Museums in England (T-Z)
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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Tate St Ives    A branch of the Tate Gallery in London, Tate St. Ives recognises the unique contributions of the St. Ives area to the heritage of art in Britain, particularly in the 20th century. St Ives, Cornwall, England, TR26 1TG Attraction Type: Museum Location: by Porthmeor Beach in St Ives Website: Tate St Ives Email: information@tate.org.uk Phone: 01736 796 226 Location map Details of Tate St Ives OS SW517 408 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

The Collection   A modern museum tracing the rich history of Lincolnshire through hands-on exhibits. Visitors can view archaeological finds from prehistory, Roman Lincoln, and the medieval period, right up to the modern day. Located immediately beside the Usher Gallery. Danes Terrace, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1LP Attraction Type: Museum Location: A very short walk from Lincoln High Street and the Cathedral Quarter. Parking at Broadgate and Flaxengate car parks (charge applies). Email: thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk Phone: +44 (0)1522 550990 Fax: +44(0)1522 550991 Location map Details of The Collection OS SK977715 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

The Dinosaur Museum    The only museum in Britain dedicated to dinosaurs, the award-winning Dorchester Dinosaur Museum is a treat, especially for children. The museum combines life-sized models of dinosaurs with actual fossils to create an enjoyable hands-on educationalk experience. Audio visual and computer displays tell the story of the giant lizards and what the earth was like millions of years ago. Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1EW Attraction Type: Museum Location: off the High Street Website: The Dinosaur Museum Email: info@thedinosaurmuseum.com Phone: 01305 269 880 Fax: 01305 268 885 Location map Details of The Dinosaur Museum OS SY694 906 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum    A fascinating museum detailing the maritime history of the Isle of Wight, with displys of historic shipwrecks, diving gear, and maritime memorabilia. Also at this location is a new Lifeboat museum tracing the heritage of the RNLI on the Isle of Wight. Arreton Barns Complex, Arreton, Isle of Wight, England Attraction Type: Museum Location: At Arreton, on the Sandown to Newport road Website: The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum Email: museum@iowight.com OS SZ535867 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Tullie House Museum    This award-winning museum traces the turbulent history of the city of Carlisle and the border regions through interactive displays and audio-visual aids. From the Roman invasion, the building of Hadrian's Wall, and the years of the Border Rievers, the museum examines the history, archaeology, and social history of the Carlisle area. The art gallery houses exhibitions of fine and decorative arts, including an extensive Pre-Raphaelite collection, and changing exhibits of contemporary artists from all across the country. Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, CA3 8TP Attraction Type: Museum Location: in city centre between the castle and the cathedral Website: Tullie House Museum Email: enquiries@tulliehouse.co.uk Phone: 01228 534 781 Fax: 01228 810 249 Location map Details of Tullie House Museum OS NY399 560 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Tunnels Through Time    This exhibition shows the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the Newquay area, through a recreation of 5th century iron-mining and living conditions. St Michael's Road, Newquay, Cornwall, England Attraction Type: Museum Location: around the corner from the TIC Website: Tunnels Through Time Email: info@tunnelsthroughtime.co.uk Phone: 01637 873 379 OS SW811 615 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Tutankhamun Exhibition    A little bit of Ancient Egypt in the heart of Hardy Country! The Tutankhamun Exhibition is a meticulously crafted recreation of the original Tutankhamun artefacts found when the pharoah's tomb was reopened in the early 20th century. The artefacts are displayed in an authentic model of the tomb chamber, as it looked in 1922 when archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed it. High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1UW Attraction Type: Museum Website: Tutankhamun Exhibition Phone: 01305 