Museum of Archaeology

The Museum of Archaeology in Southampton displays artefacts from prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and medieval Southampton. It also has objects from outside Southampton, including some from ancient Egypt. God's House Tower itself is a fascinating historic building. God's House Tower stands at the south‐east corner of…
Distance: 11.8 miles away

Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum

Follow the fortunes of the Regiment's active service including the Battle of Minden, Germany in 1759 through wars in China, Afghanistan, India the Mutiny and the North West Frontier, and South Africa to the great campaigns of the First and Second World Wars. The Regiment Museum comprises…
Distance: 0.2 miles away

Southampton Maritime Museum

The museum contains displays relating to Southampton's history as a trading and passenger port. There is a collection of large model ships, including a model of the Queen Mary. The museum has been gifted or acquired a large number of items relating to the Titanic disaster.…
Distance: 11.8 miles away

Hospital of St Cross

Set in open meadow land to the south of Winchester, the Hospital of St Cross was founded in the 1130's by Bishop Henry of Blois for thirteen poor men, feeble and so reduced in strength that they can scarcely or not at all support themselves without other…
Distance: 0.8 miles away

Intech Hampshire Technology Centre

INTECH is a unique, exciting interactive centre, which was formed in 1985 and is administered by the educational charity, The Hampshire Technology Centre Trust Ltd, with the specific purpose of promoting the knowledge and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics STEM. The purpose built 3500 square…
Distance: 2.3 miles away

Kings Royal Hussars Regimental

The regimental museum for The King's Royal Hussars is located with Home Headquarters South in Peninsula Barracks in Winchester. The museum is open to the public and gives an excellent account of the history of The King's Royal Hussars and its former regiments. As well as…
Distance: 0.3 miles away

Solent Sky Museum

The Solent Sky depicts the history of aviation in the Solent area and Hampshire. This small geographical area was arguably the most important area in the world for aircraft experimental and development work also for civil and military aircraft operation. The Museum tells the story of 26 aircraft…
Distance: 11.6 miles away

Whitchurch Silk Mill

Whitchurch Silk Mill is a working mill with historic machinery including 14 power looms, winding frames, warping mill and an undershot waterwheel. The waterwheel was installed in 1890 to provide power to all the mill's machinery. The wheel is still operating and the belt drives, pulleys…
Distance: 11.8 miles away

Winchester City Mill

Spanning the River Itchen, this water‐powered corn mill was first recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086. Rebuilt in 1744, it remained in use until the turn of the last century and has now been restored to full working order. The waterwheel and machinery turn daily…
Distance: 0.4 miles away

Winchester College

Winchester College was founded in the fourteenth century by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor to Richard II. William of Wykeham was one of the greatest architectural and artistic patrons of his day and his medieval buildings at the College are still in use, mostly…
Distance: 0.2 miles away

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