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- Admiral Blake Museum - From stone axes to World War 2 ration books, this museum exhibits a broad range of artifacts from Britain's history.
www.somerset.zynet.co.uk/attract/blak_mus.html
- Army Museums Ogilby Trust - British Army Museums Ogilby Trust - serving the regimental and corps museums of the British Army
www.armymuseums.org.uk
- Bassingbourn Tower Museum - This museum displays a large collection of artefacts relating to units of the RAF, USAAF and British Army which have operated from the airfield over the past 60 years.
members.aol.com/an6530/museum.htm
- British Army Museums - Grouped by subject category.
www.army.mod.uk/ceremonialandheritage/museums_main.htm
- Eden Camp, Maldon, North Yorkshire - Experience the sights, sounds and smells of those dangerous years of World War II.
www.edencamp.co.uk
- Englands Secret Nuclear Bunker - Kelvedon Hatch - The secret 'home' of central government and military commanders in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War.
www.japar.demon.co.uk
- Firepower Museum - Museum of science, social and military history of the United Kingdom.
www.firepower.org.uk
- Flagship Portsmouth - Based at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, Flagship Portsmouth is responsible for three of Britain's oldest and most historic warships - Henry VII's doomed flagship Mary Rose, Nelson's flagship HMS Victory and the world's first iron battleship, HMS Warrior.
www.flagship.org.uk
- Fleet Air Arm Museum - One of the world's largest aviation museums with over 90 aircraft in the collection on display including Concorde 002 (the British prototype)
www.faam.org.uk
- Imperial War Museum - The museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, from the First World War to the present day, particularly those involving Britain and the Commonwealth.
www.iwm.org.uk
- Landguard Fort - Originally built at the behest of Henry the Eighth, this fort in Felixstowe is the only fort in England to have repelled a full scale invasion attempt.
www.landguard.com
- Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust - The last 100 years of the Liverpool Scottish Regiment, Liverpool's own kilted infantry. With weapons, uniforms, photographs and artifacts.
www.liverpoolscottish.org.uk
- Museum of Coastal Defence - Weymouth - Built in 1860, the fort today contains displays depicting life in the fort, including the part played by the people of Weymouth in the Second World War.
www.weymouth.gov.uk/tourism/weymuseum.htm
- National Army Museum - History of Britain's armies from the era of the Redcoat to Bosnia. Extensive collections, realistic models and reconstructions bring the soldier's story vividly to life.
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
- Newhaven Fort - Coastal Fortress built during the 1860's overloking Newhaven Harbour and Seaford Bay. Exhibitions include The Home Front 1939-45, The Royal Observer Corps, The Dieppe Raid, D.Day and Coastal Defence and an introductory film presentation. Full facilities available for school visits.
www.newhavenfort.org.uk
- North Weald Airfield Museum - Housed on the former Battle of Britain Fighter Station, this meticulously detailed collection of artefacts tells the epic story of the airfield and its people from 1916 to the present day.
www.removablemedia.com/northweald/museum.htm
- RAF Museum- Cosford - This twenty-five-acre site in beautiful Shropshire is home to one of the most exciting collections of aviation history in the world.
cosford.rafmuseum.com/flash
- REME Museum of Technology - History of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and display of historic repair and recovery vehicle collection.
www.rememuseum.org.uk
- REME Museum of Technology -Arborfield - History of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and display of historic repair and recovery vehicle collection
www.eldred.demon.co.uk/reme-museum
- Royal Air Force Museum - Britain's National Museum of Aviation, celebrates the story of aviation from before the Wright Brothers to the RAF of the 21st Century.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
- Royal Marines Museum - Dedicated to the presevation and presentation of all aspects of Royal Marines history.
www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk
- Royal Military Police Museum - Charts the history of the Royal Military Police from the days of Elizabeth 1st. to the present.
www.rhqrmp.freeserve.co.uk/homemain.htm
- Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum - The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th. Foot) from 1685 to the present day.
www.norfolk.gov.uk/tourism/museums/regi.htm
- Royal Signals Museum - The museum is based in Blandford Camp, Dorset, England. It houses exhibits from radio sets to vehicles used for military communications since the Crimean war.
chide.museum.org.uk/royal.corp.of.signals/royal.signals.index.html
- Scotland's Secret Bunker - "Only taken off the Official Secrets list in 1993. Visit the Secret underground nuclear command bunker and discover the twilight world of the Government Cold War".
www.secretbunker.co.uk
- Tangmere Military Aviation Museum - Tangmere and the Battle of Britain, secret operations, the 'Dams' raid. These and many other stories are told through the exhibits of aircraft, personal effects uniforms etc. housed in this museum
www.tangmere-museum.org.uk
- The National Maritime Museum - The largest maritime museum in the world covering every aspect of ships and seafaring, in peace and at war, from pre-history to today. The Museum promotes understanding of the history and future of Britain and the sea, the story of time, astronomy and navigation, and of the historic buildings at Greenwich.
www.nmm.ac.uk
- The North Weald Airfield Museum - Located on a former RAF station, its history is recorded in both world wars particularly in the defence of London.
www.removablemedia.com/northweald
- The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum - The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum website. Directions to the museum and overview of the exhibits. Complete with an online store.
www.parachute-regiment.com
- The Royal Armouries - A combination of displays, dramatic interpretations, live action events and interactive technology from the Leeds, London and Portsmouth museums which comprise the National Museum of Arms and Armour.
www.armouries.org.uk
- The Royal Naval Museum - Located in magnificent Georgian storehouses at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, the museum contains a rich collection of artefacts including ship models, figureheads, swords, uniforms, medals and fine paintings.
www.historicdockyard.co.uk/rn_museum.htm
- The Royal Navy Submarine Museum - Offers you an unique learning experience aboard a World War II submarine.
www.rnsubmus.co.uk
- The Tank Museum - Bovington - The Official Website of The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset - the Worlds Largest Collection of tanks and armoured fighting vehicles.
www.tankmuseum.co.uk
- USN Dunkeswell - Museum history, image gallery, newsletter, and donation information. Dunkeswell Airfield, Honiton, Devon, England.
www.usn-dunkeswell.org.uk
- World Naval Base, Chatham - Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard records 400 years of Royal Naval history with 47 scheduled ancient monuments on the site which is 80 acres.
www.medwaytowns.com/dockyard.html
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