Top rated Local history museums in Becontree, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Local history museums in Becontree

Experience the best that Becontree has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 10 places from Local history museum category.

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Hammerwood Park

Historical landmark

1792 Greek Revival mansion open for guided tours, offering afternoon tea plus regular music events.

4.90 (41 reviews) (~48.22 km from centre)

Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

Museum

👍👍 Terrific eclectic museum, run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, tucked away in the backstreets of Walthamstow. Model railway, couple of tube trains, pumping engines, local history, and cafe. Has a great vibe. I've no idea how it's kept going for free. Very much a labour of love.

4.70 (275 reviews) (~10.98 km from centre)

RNLI Chatham Museum

Museum

4.70 (122 reviews) (~33.61 km from centre)

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Museum

Collection of rebuilt, historic, local structures plus working traditional farm and event programme.

4.60 (800 reviews) (~46.67 km from centre)

Guildhall Museum

History museum

This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style.

4.60 (559 reviews) (~32.54 km from centre)

London Canal Museum

History museum

Unique venue tracing history of London's canals, with a Victorian well used to store imported ice.

4.50 (278 reviews) (~17.06 km from centre)

Cobham Mill

Local history museum

👍👍 Very interesting piece of living local history. The volunteers do a brilliant job and are extremely knowledgeable. I heartily recommend a visit to help keep this wonderful bit of heritage alive.

4.50 (58 reviews) (~45.07 km from centre)

Roman Theatre of Verulamium

Historical landmark

Ruins of a Roman theater with a stage constructed circa 140 AD in a serene countryside setting.

4.40 (413 reviews) (~39.41 km from centre)

Southwark Archives

Public library

👍👍 Full disclosure: I work here. But my colleagues are brilliant and friendly and very helpful indeed! Please come visit if you're interested in the stories one of London's most historic boroughs has to tell! Our website has more details on what you can expect and how you can book an appointment.

4.30 (45 reviews) (~16.33 km from centre)

Jack The Ripper Museum

Local history museum

Grisly museum on 6 floors in a Victorian house recounting stories of the 1888 East End murderer.

4.10 (1.8K reviews) (~14.37 km from centre)

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Top rated Local history museums in Becontree, United Kingdom