Museums · South East England
The Rifles Museum
The Rifles Museum — regimental museum in Winchester, 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 · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Rifles Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Part of Winchester's Military Museums. Address: SO23 8TS. Wikidata describes it as: "regimental museum in Winchester, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.0628°, -1.3212°.
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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 Rifles Museum is the regimental museum of The Rifles. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The museum was established as "The Rifles Collection" in 2013 with the objective of preserving artifacts of importance in the history of The Rifles since it was formed in 2007. It also organises a programme of regular military talks around the UK. Now known as "The Rifles Museum", the museum is organised chronologically and it has a special display relating to the courage of soldiers, and the Victoria Cross in particular. It forms one of the six military museums at Peninsular Barracks.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0628, -1.3212
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Winchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO23 8TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Established
- 2013
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 0.5 km
- Official site
- riflesmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q104869793 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Rifles Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Rifles Museum?
- The Rifles Museum is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO23 8TS), in the parish of Winchester, unparished area.
- When was The Rifles Museum built?
- Built or established in 2013.
- Is The Rifles Museum a protected site?
- Yes — The Rifles 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 Rifles Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO23 8TS.