Founded in 1885, the collections cover fine art and applied arts, archaeology and ethnography, local and industrial history. The Fine and Applied Art Collections include paintings and drawings, British Watercolours and Arts and Crafts. The Museum and Art Gallery has an ever changing programme of temporary…
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12.4 miles
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The Heritage Motor Centre is home to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, which maintains the largest collection in the world of classic, vintage and veteran British cars. These range from one of the earliest motor cars, an 1896 Wolseley to the latest Aston Martin and include…
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14.5 miles
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The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Ltd was established in March 1983, and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Jaguar products and it's associated companies which include Swallow Sidecar, SS cars, Daimler, Lanchester, and Jaguar. In addition to maintaining an outstanding collection of more than…
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8.7 miles
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Our exhibits range from the magnificent Avro Vulcan bomber through more than 30 other historic aircraft, both civil like the Argosy above and military, aero engines and other artefacts, to a wide range of memorabilia. We're particularly proud of our collection of material relating to Sir Frank Whittle,…
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9.4 miles
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The largest collection of British Road Transport in the world with over 230 cars and commercial vehicles, 250 cycles and 90 motorcycles.Techzone:This zone has been designed for visitors who want to find out more technical details about the Museum's collection. Here you can post queries in our Forum…
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9.5 miles
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Come along and visit two of Birmingham's oldest houses. These two beautiful timber‐framed manor houses were actually moved and rebuilt in the village of Bournville by the Cadbury family. Both timber‐framed houses have beautiful oak furniture and domestic objects. Selly Manor was originally about a…
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11.3 miles
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Whatever the weather stroll through the wonderful world of an exotic rainforest: a lush landscape of tropical blossom surrounding splashing waterfalls and fish‐filled pools. Enjoy the unique pleasure of watching hundreds of the world's most spectacular and colourful butterflies flying all around you in our tropical…
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10.7 miles
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The needle museum tells the fascinating and sometimes gruesome story of how needles are made. Working, water‐powered machinery can be seen in an original needle‐scouring mill. The visitor centre is an archaeological museum showing finds from excavations at the nearby Bordesley Abbey. .…
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9.8 miles
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The Social History collections include a wealth of objects, photographs and other materials relating to the lives of Coventry people in the past and in the present. The range of topics includes domestic life, schooldays, fashion, toys and dolls, entertainment, numismatics and World War 2. The…
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9.5 miles
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The Priory is a new visitor attraction built over the remains of Coventry's first Cathedral. Excavation work gave archaeologists the opportunity to uncover details of much of the original Cathedral and tell the story of this amazing part of Coventry's history in the new Visitor Centre which…
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9.5 miles
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Once watermills were a very common sight along Birmingham's rivers. It is estimated that in the 18th century there were over fifty the area. However, of all Birmingham's watermills, only Sarehole Mill and Newhall Mill in Sutton Coldfield survive as standing buildings with working water‐driven machinery.…
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8.8 miles
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Museum devoted to the history of the Warwickshire Yeomanry from 1794 to 1954. The collection includes uniforms, weapons and memorabilia relating to the Regiment and includes an important regimental picture by Lady Butler. The regimental archive and library is held on site and may be viewed by appointment.…
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6.8 miles
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