Museums · West Midlands
British National Fencing Museum
British National Fencing Museum — museum in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Great Malvern · 4.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
British National Fencing Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2002. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.0846°, -2.2730°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The British National Fencing Museum is the national museum for Great Britain for the sport and martial art of fencing. The museum was established in 2002 and is located at Hanley Swan in the locality of Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The museum was established in 2002 by Malcolm Fare, a fencer and fencing historian. The museum holds documents the history of fencing since the 16th century, with a collection of over 200 weapons, 300 books and a number of other items and ephemera. The museum is not open to the public.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0846, -2.2730
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- Hanley Castle
- Postcode
- WR8 0DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Phone
- +44 1684 311994
- Established
- 2002
- Nearest railway station
- Great Malvern — 4.1 km
- Official site
- www.fencingmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q21006881 (CC0)
- wikipedia: British National Fencing Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is British National Fencing Museum?
- British National Fencing Museum is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR8 0DL), in the parish of Hanley Castle.
- When was British National Fencing Museum built?
- Built or established in 2002.
- Is British National Fencing Museum a protected site?
- Yes — British National Fencing Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to British National Fencing Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Great Malvern, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR8 0DL.