Top rated War museums in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated War museums in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull

Experience the best that Metropolitan Borough of Solihull 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 41 places from War museum category.

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IWM Duxford

War museum

WWI airfield displaying hundreds of military and civilian vehicles, plus exhibits on warfare.

4.80 (15.9K reviews) (~135.29 km from centre)

Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre

War museum

👍👍 Excellent guides really knowledgeable and very approachable and friendly. A well organised event with good car parking. Our lovely lady guide even took photographs for us in areas we could not enter. Would recommend it to anyone who is interested in WW2 aircraft. There is a small museum as well whi...

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~134.13 km from centre)

Land Warfare Hall

War museum

👍👍 A huge number of tanks, guns, and collectable land based items. Very interesting D-day display. They are changing it up at the moment too!

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~134.6 km from centre)

D-Day Centre & WW2 Museum - Portland, Dorset

War museum

👍👍 What an amazing museum, absolutely fantastic. Extremely informative with guides willing to answer any questions you may have. Stunning displays of military equipment most of which you can sit in, guns and weapons you can hold. The tank, the spitfire, the hospital truck, all the vehicles, truly amazi...

4.80 (745 reviews) (~207.37 km from centre)

Armourgeddon Military Museum

Army museum

👍👍 We bought our youngest son a tank driving experience at Armourgeddon for his birthday. The experience consisted of three drives a tank (actually an armoured personnel carrier) an army truck and an airport fire engine. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we paid extra to accompany him as passeng...

4.80 (614 reviews) (~50.36 km from centre)

The Last Post Memorial Bar and The Don War Memorial museum & Hub

Bar

👍👍 Wow! Where do I start, from the warm welcome we receive on arrival to the time we left. The bar is a wonderful memorial to those who have passed. From floor to ceiling it is covered in memorabilia from WW11, there is over 7000 poppies and Rememberance crosses. This is one place you should visit a...

$ $$$

4.80 (465 reviews) (~243.13 km from centre)

Combined Military Services Museum

War museum

Army museum displaying artifacts from medieval times to the present, including arms & spy gadgets.

4.80 (458 reviews) (~184.18 km from centre)

Spitfire Visitor Centre

War museum

👍👍 Amazing place to go and spend some time. The volunteers are all incredible, they really know their stuff and are really friendly and genuinely love their roles. We spent a good 3.5 hours here and still didn't get to see everything (or even visit the Naafi which we are gutted about, looked like good...

4.80 (347 reviews) (~175.46 km from centre)

The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum

Museum

Memorabilia, housed in an original control tower, about American airmen who came to Norfolk in WWII.

4.80 (292 reviews) (~203.9 km from centre)

Parham Airfield Museum

War museum

Museum of allied airmen and British resistance memorabilia in an original wartime control tower.

4.80 (250 reviews) (~218.41 km from centre)

Bottisham Airfield Museum

War museum

👍👍 The transformation is incredible since my last visit and the attention to detail is inspiring. Clearly love has been put into the work of restoration. This is a brilliant museum and unique P51 history, has a delightful gift shop. £5 entrance fee. The coffee shop is sublime. A great day out, an...

4.80 (167 reviews) (~141.15 km from centre)

Torquay Military Museum

War museum

👍👍 This is a great place to visit, they have now started a quiz whilst going round to make sure your child actually pays attention to the signs on the wall. It's also a little sad that it shows how some people can be so selfish they can easily sacrifice anyone and everyone for their beliefs. A small...

4.80 (108 reviews) (~245.67 km from centre)

The Red Feather Club 95th Bomb Group Museum

War museum

👍👍 This place is multifunctional! If you want a super neat "what was WW2 like for the 95th bombardment group?" experience, there's no better way. Lots of actual artifacts from WW2, from flight-worn bomber jackets and goggles used in actual combat missions to giant .50 cal guns to dioramas, maps, Nissen...

4.80 (79 reviews) (~204.27 km from centre)

Old Forge Wartime House

War museum

Attraction recreating WWII-era homefront scenes with costumed performers & period interiors.

4.80 (62 reviews) (~209.53 km from centre)

Imperial War Museum

Museum

Recreations of WWI trenches and the Blitz, many tanks and planes and revolving military exhibitions.

4.70 (27.5K reviews) (~152.23 km from centre)

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Maritime museum

Historic area with iconic attractions like Nelson's HMS Victory, HMS Warrior & the Mary Rose Museum.

4.70 (14.5K reviews) (~182.79 km from centre)

Royal Armouries Museum

National museum

Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry.

4.70 (12.1K reviews) (~156.98 km from centre)

Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson

National museum

Restored Victorian fortress housing a big gun collection and displays tracing artillery development.

4.70 (3.4K reviews) (~175.78 km from centre)

Poppylands 1940s Tearoom

Tea house

👍👍 Quirky and popular World War Two 1940s themed cafe, close to Horsey Windmill and the famous seals beaches at Horsey Gap. Extensive menu of nicely cooked food; the usual breakfast, lunch and sandwiches favourites. Cheerful service. Good parking. Souvenir and gift shop on site.

$$ $$

4.70 (2K reviews) (~235.77 km from centre)

Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum

War museum

Aviation museum housing historic planes from the Second World War, plus memorabilia & a cafe.

4.70 (1.9K reviews) (~244.66 km from centre)

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Top rated War museums in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, United Kingdom