Museum

Roman Britain's second city: Home to one of the largest collections of Romano-British antiquities in the country. Corinium, Roman Cirencester, was the second largest town in Roman Britain. Experience life as a Roman. Marvel at the stunning mosaics. Visit a Roman Garden.

The Folk Museum in Westgate Street takes a fascinating look at the social history, crafts, trades and industries of the City and County of Gloucester with everything from 16th century maces to 'groovy gadgets' of the 20th century!

No visit to Stow-on-the-Wold would be complete without paying a visit to Park House Toy & Collectors museum, one of the best private collections of toys on show in the country.

An internationally acclaimed collection with its Victorian, Edwardian and later toys on display.

The Heritage Centre houses the collection of the Wotton-under-Edge Historical Society as well as a wide range of resources for family and local history research.

The ss Great Britain Trust’s curator looks after around 50,000 separate objects and archives, including, of course, the ss Great Britain, one of the world’s most important historic ships, and one of the biggest museum objects in the UK.

Famous Bletchley Park is the historic site of secret British codebreaking activities during WWII and birthplace of the modern computer. The high-level intelligence produced at Bletchley Park, codenamed Ultra, provided crucial assistance to the Allied war effort and is credited with having shortened the war by two years, so saving many lives.

There are over 500 cycles from 1818 to 1930 and much documentation and records in this large private collection.

Open Apr-Aug by appointment only.
Car park nearby. Admission free.

Part disabled access.

Situated in Wantage and historically part of the Royal County of Berkshire, the Vale & Downland is one of the most popular museums in the area. Described by the Museums and Galleries Commission as a 'model community museum', it attracts about 45,000 visits a year.

Wallingford Museum has an extensive collection relating to the history of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. Amongst other things, displays cover archaeology, Wallingford Castle, and the town in mediaeval and Victorian times. An audio tour is available.

The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames.

The museum has exhibits celebrating two of Uffington's more famous past residents, the author Thomas Hughes and the Poet Laureate, John Betjeman. Hughes was born in Uffington in 1822. The display describes Hughes' early life, his later interest in Christian Socialism, and his efforts to establish a colony in Rugby, Tennessee, where his ideas could be put into practice.

Cotswold Woollen Weavers manufacture a wide range of woollen cloths, garments, knitwear, rugs and accessories. The past comes alive as visitors are welcomed by the the clack of the loom-shuttles, and the evocative smell of wool oil. Museum and Shop.

Champs Chapel, built in 1453 for Carthusian monks, contains a selection of East Hendred Heritage Trust’s collection of village artefacts, pictures, documents, books and photographs most of which can be viewed on computer if not on display. Separately housed is the 19th century village fire engine.

The Didcot Railway Centre contains a collection of Great Western Railway steam engines, coaches, wagons, buildings and small relics; and a recreation of Brunel's broad gauge railway. It is located in a rural setting based around the original 1930s engine shed. The Great Western Society was offered the use of the site and took it over in 1967.

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the University's chemistry, zoology and mathematics departments.

The Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building.

Churchill village with a population of approximately five hundred residents and is located in West Oxfordshire. There are a number of round barrows and other signs of early occupation nearby. Churchill Old Church was built in the 14th century on the site of earlier churches going back to Saxon times.

The Cotswold Countryside Collection is a rural life museum featuring agricultural implements, agricultural vehicles, blacksmithing, and many other aspects of rural life. Part of the original prison and courthouse have been preserved.

The Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located at Gaydon in Warwickshire. The centre houses a collection of important vehicles, celebrating Britain's motoring heritage. It is affiliated to the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust.

Bloxham Museum showing local history and illustrating village life. There are no steps involved when entering the Museum or indeed inside. The new cases are very easy to see either on foot or from a wheel chair. There is an adjacent carpark and a tarmac surface from there to the Museum. Labels are in fairly large print to assist easy reading.

Swalcliffe tithe barn was built in 1401-1407. It is considered one of the best examples of a mediaeval tithe barn in England and has an almost completely intact medieval timber half-cruck roof.