Museums · South East England
The Gurkha Museum
The Gurkha Museum — museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Gurkha Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1974. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.0567°, -1.3150°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.
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Background
History
The Gurkha Museum was first established at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham and was officially opened by Field Marshal Lord Harding on 21 June 1974. From the beginning it was clear that the museum, housed in a wooden barrack block, would need larger and more permanent premises. The closure of the Rifle Depot at Peninsula Barracks, Winchester offered this opportunity. In April 1989 the museum at Church Crookham was closed and the transfer of the artefacts to Winchester began. Field Marshal Lord Bramall officially opened the relocated museum on 16 July 1990. In 1994, a Gurkha Museum was established at a temporary site in Kathmandu; it moved to Pokhara in 2005 and has become one of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0567, -1.3150
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Winchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO23 9PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Established
- 1974
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 1.2 km
- Official site
- thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q18750574 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Gurkha Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Gurkha Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Gurkha Museum?
- The Gurkha Museum is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO23 9PF), in the parish of Winchester, unparished area.
- When was The Gurkha Museum built?
- Built or established in 1974.
- Is The Gurkha Museum a protected site?
- Yes — The Gurkha Museum is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to The Gurkha Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO23 9PF.