Museums in England (E-L)
A highly idiosyncratic list of both public and commercial places to visit, based on the exacting criteria of whatever I think might be fun. There are, of course, thousands of museums big and small throughout the UK. What's your favourite?

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East Grinstead Museum    Located in a modern, purpose built building, the East Grinstead Museum tells the story of the East Grinstead area through a combination of static and hands-on displays. In addition, there is a special interactive area for younger visitors. Old Market Yard, Cantelupe Road East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, RH19 3BJ Attraction Type: Museum Website: East Grinstead Museum Email: Info@EastGrinsteadMuseum.org.uk Phone: 01342 302233 Location map OS TQ245365 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Eastbourne Heritage Centre    A museum of local history, covering Eastbourne, Beach Head, and the surrounding area. A special focus of the museum is looking at how the onset of the railroad age affected the town. The Tower House, 2 Carlisle Road Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN21 4JJ Attraction Type: Museum Website: Eastbourne Heritage Centre Phone: 01323 411189 Location map OS TV610984 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Eden Camp    A former winner of the Museum of the Year Award, Eden Camp recreates the experience of life in WWII Britain. Built in original prisoner of war huts. Edenhouse Road, Malton, Yorkshire, England, YO17 6RT Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A169 Website: Eden Camp Email: admin@edencamp.co.uk Phone: 01653 697777 Fax: 01653 698243 Location map OS SE798 746 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Elstow Moot Hall    At one end of the village green in Elstow is the old Moot Hall, a picturesque 15th century building of brick and timber which now houses a museum of 17th century life with a focus on the life and career of John Bunyan. Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, MK42 9XT Attraction Type: Museum Location: on the S edge of Bedford Website: Elstow Moot Hall Email: moot.hall@bedscc.gov.uk Phone: 01234 266 889 Fax: 01234 228 315 Location map Details of Elstow Moot Hall OS TL048 475 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Ely Museum    The Ely Museum tells the vivid story of Ely and the surrounding fenlands from the city's origins to the present. The museum is located in the core of Ely, just 150 yards from the cathedral. The Old Gaol, Market Street Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, CB7 4LS Attraction Type: Museum Location: in town centre Website: Ely Museum Email: admin@elymuseum.org.uk Phone: 01353 666 655 Fax: 01353 659 259 Location map Details of Ely Museum OS TL542 805 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Eyam Museum    Eyam's small museum tells the story of the village and the plague which decimated its inhabitants in 1665. Hawkhill Road, Eyam, Derbyshire, England, S32 5QP Attraction Type: Museum Website: Eyam Museum Phone: 01433 631 371 Fax: 01433 631 371 Location map OS SK234 769 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Felixstowe Museum    A fascinating museum in an unusual location! Felixstowe Museum is located in a building formerly used to deploy submarine mines in Felixstowe Harbour. The museum takes up 14 rooms of the submarine mining station on Landguard Point, which stands beside the historic fort used to protect the harbour entrance. PO Box 50, Hamilton Road Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, IP11 7JG Attraction Type: Museum Location: Limited openig hours. Please check official website before planning a visit. Website: Felixstowe Museum Phone: 01394 674355 Location map OS TM284320 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Finchcocks    Fincocks bills itself as the 'Living Museum of Music'. The Richard Burnett collection of historic keyboard instruments is set in the lovely surroundings of a beautiful Georgian manor house in the Kent countryside. There are over 70 keyboards on display, with the majority dating from the late 18th and early 19th century. Among the collection is a piano owned by Prince Albert. Goudhurst, Kent, England, TN17 1HH Attraction Type: Museum Location: 2 m W Goudhurst, 1 m S of A262 Website: Finchcocks Phone: 01580 211 702 Fax: 01580 211 007 Location map OS TQ701 366 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Fishermen's Museum    One of the most popular attractions in Hastings, the Fisherman's Museum began life as the Fishermen’s Church of St Nicholas, but was converted for use as a museum in 1956. Within the doors of the old church is a wealth of enjoyable displays based around a preserved fishing lugger. Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England, TN34 3DW Attraction Type: Museum Location: On the seafront. Lots of paid parking is available at the very end of Rock-a-Nore Road, a short stroll away. Admission by donation. Email: hastingsfishermensmuseum@ohps.org.uk Phone: 01424 461446 Location map OS TQ826094 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Fitzwilliam Museum    One of Europe's great art museums. The imposing neoclassical Fitzwilliam Museum building was built in 1848 to house the art collections of Viscount Fitzwilliam, which he had bequeathed to Cambridge University. Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1RB Attraction Type: Museum Website: Fitzwilliam Museum Email: fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk Phone: 01223 457 574 Fax: 01223 457 588 Location map Details of Fitzwilliam Museum OS TL449578 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Forge Museum and Victorian Cottage Garden    Working museum of the four generations of Page blacksmiths who operated the forge from 1811 until 1983. Garden is dedicated to the culture of such plants as would have been grown in the 19th century, and houses an unusual bee shelter. High Street, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England, SG10 6BS Attraction Type: Museum Location: Closed until late 2008 for expansion and redevelopment. Phone: 01279 843 301 Location map OS TL427 192 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

George Marshall Medical Museum    The story of the development of modern medicine. See how medical treatment has changed over the centuries and how medicine has transformed our lives. Charles Hastings Education Centre, Worcester Royal Hospital Worcester, Charles Hastings Way, Worcestershire, England, WR5 1DD Attraction Type: Museum Email: worcester.MEDMU@worcsacute.wmids.nhs.uk Location map OS SO877547 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gilbert White's House and Oates Museum    18th century naturalist Rev Gilbert White can claim to be one of the pioneers of ecological study. He lived at The Wakes in the lovely Hampshire village of Selborne and it was here that he wrote the fabulously popular 'Natural History of Selborne'. The Wakes has been restored as a museum dedicated to White's life and works. The original manuscript of his 'Natural History' can be viewed. In addition, there are displays relating to the expeditions of Victorian explorer Frank Oates and polar explorer Captain Lawrence Oates. The Wakes, High Street Selborne, Alton, Hampshire, England, GU34 3JH Attraction Type: Museum Location: on B3006, 4 m NE of A3 Website: Gilbert White's House and Oates Museum Phone: 01420 511 275 Location map OS SU741336 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Glastonbury Tribunal    The well-preserved Tribunal townhouse, thought to have been a 15th century merchant's house as well as the courthouse for the Abbey, houses the TIC and the Glastonbury Lake Village Museum, where you will find artifacts from the fascinating archaeological site. 9 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, BA6 9DP Attraction Type: Museum Location: At the bottom of Glastonbury High Street, in the centre of town, just around the corner from the entrance to Glastonbury Abbey Website: Glastonbury Tribunal Email: glastonbury.tic@ukonline.co.uk Phone: 01458 832 954 Fax: 01458 832 949 Location map OS ST43NE86 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gordon Boswell Romany Museum    An unusual collection of Romany (gypsy) horse-drawn caravans and carts. In addition there is a slide-show and presentation on the Romany way of life, plus tools, cooking utensils, and photographs. Clay Lake, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, PE12 6BL Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A16 Website: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum Phone: 01775 710599 Location map OS TF253 211 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gordon Russell Museum    Housed in the original Grade II listed workshop, the museum explores sixty years of furniture design in the Broadway firm headed by Sir Gordon Russell MC. 15 Russell Square, Broadway, Worcestershire, England, WR12 7AP Attraction Type: Museum Location: Just off the High Street. Website: Gordon Russell Museum Email: grussellmuseum@btconnect.com Phone: 01386 854695 Location map OS SP08503855 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Grosvenor Museum    Exhibits at this award-winning museum are divided into four main fields; Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Local & Social History, and Natural History. One of the most enjoyable parts of the museum is the City Timeline, which takes visitors on a historical journey into the rich past of Chester, from the time of the Romans. 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, Cheshire, England, CH1 2DD Attraction Type: Museum Location: just N of the Castle Website: Grosvenor Museum Email: grosvenormuseum@chester.gov.uk Phone: 01244 402 008 Fax: 01244 347 587 Location map Details of Grosvenor Museum OS SJ405 660 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Guildford House Gallery    A 17th century townhouse at the top of Guildford High Stret, housing displays of local history, architecture, arts and crafts. 