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Family Days Out : WILTSHIRE |
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Museums & Exhibitions Wiltshire |
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| Alexander Keiller Museum | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway | ||||
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| Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury, SN8 1RF | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, SP1 2EN. | STEAM – Museum of GWR, Fire Fly Avenue, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2EY. | ||||
| The Alexander Keiller Museum in Avebury displays the findings of archaeologist Alexander Keiller. The museum contains interactive exhibits and activities for childern. Alexander Keiller Museum | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum contains displays on Stonehenge, the Romans, Saxons Glass & Ceramics and local history. There are interactive exhibits and dressing-up clothes. Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | At the STEAM Museum you can experience the sights and the sounds of the GWR works at Swindon. Learn more about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. See reconstructions, video and interactive displays. STEAM Museum | ||||
| Lacock Abbey and Fox Talbot Museum of Photography | Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum | Bradford-on-Avon Museum | ||||
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| Lacock Abbey, Lacock, near Chippenham, SN15 2LG. | Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum, Calne, SN11 0NF. |
Bradford-on-Avon Museum, Bridge Street, BA15 1BY. | ||||
Picturesque streets and historic buildings can be found in Lacock village. Visitors can experience the cloister court and the medieval rooms at Lacock Abbey. Lacock Abbey and Fox Talbot Museum |
The majority of exhibits in the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum are cars but there are also Lorries, Mopeds, Motorcycles, Bicycles and a collection of other memorabilia. Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum | The Bradford-on-Avon Museum has a collection of remnants and relics to enable visitors to explore the towns past. The museum is housed in Library building. Bradford-on-Avon Museum | ||||
| Corsham Heritage Centre | Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum |
Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre | ||||
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Corsham Heritage Centre, 31 High St. Corsham SN13 OEZ. |
The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Devizes, SN10 1EB. | Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre, SN15 3HF. | ||||
Corsham Heritage Centre incorporates interactive displays suitable for children. The centre explores the wool industry and stone quarrying, the industries that created an economic boom. Corsham Heritage Centre |
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 story is told of the historic market town in the Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre. Discover more about some of the famous former residents too. Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre | ||||
| Trowbridge Museum | The Rifles (Berkshire & Wiltshire) Museum | Swindon Museum & Art Gallery | ||||
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| Trowbridge Museum, Court Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8AT. |
The Rifles Museum,
The Wardrobe, 58 The Close, Salisbury, Wilts, SP1 2EX. |
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath Road, Swindon, SN1 4BA. |
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Housed in one of the last working textile mills in Trowbridge the museum tells the story of the town and its people. The museum still has working looms that produce woollen cloth. Activities sometimes held for familys and children. Trowbridge Museum |
Learn about the Royal Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiments history with over 2000 items on display including uniforms, weapons and ancillaries. Try out the Rifleman`s Mission quiz with questions at 3 different levels. The Rifles Museum |
Swindon museum has displays covering history, archaeology and geology. Learn more about Swindon`s Jurassic past, Roman Empire connections and social history. The Art collection is a good collection of British 20th century art. Swindon Museum and Art Gallery |
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| Corsham Court | Devizes Visitor Centre | Wiltshire Heritage Museum | ||||
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| Corsham Court, Wiltshire, SN13 OBZ. | Devizes Visitor Centre, Devizes, SN10 1JG. |
Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Devizes, SN10 1NS. | ||||
Corsham Court is a privately owned historic house. More suitable for older children. Art collection can be viewed in the state rooms and the gardens are open to visitors as well. Corsham Court |
Learn about Devizes Castle and the 12th century civil war at Devizes Visitor Centre. Exhibition incorporates interactive displays. Devizes Visitor Centre | Wiltshire Heritage Museum has important archaeological finds on display. Try activities such as grinding corn or building Sonehenge. Wiltshire Heritage Museum | ||||
| Athelstan Museum | Pewsey Heritage Centre | |||||
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| Althelstan Museum, Malmesbury, SN16 9BZ. | Pewsey Heritage Centre, Pewsey, SN9 5AF. |
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The Athelstan Museum is laid out in a timeline, that links Malmesbury past history to national and global events. The model of Malmesbury abbey can be dismantled and re-built. Athelstan Museum |
The collection at the Pewsey Heritage Centre explores the past life and times of the people of Pewsey Vale. Closed in winter, note: no toilets available on site. Pewsey Heritage Centre |
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