Military Museums
We look at some of the best military museums around.
Militaria Museums
The Battlefield of Evesham
Look on most pages in a motoring road atlas of Great Britain or, indeed, many Ordnance Survey maps of the country, and you will as likely as not see a symbol of crossed swords. This indicates the site of a battle and the numbers next to the symbol give the year of the event. The ...
8 Aug 2024
Militaria Museums
Donyatt Halt and the Taunton Stop Line
Tiny villages still dot the English landscape today, where it seems time has stood still, and the world has passed them by. One such is Donyatt in Somerset, nea...
2 Aug 2024
Militaria Museums
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
Just as with other armies, the regiments of the British army have their battle honours that serve as historical references recording those battles where they ha...
21 Jun 2024
Militaria Museums
Mont Orgueil Castle – Place of interest.
Whether an island is of strategic importance depends on its location, and the decision will affect the number of defensive measures built to secure it against a...
7 Jun 2024
Militaria Museums
Place of Interest – Elizabeth Castle
The Channel Island of Jersey has a long and rich history stretching back over many centuries and although small, 46 square miles, it has been fought over many t...
7 May 2024
Militaria Museums
Sanctuary Wood Museum
For as long as any battlefield tour guide to the Ypres Salient can remember, there has always been a museum at the location known as Sanctuary Wood. Also known ...
19 Mar 2024
Militaria Museums
Place of interest – Totnes Castle
The Devon market town of Totnes is today a centre for shopping and a place to sit and enjoy a morning coffee. Over 1,000 years ago things were completely differ...
6 Feb 2024
Militaria Museums
The Abri Musée in Albert
Today, the very mention of the Battle of the Somme, more than 100 years after it was fought, still has the ability to make military enthusiasts and historians c...
8 Jan 2024
Militaria Museums
The Cornwall at War Museum
The county of Cornwall has a long and rich military heritage that stretches back across the centuries and continues to this day. Projecting out into the North A...
7 Dec 2023
Militaria Museums
Okehampton Castle
Britain has hundreds of castles spread out across the country, ranging from the small Lydford Castle tucked away in Devon, to the mighty castle that dominates t...
10 Nov 2023
Militaria Museums
Launceston Castle
Lying just north of the A30 trunk road, the Cornish town of Launceston can trace its origins back to the end of the 10th century AD. It remained a quiet, farmin...
6 Oct 2023
Militaria Museums
The Radar Site at Worth Matravers
The fundamental principles which would lead to the development of the system we know today as radar, were proven as early as 1885 by the German scientist, Heinr...
17 Sep 2023
Militaria Museums
Castillo de San Miguel
The history of Spain spans thousands of years, during which time, the country experienced many cultural changes, ranging from the Roman Empire to the Moors from...
19 Jun 2023