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU1 3AJ Attraction Type: Museum Location: town centre, top of High Street across from Sainsbury's Website: Guildford House Gallery Email: guildfordhouse@guildford.gov.uk Phone: 01483 444 740 Fax: 01483 444 742 Location map OS SU999 495 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Guildhall Gallery    The gallery occupies space in the refurbished 19th century Guildhall, above the Tourist Office. It offers local artists and artisans a place to exhibit their work through a series of regularly changing displays. Guildhall, The Broadway Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO23 9LJ Attraction Type: Museum Location: above the TIC in the Guildhall Website: Guildhall Gallery Email: museums@winchester.gov.uk Phone: 01962 848 269 Fax: 01962 848 299 Location map Details of Guildhall Gallery OS SU483293 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Harwich Maritime and Lifeboat Museums    Visit the maritime exhibits in a disused 1818 lighthouse, as well as the nearby Victorian Lifeboat House. Go right onboard the lifeboat! Harwich Green, Harwich, Essex, England Attraction Type: Museum Website: Harwich Maritime and Lifeboat Museums Phone: 01255 503 429 Fax: 01255 503 429 OS TM256316 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Haslemere Educational Museum    Behind the Georgian facade are housed an impressive array of temporary and permanent exhibits. In fact, this is one of the largest museums in south central England. Outside, as well, the grounds and surrounding countryside offer opportunities for spending a very pleasant day in Surrey. 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, England, GU27 2LA Attraction Type: Museum Website: Haslemere Educational Museum Email: enquiries@haslemeremuseum.co.uk Phone: 01428 642 112 Fax: 01428 645 234 Location map OS SU9059033010 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hastings Museum    The Hastings Museum and Art Gallery has so much to offer it is hard to know where to begin. How about with the fine china and art collections? Or the Durbar Hall, built in the style of an Indian Palace for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886? In the Dunbar Hall are articles gathered by the Brassey family on their numerous voyages around the world during the 19th century. Johns Place, Bohemia Road Hastings, East Sussex, England, TN34 1ET Attraction Type: Museum Website: Hastings Museum Email: museum@hastings.gov.uk Location map OS TQ808095 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Haynes Motor Museum    The largest collection of historic cars in Britain, featuring over 340 international vehicles as old as 1886. Eleven large halls of cars, with vehicles as diverse as a 1900 Clement, 1931 Duesenberg, and classic British motorcycles. The Red Room showcases 50 red sports cars, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, and AC Cobra models. Sparkford, nr Yeovil, Somerset, England, BA22 7LH Attraction Type: Museum Location: just off the A303 at Sparkford Website: Haynes Motor Museum Email: info@haynesmotormuseum.co.uk Phone: 01963 440 804 Fax: 01963 441 004 Location map OS ST614302 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Henfield Museum    A small museum operated by Henfield Parish Council, detailing the history of Henfield and area. A large section of the museum is dedicated to the Sussex Rifle Volunteers Regiment, with displays of weapons and uniforms - many of which were made by local outfitters Longley Brothers. The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way Henfield, West Sussex, England, BN5 9DB Attraction Type: Museum Website: Henfield Museum Email: office@henfield.gov.uk Phone: 01273 492507 Location map OS TQ215159 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Heritage Motor Centre    Not as well known (read less crowded) as the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, but this museum houses the largest collection of historic British cars in the world. Land Rover shuttle rides, off-road 4-wheel drive circuit, and a recreation of a 1930's garage. Banbury Road, Gayton, Warwickshire, England, CV35 0BJ Attraction Type: Museum Location: Just N of Gaydon on the B4100 Website: Heritage Motor Centre Email: enquiries@heritage-motor-centre.co.uk Phone: 01926 641 188 Location map OS SP355 546 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hertford Museum    Early 17th century townhouse with 18th century facade houses a local history museum. Recreated Jacobean knot garden. 18, Bull Plain, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, SG14 1DT Attraction Type: Museum Location: Closed for refurbishment. Website: Hertford Museum Phone: 01992 582 686 Location map OS TL326126 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Historic Dockyard Chatham    Chatham Historic Dockyard, on the River Medway in Kent, built warships from the time of Henry VIII. Restored vessels on display include HMS Gannet, the last sloop of Queen Victoria's Royal Navy, historic warship HMS Cavalier and the submarine Ocelot. Chatham, Kent, England, ME4 4TZ Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A289 just W Medway Tunnel Website: Historic Dockyard Chatham Phone: 01634 823 800 Fax: 01634 823 801 Location map OS TQ759691 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holburne Museum