Hidden gems - History museums in Solihull, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated June, 2024)

Hidden gems: History museums in Solihull

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Solihull. This list contains 43 places from History museum category.

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Grant WW2 Museum

History museum

👍👍 EXCELLENT!! We booked ahead and visited whilst on holiday from North Wales with our 7 year old, a friendly family man who is an expert at WW2 knowledge with an incredible room FULL of breathtaking equipment, clothes, old weapons and countless other historic items. Truly learnt a great deal through...

5.00 (35 reviews) (~25.63 km from centre)

Paul Kirner's Music Palace

History museum

👍👍 A great venue, friendly volunteers and magnificent Theatre Organs. I can highly recommend.

5.00 (6 reviews) (~141.94 km from centre)

Bath Walking Tours

Tour agency

👍👍 Fantastic walking tour! Fred was my tour guide, and he is a consummate professional. Punctual, funny, knowledgeable, you can tell he absolutely knows everything about, and loves everything about, this fantastic city. I didn't want this tour to end, it was that good.

4.90 (133 reviews) (~121.34 km from centre)

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery Heritage Centre - First Saturday Of Month (not restricted buildings)

History museum

👍👍 The guys are really friendly and knowledgeable sharing there own experiences with you. The site is fascinating and fully of history not only about the site but mining In itself. This site is a real gem and it is important to ensure that it is preserved for future generations to learn about the impor...

4.90 (92 reviews) (~78.66 km from centre)

The WW1 Remembrance Centre

History museum

👍👍 Amazing experience for anyone wanting to learn more about WWI. Built in the casemates of a Victorian eta fort, we were shown around by two passionate enthusiasts who have amassed a huge collection of memorabilia, and who exhibited an encyclopedic knowledge of everything in there. It takes some findi...

4.90 (57 reviews) (~182.68 km from centre)

389th Memorial Exhibition

War museum

👍👍 Had the privilege to take my Dad to the base his Dad (my Grandaddy) was stationed at during WWII. It is surreal to think we were walking in and around the same places he did during the war! We had excellent tour guides that opened the exhibit to us on an off day and stayed to talk story with us. The...

4.90 (28 reviews) (~201.54 km from centre)

Sandwich Medieval Centre

History museum

4.90 (20 reviews) (~248.88 km from centre)

Nuthampstead Airfield Museum

History museum

👍👍 Absolutely fantastic museum. The volunteers are so helpful and knowledgeable. The exhibits are well laid out. Plus free tea and coffee available and a good selection of gifts. I have visited many aircraft museums this one is up there as one of the best!

4.90 (14 reviews) (~133.38 km from centre)

The Gainsborough Heritage Centre

Heritage museum

👍 A nice little place full of history and news about Gainsborough, especially the old Marshalls tractor factory and Roses packaging company. These two displays take up most of the ground floor and if you were to read and study all the information on display about them you'd need an hour or two. Upstai...

4.80 (66 reviews) (~128.92 km from centre)

Pleasley Pit Coal Mining Museum

Museum

👍👍 This is well worth a visit. Very informative about our mining history. The staff great and its all dog friendly and all they ask for is a small donation because its run by volunteers.

4.80 (51 reviews) (~91.74 km from centre)

The Merchant's House

History museum

👍👍 This tour is extremely detailed and well worth the fee. It took about 1.5 hrs but really that depends on questions and discussion. The painted details are amazing. Enjoy the gardens at the end as well.

4.80 (47 reviews) (~110.21 km from centre)

Merton Priory Chapter House

History museum

👍👍 We enjoyed and learnt a lot from last Saturday's Study Day.

4.80 (20 reviews) (~155.82 km from centre)

Bradford on Avon Museum

History museum

👍👍 Paid a visit to the museum which is set on the bank of the river Avon that runs through the town,it is situated above the library in Bridge Street overlooking the short stay car park.even though it is only a small place it has a lot on display,dating back to Roman times with a lot of artefacts on sh...

4.80 (19 reviews) (~122.82 km from centre)

Victorian Prison

History museum

👍 Don't miss the chapel. It's the weirdest setup ever allowing the audience to only see the chaplain but not each other, while the chaplain can see everybody. Worth visiting.

4.80 (11 reviews) (~123.58 km from centre)

RNLI Poole Old Lifeboat Museum

Museum

👍👍 What would we do without them! A very informative little museum that tells such a story of bravery and human compassion, please if you visit don't forget to leave a donation just a swipe of a credit card leaves just £3 we all need to contribute. A little piece of maritime history...... 👍 A must vis...

4.70 (147 reviews) (~189.56 km from centre)

Quaker Tapestry Museum

Heritage museum

👍👍 The tapestry is amazing; to be able to see it so up close was great. The museum itself has lots of information on Quakers and how they have contributed to society over the years with effects still felt, as well as a video demo on how the tapestry panels were seen. I couldn't resist buying a kit to h...

4.70 (122 reviews) (~222.55 km from centre)

RNLI Chatham Museum

Museum

4.70 (122 reviews) (~194.31 km from centre)

Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum

Museum

Small museum open seasonally with displays & information on local aviation history & a gift shop.

4.70 (96 reviews) (~209.31 km from centre)

Amgueddfa Forwrol Llŷn Maritime Museum

Museum

👍👍 Amazing hidden gem with a great selection of exhibits and interactive screens. Plenty of information and artefacts to look at. Staff are kind and friendly with great knowledge of the local area and beyond. Lovely to see the old building given a new lease of life, with a well stocked shop and a cafe...

4.70 (96 reviews) (~193.75 km from centre)

Harwich Museum

Museum

👍👍 Cheap entrance, £3.50 per adult n kids go free........ Very interesting & informative..... Loved all the hi de hi exhibits.. Find childhood memories

4.70 (82 reviews) (~215.42 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: History museums in Solihull, United Kingdom