Imperial War Museum

Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum ‐ as well as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country. This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the First World War and also played a vital role in the Second…
Distance: 8.9 miles away

Museum of Zoology

The Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals.Our collections rival those of the major university museums world‐wide, and are used for academic study by researchers within and beyond the University. Families and group visitors enjoy our regularly‐changing, free, self‐led trails and…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

University Museum of Archaeology

Established in 1884, the Museum displays renowned archaeological and anthropological collections from around the world. The ground‐floor gallery displays collections of world prehistory and local archaeology; the first‐floor gallery offers an historical and geographical display of the social anthropology collection; while on the top floor, special exhibitions…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

Cambridge and County Folk

Welcome to this warm‐hearted museum displaying the everyday life of Cambridge people since 1700. The Cambridge & County Folk Museum has been open to the public for over 60 years, providing a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge for local people and tourists alike. The…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

Fitzwilliam Museum

The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 by the bequest of the VIIth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion and contains magnificent collections of works of art and antiquities of national importance. The Fitzwilliam Museum collections are world‐renowned,…
Distance: 9.4 miles away

Letchworth Museum and Art

Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery occupies an attractive Edwardian building facing Broadway Gardens, in the centre of Letchworth, beside the Library. The museum has four main galleries. Downstairs you can see local wildlife displayed in realistic settings, and find out about the famous Letchworth Black Squirrel. Halfway up…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

Scott Polar Research Institute

The Scott Polar Research Institute's Museum holds a collection of artifacts, paintings, drawings, photographs including cinematographic film, lantern slides, and Daguerreotypes, and other material. The focus of the exhibition is the life and expeditions of the Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. The majority of artefacts, documents…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

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