of Art    It's impossible not to notice that Bath is a marvelous city for museums. This one is a treasurehouse of items from the collection of Sir William Holburne: silver, Old Masters, Italian bronzes, porcelain, majolica, miniatures, and much more. Great Pulteney Street, Bath, Somerset, England, BA2 4DB Attraction Type: Museum Location: Currently closed to the public during renovations. Website: Holburne Museum of Art Email: holburne@bath.ac.uk Phone: 01225 466 669 Fax: 01225 333 121 Location map OS ST756652 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holocaust Centre    On the edge of Sherwood Forest in a peaceful garden setting, the Holocaust Memorial and Education Centre explores the history and implications of the Holocaust. Exhibits, memorial building, memorial gardens. Laxton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, NG22 0PA Attraction Type: Museum Location: on minor road off A616, between Ollerton and Laxton Website: Holocaust Centre Email: office@bethshalom.com Phone: 01623 836627 Fax: 01623 836647 Location map OS SK700670 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holst Birthplace Museum    Composer Gustav Holst (The Planets) was born in this Regency house in 1874. Part memorial to the life and work of the composer, and part museum of "upstairs, downstairs" life. 4 Clarence Road, Pittville, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL52 2AY Attraction Type: Museum Location: near town centre, across from Pittsville Gates Website: Holst Birthplace Museum Email: holstmuseum@btconnect.com Phone: 01242 524 846 Fax: 01242 580 182 Location map OS SO953 228 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Home of Charles Darwin    Down House is a simple 18th century house where naturalist Charles Darwin and his family lived and where he wrote his groundbreaking work 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'. The house has been restored to the way it was when Darwin lived here. The lower floor portrays the family life of the Darwins, while the first floor contains exhibits on the life of Charles and his wife Emma Darwin. Luxted Road, Downe, Kent, England, BR6 7JT Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A21 Website: Home of Charles Darwin Phone: 01689 859 119 Fax: 01689 862 755 English Heritage Location map OS TQ432603 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Honeywood Heritage Centre    17th century house of chalk and flint chequer-work that acts as a heritage centre for the London Borough of Sutton. Honeywood hosts exhibits on the local history of the area, including a special exhibition on the Tudor palace of Nonesuch. Other featurd exhibits are toys from the Edwardian period and local railways. Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, England, SM5 3NX Attraction Type: Museum Location: 4 m W Croydon, on A232 Website: Honeywood Heritage Centre Email: lbshoneywood@btconnect.com Phone: 020 8770 4297 Location map OS TQ279 645 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Horsham Museum    The Horsham Museum is located in a lovely timber-framed building; a suitable setting for housing the 26 galleries that make up the museum's collection of local history. The exhibits range from farm implements to costumes, a cabinet of curiosities, a Georgian Room, and a special 'Crime and Punishment' exhibit. 9 Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 9GN Attraction Type: Museum Website: Horsham Museum Email: museum@horsham.gov.uk Phone: 01403 254959 Location map OS TQ215159 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

How We Lived Then Museum of Shops    A treat for the modern shopaholic! At 'How We Lived Then' you will find one hundred years of shops and shopping arranged over four floors of a fascinating museum. Exhibits recreate the authentic look, feel, smells, and ambiance of shops at various times through the past. 20 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN21 4NS Attraction Type: Museum Phone: +44 01323 737143 Location map OS TV612987 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hungate Medieval Art    A new exhibition centre for medieval stained glass based in the beautiful surroundings of St Peter Hungate church in the old centre of Norwich. St Peter's is a lovely 15th century parish church no longer used for regular worship. It has been transformed into a venue for displaying the superb heritage of medieval stained glass from Norfolk's historic churches. St Peters Huntgate Church, Princes Street Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR31AE Attraction Type: Museum Location: There is paid parking within two blocks of the venue. Website: Hungate Medieval Art Phone: 01603 623254 Location map OS TG232088 Heritage Highlight: Superb medieval stained glass in a medieval church setting - what more could you ask for! Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Imperial War Museum Duxford    During WWII Duxford was one of the most important air bases in Britain, and planes flying from here played a major role in the Battle of Britain. Today Duxford houses the largest collection of historic aircraft in Europe, ranging from WWI vintage biplanes to Spitfires, Concorde and Gulf War jets. Heathfield, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 4QR Attraction Type: Museum Location: on the A505 Website: Imperial War Museum Duxford Email: duxford@iwm.org.uk Phone: 01223 835 000 Fax: 01223 837 267 Location map Details of Imperial War Museum Duxford OS TL458 461 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Incredibly Fantastic Old Toy Museum    An old church hall houses this collection of over 1,000 toys, including dolls, teddy bears, trains, cars, rocking horses, and games. For the young and the young at heart. 26 Westgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN1 3BD Attraction Type: Museum Location: in town centre, near cathedral Phone: 01522 520 534 Location map OS SK975 720 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Jane Austen's House    The museum is located in the comfortable 17th century house where Austen worked and wrote some of her most enduring novels, including Pride and Prejudice. See the table that she wrote at, and numerous artefacts associate with her and her family. In the Old Bakehouse see the donkey cart in which Austen rode when she became to ill to walk. Several first editions of the novelist's works are on display. Chawton is located just a few miles from Austen's birthplace at Steventon. Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, England, GU34 1SD Attraction Type: Museum Location: 1 m SW Alton Website: Jane Austen's House Phone: 01420 83262 Location map OS SU708 376 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Jorvik Viking Centre    The Jorvik Viking Centre is an award-winning museum that re-creates in vivid detail the sights, smells, sounds, and flavour of daily life in the tumultuous world of 10th century York. Coppergate, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 9WT Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A19 Website: Jorvik Viking Centre Email: jorvik@yorkarchaeology.co.uk Phone: 01904 543 400 Fax: 01904 627 097 Location map Details of Jorvik Viking Centre OS SE605 517 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Keep Military Museum of Devon and Dorset    Modern displays outline the history of the Regiments of Devon and Dorset. Fantastic views out over Hardy country from the keep battlements. Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1RN Attraction Type: Museum Location: at the top of High West Street Website: Keep Military Museum of Devon and Dorset Email: info@keepmilitarymuseum.org Phone: 01305 264 066 Fax: 01305 250 373 Location map Details of Keep Military Museum of Devon and Dorset OS SY687 906 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music    An eclectic mix of mechanical and musical marvels from days gone by, Keith Harding's features a unique collection of instruments that play themselves, from music boxes to automata. You can visit the restoration workshop, and purchase clocks and musical instruments from the ever-changing collection in the shop. The Oak House, High Street Northleach, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3ET Attraction Type: Museum Website: Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music Email: keith@mechanicalmusic.co.uk Phone: 01451 860 181 Fax: 01451 861 133 Location map OS SP116 145 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Keswick Museum    Housed in a building contructed for this very purpose in 1897, the Keswick Museum tells the story of the town and the area. Everyone knows about the incredible scenery, but did you know the first pencils were invented here? Not to mention a 500-year-old cat and Napoleon's teacup... Fitz Park, Station Road Keswick, Cumbria, England, CA12 4NF Attraction Type: Museum Email: keswick.museum@allerdale.gov.uk Phone: 01768 773 263 Location map Details of Keswick Museum OS NY269 237 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

King John's House and Heritage Centre    Three historic buildings set in one of the best preserved parts of old Romsey. King John's House is an early medieval half-timbered building dating to the 13th century. Many of the original architectural details can still be seen, including an unusual bone floor. Next door Tudor Cottage is a late Tudor or early Jacobean building which has been restored onm the upper floor to its original condition.The final building in this 'time capsule' of historic properties in a Victorian and Edwardian museum, showcasing life in Romsey in that period. The upper floor has been restored as the gunshop it once was, using original fittings and display items.. Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, England, SO51 8BT Attraction Type: Museum Location: opposite Romsey Abbey Website: King John's House and Heritage Centre Email: info@kingjohnshouse.org.uk Phone: 01794 512 200 Fax: 01794 512 200 Location map OS SU351213 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

