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UNLOCK THE PAST AT DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM...Visit this unique museum in the restored County Gaol of Down; featuring restored gaol and cells, exhibitions on the history of County Down, children's hands-on activities, site audio tours, Cathedral View te...

STAFFORD CASTLE & VISITORS CENTRE

Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1DJ

Built by William the Conqueror to subdue rebellious local people, Stafford Castle has dominated the Stafford landscape for over 900 years. Visitors today will find a more peaceful setting - you can follow the castle trail, exploring the castle rui...

01785 257698

staffordcastle@staffordbc.gov.uk

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COWES MARITIME MUSEUM

Beckford Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Display features the maritime history of the Isle of Wight and includes models, paintings and photographic materials of yachting. Located within Cowes Public Library.

Harbour Road, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0AQ

Displays of flatner boats, plus nets and other items associated with their use, maps, knotwork and boards showing the various uses of withy. Activities include a small rope making machine for making skipping-ropes, plus block and tackle where e...

01984 632101

info@lovewatchet.co.uk

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HEDON MUSEUM

St. Augustine's Gate, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU12 8EX

Hedon and Holderness memorabilia held within a main exhibition room, plus an upstairs gallery with paintings available for purchase.

Halifax Way, Elvington, York YO14 4AU

Unique award winning museum based on authentic WWII Bomber Command Station. Tremendous atmosphere with fascinating exhibitions including restored Control Tower, Memorial Gardens and Rooms, Air Gunners' display, Airborne Forces Museum and much m...

01904 608595

museum@yorkshireairmuseum.org

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BRINDLEY WATER MILL

Mill Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8HA

The Mill contains a small Museum which is designed to enhance the interest of your visit. While preserving the atmosphere of a working corn mill, it illustrates the life and work of James Brindley and the history of milling. Traditional tools asso...

enquiries@brindleymill.net

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SAMUEL JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM

Breadmarket Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LG

Discover the life and times of Dr. Johnson, England's greatest man of letters and celebrated wit. His birthplace houses five floors of exhibits including his famous dictionary, period room settings and an introductory video. Johnson spent the f...

01543 264972

sjmuseum@lichfield.gov.uk

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CORINIUM MUSEUM

Park Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX

Award-winning museum, featuring one of the finest collections of antiquities from Roman Britain. Full-scale reconstructions of a dining room, a kitchen and garden give a good idea of everyday life in Roman Cirencester. Also displays on the C...

01285 655611

museums@cotswold.gov.uk

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YORK CASTLE MUSEUM

The Eye of York, York, YO1 9RY

York Castle Museum is world-famous for its fascinating exhibits that bring memories to life. Walk through Victorian streets and shops of old York, experience the everyday life of the past 300 years and venture into Dick Turpin's cell.

01904 687687

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