It now holds over 2,000 items, dating from 2000BC to 1950 including a number of unique and rare exhibits and well-known cartoon characters from the past.…
Attractions in South and South East
The South & South East region contains a large number of heritage museums, railways and attractions over a wide area from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to Hampshire and across Berkshire and Surrey, East and West Sussex to Kent.
This area includes popular attractions such as the Bluebell, Isle of Wight and Kent and East Sussex steam heritage railways to Agricultural and working museums and key canal routes and museums.
The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions the South and South East region including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Isle of Wight and Surrey.
Cowes Maritime Museum
Cowes Library, Beckford Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7SG.
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The collection incorporates all aspects of local maritime activity from shipbuilding to sailing. The museum displays a selection of objects and images…
The Battle of Britain Memorial
New Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7JJ.
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The National Memorial to the Few. Dedicated to the heroic and selfless deeds of the men who fought in the Battle of Britain. Includes two replica aircraft.
Whitstable Museum & Gallery
5a Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1DB.
Two world-first innovations originated in this supposedly sleepy fishing village – helmet diving and a steam-drawn passenger railway. The museum deals…
Chipping Norton Museum
4 High Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AD.
The museum houses a large collection of artefacts related to Chipping Norton and its activities.
The windmill is a Grade 2* Listed building dating from 1835. It is located on top of Argos Hill, near Mayfield, Sussex, and is one of only 50 post mills…
Blue Town Heritage Centre
69 High Street, Blue Town, Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent, ME12 1RW.
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The centre is jam packed with items, memorabilia and arefacts of the amazing feats of history of the island.
Eastchurch Aviation Museum
Wright’s Way off Brabazon Road, HMP Standford Hill, Eastchurch, Kent, ME12 4AA.
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The museum is about preserving and maintaining the rich history of aviation on the Isle of Sheppey.
The mill is a working museum and as such shows Georgian and Victorian engineering excellence at work using one of natures most powerful forces – water,…
The museum is over four floors with displays of maritime artefacts, but most importantly on the roof is the Timeball which was used in the past to help…
Deal Maritime & Local History Museum
22 St Georges Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 6BA.
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The displays portray the changing history of Deal, Walmer and the surrounding area and it is packed to the rafters with fascinating glimpses into the past.
Standing at the highest point overlooking the historic Wealden town of Cranbrook and maintained in working order, this Grade 1 Listed building is the tallest…
Redbourn Museum
Silk Mill House,, The Common, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, AL3 7NB.
Located on the site of a former steam powered silk mill and later an enormous Brooke Bond tea packing factory, Redbourn Village Museum explores the history…
Wight Military & Heritage Museum
Northwood Camp, 490 Newport Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8QU.
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The museum holds an interesting mix of tanks, artefacts, other vehicles, small arms and a range of uniforms from the start of the 20th century to the present…
East Cowes Heritage Centre
8 Clarence Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6EP.
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Tells the history of the town with displays, maps, models and photographs. Trace the development of the LIFU steam vehicle factory, as well as shipbuilding.…
Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park
Off Bysing Wood Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7UD.
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Once one of the main gunpowder factories in the South East, the park is one of the best places to discover history of gunpowder manufacturing in a tranquil…
Aldershot Military Museum
Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LG.
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Housed in the only surviving brick-built barrack blocks left in Aldershot, the museum tells the story of daily life for both soldier and civilian since…
Windmill Hill Windmill
Windmill Hill, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4RT.
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Restored working windmill. The largest and second tallest post mill in the country at 15.5 metres.
Littlehampton Miniature Railway
Mewsbrook Park Station, Hendon Avenue, Littlehampton, West Sussex, .
The railway runs along the seafront between Norfolk Gardens and Mewsbrook Park. The railway is operated by the Littlehampton Heritage Railway Association…
Museum of Gardening
South Downs Heritage Centre, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks, East Sussex, BN6 9LY .
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This new museum is devoted to vintage lawnmowers and old tools to do with the upkeep of gardening. The charity is dedicated to Edwin Beard Budding, a much…
Gatwick Aviation Museum
Vallance By-Ways, Lowfield Heath Road, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BT.
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A unique collection of British aircraft from the 'golden age' of British aircraft manufacture. From the end of WWII until the 1970s, British aircraft designers…
A 20ft Simplex wind engine mounted on a 35ft tower which has been extensively restored, alongside a small building which encloses a well. Used in the past…
Romsey Signal Box
Brick Lane,
Romsey,
Hampshire,
SO51 8LG.
Tel: 01794 500 523.
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- Souvenir Shop
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The signal box was built around 1865 and is a working museum which gives an insight into the life of a railway signalman. Visitors of all ages can get…
Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum
Dorchester Road, Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire, OX10 7BG.
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Dedicated to preserving and interpreting the significant historic heritage of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. The car collection is Aston Martin's living heritage,…