493rd Bomb Group Museum 2026
Suffolk
Museum holds memorabilia from the old shore establishment including honours board, figurehead and clocks, as well as a very large collection of photographs and original documents relating to life at Shotley.
Address: Shotley Marina Shotley Gate Suffolk IP9 1QJ
Easter Sat-25 Oct Sat-Sun 1100-1600. Visit website or facebook for more details.
The museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a Royal Naval Training Establishment (RNTE) in 1905 to its closure in 1976.