Category
Museums
From the British Museum to a Cornish village curiosity-shop. Britain takes its museums seriously.
850 places in this category.
Museums by region
Highlights
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle β estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
UNESCO World Heritage Β· Scottish Lowlands
borders of the Roman Empire
borders of the Roman Empire β world heritage site (limes in Germany and UK).
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Highland Folk Museum
Highland Folk Museum β open-air museum in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· London
Kenwood House
Kenwood House β art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London.
UNESCO World Heritage Β· London
Tower of London
Tower of London β castle in central London, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· East Midlands
6 Former Filter Beds, Water Tank With Gazebo, And Steps At Swithland Reservoir Water Works
6 Former Filter Beds, Water Tank With Gazebo, And Steps At Swithland Reservoir Water Works β architectural ensemble in Quorndon, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK.
Museums Β· East Midlands
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet β hamlet and industrial museum in Sheffield, UK.
Museums Β· North West England
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall Art Gallery β Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Central Scotland
Abbot House, Dunfermline
Abbot House, Dunfermline β historic house incorporating a heritage centre, in Dunfermline, Scotland.
Museums Β· North Wales
Aberconwy House Museum
Aberconwy House Museum β museum in Betws y Coed.
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Aberdeen Science Centre
Aberdeen Science Centre β science centre in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Aberdeenshire Farming Museum
Aberdeenshire Farming Museum β Museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Mid Wales
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection β Ceramics collection in Ceredigion, Wales.
Museums Β· Mid Wales
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries β university museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· West Midlands
Abington Abbey
Abington Abbey β stately home, now museum, in Abington Park, Northampton, England, UK.
Museums Β· South East England
Adjutant General's Corps Museum
Adjutant General's Corps Museum β military museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
Aldborough Roman Town
Aldborough Roman Town β Heritage Museum in Yorkshire, England, UK.
Museums Β· East of England
Aldeburgh Museum
Aldeburgh Museum β independent Museum in the East of England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· South East England
Alexander Keiller Museum
Alexander Keiller Museum β museum in South West England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Alford Valley Railway
Alford Valley Railway β museum and narrow gauge railway in Alford, Scotland.
Museums Β· East of England
Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum
Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum β UK museum in Southwold, East Suffolk, England.
Museums Β· South West England
Allhallows Museum
Allhallows Museum β museum in Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· East Midlands
Alstonefield Geohut
Alstonefield Geohut β museum in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England, UK.
Museums Β· South East England
Amberley Museum
Amberley Museum β open-air industrial museum in West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· London
American Air Museum
American Air Museum β museum at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Museums Β· South East England
American Museum and Gardens
American Museum and Gardens β culture and arts museum near Bath, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· London
Amora London
Amora London β European touring exhibition dedicated to love, relationships and sexual wellbeing.
Museums Β· East of England
Ancient House Museum
Ancient House Museum β Grade I listed building in Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· South East England
Andover Museum
Andover Museum β Museum in Andover, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Central Scotland
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum β biographical museum in Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Angus Folk Museum
Angus Folk Museum β centre for agricultural history and rural life located near Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK.
Museums Β· London
Antique Breadboard Museum
Antique Breadboard Museum β small museum in Putney, London, England, UK.
Museums Β· Scottish Highlands
Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
Arbroath Signal Tower Museum β Museum in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· Northern Ireland
Armagh County Museum
Armagh County Museum β historical museum in Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· Northern Ireland
Armagh Robinson Library
Armagh Robinson Library β library building in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Museums Β· London
Arsenal Football Club Museum
Arsenal Football Club Museum β sports museum in London.
Museums Β· East Midlands
Ashby de la Zouch Museum
Ashby de la Zouch Museum β local museum in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· London
Ashwell Village Museum
Ashwell Village Museum β historic building museum in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· West Midlands
Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum
Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum β Automobile museum in Drayton St Leonard, England.
Museums Β· South East England
Atlas Computer Laboratory
Atlas Computer Laboratory is a museum in the United Kingdom.
Museums Β· South East England
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum β museum in Calne, England, UK.
Museums Β· West Midlands
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings β local independent museum in Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· West Midlands
Avro Heritage Museum
Avro Heritage Museum β aviation museum in England.
Museums Β· South West England
Axe Valley Heritage Museum
Axe Valley Heritage Museum β museum in Seaton, England, UK.
Museums Β· Central Scotland
Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton
Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton β clubhouse, now museum, in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
Museums Β· West Midlands
Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton β manor house in Warwickshire, England, UK.
Museums Β· South Wales
Baked Bean Museum of Excellence
Baked Bean Museum of Excellence β food museum in Wales.
Museums Β· South West England
Bakelite Museum
Bakelite Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Northern Ireland
Ballycastle Museum
Ballycastle Museum β courthouse in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Museums Β· Central Scotland
Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum
Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum β museum in Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England, UK.
Museums Β· North West England
Bancroft Shed
Bancroft Shed β mill museum in Barnoldswick, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK.
Museums Β· East Midlands
Bank Street Arts
Bank Street Arts β arts centre in Sheffield, England.
Museums Β· London
Barleylands Farm Museum
Barleylands Farm Museum β Farm museum in Billericay, England.
Museums Β· North Wales
Barmouth Sailors' Institute
Barmouth Sailors' Institute β Community centre, heritage organisation and museum in the Barmouth, Wales, UK.
Museums Β· South West England
Barometer World
Barometer World β former museum in Devon, England.
Castles Β· South East England
Basing House
Basing House β Tudor palace and castle in Old Basing, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· South East England
Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults
Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults β museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK.
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Museums Β· South East England
Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass
Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass β arts centre and museum in Bath, England, UK.
Museums Β· South East England
Bath Medical Museum
Bath Medical Museum β museum in Bath, England, UK.
Museums Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
Bayle Museum
Bayle Museum β Local museum in Bridlington, England.
Museums Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
BD1 Gallery
BD1 Gallery β closed gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Museums Β· East of England
Beccles and District Museum
Beccles and District Museum β Museum in United Kingdom.
Museums Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
Beck Isle Museum
Beck Isle Museum β museum in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Museums Β· South East England
Beckford's Tower and Museum
Beckford's Tower and Museum β architectural folly and museum on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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Museums Β· Central Scotland
Belford Hidden History Museum
Belford Hidden History Museum β museum in Belford, England, UK.
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Frequently asked questions
- Are UK museums free?
- Almost every national museum and gallery in England, Scotland and Wales is free, thanks to a Treasury subsidy that survives every parliament. Special exhibitions and a handful of independent museums charge.
- What's the largest museum in the UK?
- The British Museum in London is the largest by collection size and visitor numbers, with around 8 million objects and 6 million visitors a year.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter β almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls β everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.