King John's Hunting Lodge    Well-restored woolmerchant's house from 1500 houses a local history museum. The Square, Axbridge, Somerset, England, BS26 2AP Attraction Type: Museum Location: on the corner of the High Street, off the A371 Website: King John's Hunting Lodge Email: kingjohns@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01934 732 012 National Trust Location map OS ST45SW68 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lace Centre    The story of Nottingham lace, housed in a 15th century building. Demonstrations of lace-making. Severn's Building, Castle Road Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG1 6AA Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A6008 Phone: 0115 941 3539 Location map OS SK570 396 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre    Lively presentations of shearing, breeds, working sheep dogs. Egremont Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, CA13 0QX Attraction Type: Museum Location: off the A66 and A5086 at the S edge of Cockermouth Website: Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre Email: reception@shepherdshotel.co.uk Phone: 01900 822 673 Fax: 01900 820 129 Location map OS NY116 291 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lawrence House    An elegant Georgian town house, built in 1753, owned by the National Trust but used as a local museum. The museum tells the story of Launceston, with emphasis on some of the famous people who have lived here, including John Couch Adams, the astronomer who discovered the planet Neptune. 9 Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall, England, PL15 8BA Attraction Type: Museum Location: in town centre Website: Lawrence House Email: lawrencehouse@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01566 773 277 National Trust Location map OS SX331 847 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum    The LBRM is one of the most popular narrow-gauge railways in the country, and the top visitor attraction in Leighton Buzzard. The line was first built in 1919 to carry sand, but since 1968 has operated steam-driven round-trip passenger services between Pages Parks and Stonehenge Works, a journey of just over an hour. The railway also maintains the largest collection of narrow-guage locomotives in Britain. Page’s Park Station, Billington Road Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, LU7 4TN Attraction Type: Museum Location: Page’s Park station is on the S edge of Leighton Buzzard, on the A4146 Website: Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum Email: station@lbngrs.org.uk Phone: 01525 373 888 Fax: 01525 377 814 Location map Details of Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum OS SP928 241 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Little Holland House    An Arts and Crafts style house built in 1902 by Frank Dickinson. Dickinson was an artist and designer who was inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and William Morris to create a house filled with hand crafted art in traditional styles and materials. The interior features paintings, furniture, metalwork, friezes, and materials all created by Dickinson. 40 Beeches Avenue, Carshalton , Surrey, England, SM5 3LW Attraction Type: Museum Location: on B278 1 m S junction with A232 Website: Little Holland House Phone: 020 8770 4781 Location map OS TQ275 634 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Littlehampton Museum    Located in an imposing 18th century manor house in central Littlehampton, the Littlehampton Museum showcases local artists and craftspeople, and explores the history of the Littlehampton area. There are collections of archaeology, maritime history, and photography. Manor House, Church Street Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, BN17 5EW Attraction Type: Museum Website: Littlehampton Museum Location map OS TQ030021 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lulworth Heritage Centre    The importance of Lulworth as a natural habitat and area of geologic importance has been recognized by its designation as a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and Heritage Coast. This diversity is explored in the Heritage Centre, which offers educational material as well as providing excellent views of the Cove. Lulworth Cove, East Lulworth, Dorset, England, BH20 5QS Attraction Type: Museum Website: Lulworth Heritage Centre Phone: 01929 400 587 Location map Details of Lulworth Heritage Centre OS SY852 821 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Luton Museum & Art Gallery    Housed in a large Victorian mansion, the Wardown Park Museum focusses on the traditional crafts of Bedfordshire, notably lace-making and hat-making. There are samples of local lace from as early as the 17th century. Extensive displays of decorative arts, including Saxon jewelry. There are also exhibits of costumes, straw-plaiting, fine arts, and several Victorian room settings, as well as medieval guild books. Wardown Park, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU2 7HA Attraction Type: Museum Location: one and a half miles N of town centre, in Wardown Park Email: museum.gallery@luton.gov.uk Phone: 01582 546 722 Fax: 01582 546 763 Location map Details of Luton Museum & Art Gallery OS TL090 230 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

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