
Battle Abbey & Battlefield
On 14 October 1066 an army of invading Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex. Now the whole family can discover the exciting story of that fateful day at the very...
Bekonscot Model Village
Bekonscot Model Village
Bekonscot Model Village is different from other model villages; this is an entire miniature kingdom stuck firmly in an idyllic 1930s timewarp. There are six little villages in a 1½...
Blacked Out Britain War Museum
Blacked Out Britain War Museum
Although probably Britain's smallest war museum located in Huntingdon, Blacked-Out Britain War Museum is packed with everyday items from life during 1939-45. From evacuation to rationing, bus...
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle is one of Britain's best examples of a moated castle.  There are battlements, ramparts and the moat to explore; and you can try on armour (on selected days in school...
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Buckinghamshire Museum, an award winning County Museum, is in the attractive old town area of Aylesbury in beautifully restored buildings, some dating from the 15th century.  ...
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working steam centre where you can ride behind full-size steam engines and on a minature railway.  There is a large collection of locomotives, carriages...
Burwell Museum
Burwell Museum
Burwell Museum Trust was formed in Burwell, Cambridgeshire in 1982 by a small group of like minded people with an interest in local history, to set up a museum providing the public a glimpse of...
Cambridge & County Folk Museum
Cambridge & County Folk Museum
The Cambridge & County Folk Museum has been open to the public for over 60 years, providing a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge for local people and tourists alike. The...
Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Cambridge American Military Cemetery
The Cambridge American Military Cemetery is located about 3 miles west of the famous university city of Cambridge. The site, donated by the University of Cambridge, covers about 30.5 acres,...
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology
The Cambridge Museum of Technology , in addition to the original equipment from the pumping station, holds many examples of products made by Pye of Cambridge and The Cambridge Instrument...
Centre for Alternative Technology
Centre for Alternative Technology
The Centre for Alternative Technology is a theme park with a twist.  You can find out how we can work better with the earth's natural resources.  Learn about solar, wind and wave power...
Chatteris Museum
Chatteris Museum
The Chatteris Museum is a community museum that hosts permanent exhibitions featuring local history of the town and its immediate surroundings.  Temporary exhibitions of arts, crafts...
City Museum & Art Gallery
City Museum & Art Gallery
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery house a wide range of objects, from real Egyptian mummies, fossils and Alfred the Gorilla, to art, pottery and clothing. Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery...
Cromwell Museum
Cromwell Museum
The Cromwell Museum is set in the town's old Grammar School, where both Oliver Cromwell and Samuel Pepys were educated.  The purpose of the Cromwell Museum is to interpret his life and legacy...
Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum
Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum
At Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum you can learn about rural life with hands-on displays and inter-active exhibits.  Discover the story of the Benedictine monks, Knights Templar and...
Derby Museum of Industry and History
Derby Museum of Industry and History
Derby Museum of Industry and History, also known as the Silk Mill Museum,  is part of the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site.  Derby Museum displays the history of Derby's...
Dolaucothi Gold Mines
Dolaucothi Gold Mines was begun by the Romans and worked until the 20th century.  Tour the underground workings of the Romans (5years +) and listen to the fascinating history of Have a go...
Donnington Park
Donnington Park
The Donington Grand Prix Collection is, quite simply, the largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars in the world. Five halls, with over 130 exhibits, illustrate the history of motor...
Downfield Windmill
Downfield Windmill
Downfield Windmill in Soham was built in 1726 as a smock mill, it was destroyed by gales and rebuilt in 1890 as an octagonal tower mill.  It still grinds corn and produces a range of flours and...
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