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The Tank Museum	American Museum in Britain	Arlington Court and Carriage Museum

The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, BH20 6JG	The American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, BA2 7BD.	Arlington, near Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4LP.
The Tank Museum at Bovington has the best collection of tanks in the world. Exhibits range from the first tank ever built to the modern Challenger II. A favourite Dorst Museum. The Tank Museum	The history of America from its earliest settlers to the 20th Century. Contains interactive galleries with bright and tactile exhibits. Audio guide available. Learn about the real Pocahontas and Native Americans. Beautiful gardens to explore as well. Orangery Cafe on site. Open Mar-Oct. American Museum in Britain	Arlington Court is a Regency house containing varied treasures. You can picnic or play in the picturesque garden. The carriage museum has a carriage for every occassion, it is sometimes posible to take a ride in one of these. Arlington Court and Carriage Museum

Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum	Fashion Museum	The Golden Hind

The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Devizes, SN10 1EB.	Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QH.	The Golden Hind, The Quay, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8AW.
The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum helps visitors to gain an insight into how the canal was planned, built and worked. Interactive video displays and models are included. Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum	The collection includes dresses, coats, corsets, jackets, knitwear, pockets, shirts, blouses, waistcoats, fans, golves etc. The earliest pieces in the collection are from about 1600. The latest items in the collection are from 2008. There are free audioguides to help you understand a little more and some replica corsets to try on. Fashion Museum	Explore above and below the 5 decks of this ship. See the captains and officers cabins, weapons, tools, artefacts, ropes hauled by the sailors, the creak of the timbers, voices of the crew, treasures pirates and more. There are hands on exhibits. This replica has been here since 1964. The Golden Hind

Corinium Museum	Victoria Art Gallery	HM Dartmoor Prison Museum

The Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX.	The Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4AT.	Dartmoor Prison Museum, HMP Dartmoor, Princetown, Devon, PL20 6RR.
This museum helps you to understand what it must of been like to live in a prosperous Roman Town. Take a look in a Roman town house, see the Roman garden, see the lovely mosaics and discover what it was like to be a Roman soldier. There is dressing up and computer activities to help keep kids interested. Corinium Museum	The displays are on two floors. Two rooms on the first floor house the permanent collection, the ground floor has two temporary exhibition spaces that change every couple of months.Art trolleys and worksheets are available for children. , Victoria Art Gallery	Construction of Dartmoor Prison started in 1806 and took three years. This Devon museum reflects the heritage of HMP Dartmoor from Prisoner of War Depot to the present day. There are interesting artefacts to look at from both the past and the present. Quiz available for junior visitors. HM Dartmoor Prison Museum

Museum of Bath at Work	Tolgus Tin	Georgian House

The Museum of Bath at Work, Camden Works, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH.	Tolgus Mill, New Portreath Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4HN.	The Georgian House, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR.
This museum is housed in an 18th century real tennis court. There are 3 floors of displays for the whole family. The museum traces the development of Bath as a retailing and manufacturing centre and from the 17th century as a tourist and health resotr. The displays include reconstructions of factories and workshops. Museum of Bath at Work	This mill has many machines still in original situation, in working order. There is a 12 headed set of Cornish stamps standing where they have for over 100 years, driven by a water wheel. You will also see shaking tables, water wheels, dipper wheels, launders, rake classifier, pulverisor, slime pits and other machines housed in original buildings. Tolgus Tin	This 18th century six-storey townhouse was built in 1790 for a wealthy sugar merchant. It has been restored and decorated to its original condition. There are 11 rooms to see where you can get an idea of what life was like above and below the stairs. Free admission. Note- lots of stairs, no lift, no toilet. Check opening times. Georgian House