MuseumsNewton

An award‐winning new national museum, the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum presents the dramatic 500‐year history of the rise and fall of Britain's overseas empire. Some ten years in the making, the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum represents the first serious attempt in the United kingdom to…
Distance: 12.5 miles away

Step back in time when you board Brunels ss Great Britain. Discover the true stories behind the ship that changed the world. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on board for Victorian passengers and crew. Descend under water below the glass sea to touch the worlds…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

At‐Bristol is a unique destination bringing science, nature and art to life A place of discovery and surprise, home to three magical attractions; Explore At‐Bristol, Wildwalk At‐Bristol and IMAX Theatre At‐Bristol. Explore‐At‐Bristol is the first of it's kind ‐ A true 21st century science centre combining the…
Distance: 12.5 miles away

Bristol's major museum and art gallery houses an outstanding and diverse range of objects, from sea dinosaurs to magnificent art. A visit to the region's largest museum and art gallery is guaranteed to inspire youThe City Museum & Art Gallery is situated in an Edwardian Baroque building…
Distance: 12.2 miles away

The Transport gallery displays most forms of land transport with a particular Bristol twist almost all were built here, in a city fascinated by anything that moves. Favourites include the world's first holiday caravan and a 1950s equivalent, the Grenville steam carriage and a working Gauge 1…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

Chepstow Museum displays the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. There are displays of Chepstow's wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing as well as photographs, programmes and posters recalling the pastimes of local people. The 18th and 19th century…
Distance: 6.6 miles away

As well as being part of a natural cave system, when you visit Clearwell Caves, you are entering some of Britain's oldest underground workings, dating back over 4,500 years. You will be walking through impressive caverns created by generations of Forest people that made their living from…
Distance: 10.8 miles away

Edward Jenner lived in a beautiful Georgian house called The Chantry. Jenner's home is now a museum to honour the memory of the man and his work. The Chantry, the house that Edward Jenner owned from 1785 until his death in 1823, was sold by his…
Distance: 5.2 miles away

Blaise Castle House Museum, Henbury Road, Henbury holds a wonderful collection of exhibits from social history. The House was built in 1796‐98 for a very wealthy merchant and banker, John Harford. The Blaise Castle House, with its magnificent carriage driveway, is set in the Blaise Estate…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

The museum has an unrivalled collection of Bristol industrial and maritime objects, a total of over 3000 objects and over 100,000 photographs and drawings. Most of these are housed at the Industrial Museum in the City Docks, fittingly a former transit shed See the Industrial Museum pages…
Distance: 12.8 miles away

Dating from about 3000BC, this 55 metre 180 ft Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.Located 3 12 miles NE of Dursley on B4066 OS Map 162; ref SO 790000…
Distance: 14.4 miles away