Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum offers a glimpse of how the original medieval real tennis, has now become a multi‐million dollar professional sport, played all over the world.In the special exhibition area, the costume gallery charts some of the radical changes that have occurred in just over a century…
Distance:
13.5 miles
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The Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation. From the very first attempts to fly in Britain through an exceptionally varied cavalcade of aircraft, Brooklands, the famous aviation site at Weybridge in Surrey, has witnessed and realised a greater range of aeronautical technology than anywhere else in the…
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12.6 miles
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Welcome to Bekonscot Model Village, the world's oldest model village. Bekonscot is different from other model villages; this is an entire miniature kingdom stuck firmly in an idyllic 1930s timewarp. There are six little villages in a 1 acre miniature landscape of farms and fields, castles…
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8.6 miles
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London Bus Museum is pleased to welcome you on board a bus journey that has taken 100 years.Have you ever wondered what happened to all those wonderful old buses that ran in London and which you only now see in old films and books Well, the good news…
Distance:
12.6 miles
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The London Motor Museum displays a wide range range of classic American cars from the 50's, 60's and 70's. The museum presents a unique collection of cars that relate to the story of the early motoring experience.We have combined the history of classic automobiles with the modern…
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3.7 miles
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Since the birth of the Rugby Football Union in 1871, a significant collection of artefacts has been collected. Minute books, match programmes, tickets and fascinating gifts from other Unions. Over the course of a century, the collection built up to such a level that in 1972 the RFU…
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8.5 miles
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Vernacular buildings ‐ the houses and workplaces of past generations ‐ are disappearing every day from the landscape. In the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on London's doorstep, the pressures are particularly great. Chiltern Open Air Museum preserves and interprets the built heritage of…
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7.1 miles
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The Household Cavalry Museum collection relates to The Life Guards 1st and 2nd, Horse Grenadier Guards, Royal Horse Guards Blues, 1st Royal Dragoons Royals and The Blues and Royals, covering over three hundred years of the history of the Sovereign's mounted bodyguard. The collection contains Uniforms, Weapons,…
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7.1 miles
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Leighton House Museum is the former studio‐house of the great Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton 1830‐1896. Located on the edge of London's Holland Park, the house is one of the most extraordinary buildings of the nineteenth century. Leighton was planning the construction of his house from 1864…
Distance:
12.5 miles
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During a visit to the Museum you will experience the fascinating world of automatic musical instruments, designed to provide music at the flick of a switch or at the turn of handle in the days before electronics and microphones.While you are at the Museum sounds from the past…
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8.9 miles
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Wycombe Museum has new and exciting hands‐ on activities with revamped displays that opened in 1999. It is a great place to discover the fascinating and varied history of the District ‐ and of course the renowned collection of Windsor chairs. Come and discover the local…
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13 miles
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Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Social History. Friendly local museum set in an 18th century house with attractive grounds. Displays include interactive exhibits and childrens activities. Events are held throughout the year for children, family's and adults. …
Distance:
13 miles
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