269 571 Location map Details of Tutankhamun Exhibition OS SY691 907 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology    Part of the University of Reading Classics Department, the museum houses one of the largest collections of Greek and Roman artefacts in Britain, with an emphasis on Greek and Etruscan ceramics and terracottas. As well, there is a collection of Egyptian antiquities dating from Pre-dynastic to the Roman period. Displays are rotated regularly. Department of Classics, University of Reading, Whiteknights Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 6AA Attraction Type: Museum Location: on the ground floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences building, off Queen's Drive Website: Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology Phone: 0118 378 6990 Fax: 0118 378 8919 Location map OS SU718 736 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Usher Gallery   A modern museum tracing the rich history of Lincolnshire through hands-on exhibits. Visitors can view archaeological finds from prehistory, Roman Lincoln, and the medieval period, right up to the modern day. Located immediately beside the Usher Gallery. Danes Terrace, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1LP Attraction Type: Museum Location: A very short walk from Lincoln High Street and the Cathedral Quarter. Parking at Broadgate and Flaxengate car parks (charge applies). Email: thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk Phone: +44 (0)1522 550990 Fax: +44(0)1522 550991 Location map Details of Usher Gallery OS SK977715 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum    The extensive zoological collection of Lord Rothschild was opened to the public in 1892, and is now administered by the Natural History Museum. Over 4000 species may be seen, from around the world, in a seies of 6 galleries. "Bizarre, rare and beautiful"! Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, HP23 6AP Attraction Type: Museum Location: quarter mile S of the High Street Website: Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum Phone: 020 7942 6171 Fax: 020 7942 6150 Location map OS SP925 112 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wandle Industrial Museum    A riverside museum reflecting the rich heritage of of the Wandle Valley. It displays evidence which establishes that the River Wandle was, in its day, the most industrialised river in Europe. Exhibitions concentrate on two of the Wandle's better known industries, namely the snuff and tobacco and textile industries. The Vestry Hall Annexe, London Road Mitcham, Surrey, England, CR4 3UD Attraction Type: Museum Location: on A217 Email: office@wandle.org Phone: 020 8648 0127 Location map OS TQ275 686 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Weald and Downland Open Air Museum    Over 35 historic buildings rescued from demolition have been carefully dismantled and reconstructed in this fascinating site. A medieval farmstead, complete with furniture and livestock, a watermill, and a Tudor market hall. Hands-on exhibits of building materials and techniques. Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO18 0EU Attraction Type: Museum Location: 6 m N Chichester, on A260 Website: Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Email: office@wealddown.co.uk, Phone: 01243 811363 Fax: 01243 811475 Location map OS SU872 127 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wedgwood Visitor Centre    If this is Staffordshire, it must be time for another pottery museum. See the first pottery Josiah Wedgwood made way back in 1759, take a tour of the works, try your hand at "throwing" a pot, and buy a bargain in the factory "seconds" shop. Barlaston, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST12 9ES Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A34 Website: Wedgwood Visitor Centre Location map OS SJ881 457 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre    How can you pass this up? Wensleydale's world-famous cheese has a museum tracing the development of the cheese from monastic times to the present, a viewing gallery so you can look in as the cheese is prepared, free tasting, and a fine cheese shop. Gayle Lane, Hawes, Yorkshire, England, DL8 3RN Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A684 Website: Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre Email: creamery@wensleydale.co.uk Phone: 01969 667664 Fax: 01969 667638 Location map OS SD871 896 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

West Berkshire Museum    Housed in two historic buildings, the Jacobean Cloth Hall and the Granary, which dates to the early 18th century. There are a fascinating mix of local and worldwide exhibits, divided into 10 galleries. Among the galleries are those devoted to the locally produced Newbury Coat, Hot Air Ballooning, the English Civil War, and the Kennet and Avon Canal. Wharf Street, Newbury, Berkshire, England, RG14 5AS Attraction Type: Museum Location: Just off the A339. From May 2008 the museum is undergoing restoration and some exhibits are temporarily unavailable. Email: museum@westberks.gov.uk Phone: 01635 30511 Location map OS SU473 672 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Westonzoyland Pumping Station    An engine house dating to 1830-s hoses the oldest working steam-powered drainage pump on the Somerset Levels. The museum features steam pumps and stationery steam engines as well as a narrow-gauge railway. Hoopers Lane, nr Bridgwater Westonzoyland, Somerset, England, TA7 0LS Attraction Type: Museum Location: one mile from Westonzoyland towards Burrowbridge Email: bill.jewell@lineone.net Phone: 01823 698532 Location map OS ST341703 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Whipple Museum of the History of Science    Founded in 1944, the Whipple Museum covers all branches of scientific endeavour - a tall order indeed! The museum disaplays scientific instruments, models, photographs, and artifacts relating to scientific exploration and discovery, including instruments used at the University as far back as the 16th century. Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3RH Attraction Type: Museum Website: Whipple Museum of the History of Science Email: hps-whipple-museum@lists.cam.ac.uk Phone: 01223 330 906 Fax: 01223 334 554 Location map Details of Whipple Museum of the History of Science OS TL448 582 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Whitehall    An unpretensious white house dating to the Tudor period. See the Tudor fireplace and bread ovens, the Stuart 'Grafitti' door, Georgian wallpaper, and Victorian rooms with displays about the Killick family, who inhabited Whitehall for over 200 years. 1 Malden Road, Cheam, Surrey, England, SM3 8QD Attraction Type: Museum Location: on A2043 Website: Whitehall Email: curators@whitehallcheam.fsnet.co.uk Phone: 020 8643 1236 Location map OS TQ242 639 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

William Herschel Museum    If you are interested in astronomy, this is the place to go in Bath. This Georgian townhouse was the home of the astronomer William Herschel and the site of his 1781discovery of the planet Uranus which doubled the size of the then-known solar system. 19 New King Street, Bath, Somerset, England, BA1 2BL Attraction Type: Museum Website: William Herschel Museum Email: admin@bptrust.org.uk Phone: 01225 446 865 Fax: 01225 446 865 Bath Preservation Trust Location map OS ST76SW88 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Winchester City Mill    A working medieval water mill in the very centre of historic Winchester. Owned by the National Trust, the mill sits on the River Itchen. Regular flour milling demonstrations are given, and there are exhibits detailing the history of the mill and showing how milling works. Bridge Street, Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO23 8EJ Attraction Type: Museum Location: M3 Junctions 9 and 10 Website: Winchester City Mill Email: winchestercitymill@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01962 870 057 Fax: 01962 870 057 National Trust Location map OS SU478296 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wolverhampton Art Gallery    Home to an important Pop Art and contemporary art collection. Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, WV1 1DU Attraction Type: Museum Location: off ring road, A41 Email: info@wolverhamptonart.org.uk Phone: 01902 552055 Fax: 01902 552053 Location map OS SO915 988 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Worcester Porcelain Museum    Worcester Porcelain has been manufacturing fine china here since 1751, making it the oldest English porcelain company still active. The works are located on Severn Street, a site they have occupied for over 160 years. The Museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester Porcelain, is arranged in three galleries, focussed on the Georgian, Victorian and Twentieth Century periods. Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR1 2NE Attraction Type: Museum Website: Worcester Porcelain Museum Phone: 01905 746 000 Location map Details of Worcester Porcelain Museum OS SO851 543 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wycombe Museum    Wycombe Museum is best known for its collection of Windsor chairs. In addition there are exhibits on life in the Wycombe area and the furniture industry that once flourished here. The museum is housed in an attractive 18th century manor set in wide lawns. Priory Avenue, HIgh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, HP13 6PX Attraction Type: Museum Location: off A404 Website: Wycombe Museum Email: museum@wycombe.gov.uk Phone: 01494 421 895 Location map OS SU867932 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

York Castle Museum    One of Britain's truly great museums, so don't miss it if you are in York. Housed in Grade 1 listed 18th century prison buildings, York Castle Museum recreates daily life in England through the past 400 years. As well as reconstructions of two different authentic street scenes - the Victorian Kirkgate and the Edwardian Half Moon Court, built in the actual former debtor's prison - the museum contains costume, social history, and military exhibits, as well as giant dolls houses. Eye of York, York, Yorkshire, England, Y01 9RY Attraction Type: Museum Website: York Castle Museum Phone: 01904 687 687 Location map Details of York Castle Museum OS SE605514 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

York Dungeon    Buried deep beneath the streets of York is the most horrifying museum in the north of England. York Dungeon is a journey through the past of York - the dark, terrifying past. The exhibits recount horrifying deeds and doers, from the graphic torture of York native Guy Fawkes to the death of highwayman Dick Turpin. 12 Clifford's Street, York, Yorkshire, England, SE603 516 Attraction Type: Museum Location: central to multiple other attractions, between York Minster and the York Castle Museum Website: York Dungeon Email: yorkdungeons@merlin-entertainment.com Phone: 01904 632 599 Location map Details of York Dungeon OS SE606522 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

York Model Railway    An excellent museum focussed around 4 oval systems of Hornby 00 gauge track. With over 320 metres of track and 14 trains running every day, there is sure to be something for every rail enthusiast. Children can join in the fun by operating the Thomas the Tank Engine display. Tea Room Square, York Station York, Yorkshire, England, YO24 1AY Attraction Type: Museum Location: beside York railway station Email: ymr@compuserve.com Phone: 01904 630 169 Location map Details of York Model Railway OS SE598523 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial    This museum is a re-creation of a 1940's air base, featuring the Halifax 4-engined bomber. Over 25 planes are displayed, including a Mosquitoe night fighter that took over 25 years to restore, Buccanneers, and Britain's first jet bomber. There is also a reconstruction of the 1849 Caylet glider - the first unpowered plane to carry a man. The Allied Air Forces Memorial is built in memory of the many Allied Servicemen who died while flying from this airfield. A chapel adjoins the memorial, and regular services are held. Halifax Way, Elvington, Yorkshire, England, YO41 4AU Attraction Type: Museum Location: off the A1079 and the B1228 Website: Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial Email: museum@yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk Phone: 01904 608 595 Fax: 1904 608 246 Location map OS SE681480 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Yorkshire Mining Museum    This is a hands-on, or perhaps I should say, a hands-under museum. You descend 450 feet under the ground to experience for yourself the life of a miner from 1820 to the present day. Be warned: it gets cold underground; dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes. For the claustrophobic there are above ground displays and videos. Caphouse Colliery, New Road Overton, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, WF4 4RH Attraction Type: Museum Location: between Wakefield and Huddersfield, on A642 Website: Yorkshire Mining Museum Phone: 01924 848806 Fax: 01924 840694 Location map OS SE253 164 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Yorkshire Museum    The Yorkshire Museum is an archaeological treasure trove boasting some of the finest historical artefacts in all of Europe. Permanent exhibits trace the history of Yorkshire from the earliest times. Other displays show the changing pattern of the geography and climate of York over the past 300 million years. There are also regular temporary exhibits ranging from art to dinosaurs and beyond. Museum Gardens, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 7FR Attraction Type: Museum Location: next to Lendal Bridge, with entrances on Museum Street and Marygate Website: Yorkshire Museum Phone: 01904 687 687 Location map Details of Yorkshire Museum OS SE560 0521 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Yorkshire Museum of Farming    Really four attractions in one. There is an agricultural museum featuring tools, machinery, and farm animals. Danelaw is a reconstruction of an authentic Saxon village from the Dark Ages, and Brigantium is a model Roman army fort where children can dress in realistic Roman garb. On Sunday visitors can also ride old trains along ther old Derwent Valley line. Murton Park, Murton Lane Murton, Yorkshire, England, YO19 5UF Attraction Type: Museum Location: 3 miles from York city centre, off the A166 Website: Yorkshire Museum of Farming Email: enquiries@murtonpark.co.uk Phone: 01904 489 966 Fax: 01904 489 159 Location map OS SE652 520 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

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