Top rated Local history museums in United Kingdom

Experience the best that United Kingdom 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 114 places from Local history museum category.

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Jet Age Museum
Museum
Vintage planes & aviation artifacts, plus guided cockpit tours of jet fighters & an airliner.
4.90 (239 reviews)
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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)
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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)
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Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre
Local history museum
👍 I had no idea this museum existed , we were driving by when the Electric Lightning caught my eye , it’s a fiver to get in whilst some people could think of it has small , their is a lot of local history to get through the volunteers go the extra mile to be super helpful also , if your passing & you...
4.80 (267 reviews)
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Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
Museum
👍👍 For £3 the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum is a must visit place especially if you have children. This place is the only steam powered weaving mill left in the world and is so interesting for young and old alike, I believe the mill is in threat of closure, so, please do not allow this place to clos...
4.80 (186 reviews)
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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)
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The Museum of Carpet
Museum
Museum with history exhibits on the town's carpet industry, plus workshops, events & a gift shop.
4.80 (41 reviews)
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Granary Crafts
Local history museum
👍 Only open the first two weekends of the month and only in summer, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.30-4pm. which I wish I had known before I drove all the way over there after being told it was open online. Shame as we were looking forward to our visit after hearing so much about it
4.80 (36 reviews)
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Black Country Living Museum
Open air museum
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine & shops.
4.70 (11.3K reviews)
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Ulster Folk Museum
Open air museum
19th-century buildings, with recreators in period dress, plus festivals, courses and workshops.
4.70 (2K reviews)
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Avro Heritage Museum
Heritage museum
👍👍 A superb little museum packed with loads of interest. I did the Lancaster and Vulcan cockpit tours, as well as the VR Lancaster bombing run. Clean and tidy, well laid out and exceptionally helpful staff and volunteers... well worth a visit!
4.70 (883 reviews)
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The Count House, Botallack Mine
Historical landmark
👍👍 A very nice area with some easy working. The little cafe has some lovely cakes and a good price as well!
$$ $$
4.70 (675 reviews)
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Stanford Hall
Wedding venue
👍👍 Visited The Lord Taverners Vintage motorcycle show on Sunday 24th July. A great variety of motorbikes from the early 1900's up to current models. Great main ring action of mini trials course and afternoon parades of a lot of the bikes present. Vast Auto Jumble of bike bits. Well organised and a tr...
4.70 (545 reviews)
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Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Heritage museum
👍👍 19/5/23. Thank you very much for a very interesting and informative visit. We apologise for holding you all back. Dave was very helpful and knowledgeable. The exhibits are amazing. It was definitely worth the entrance fee. Mostly flat area, Disabled friendly. My wife and I would highly recommend a v...
4.70 (525 reviews)
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St Mary's Guildhall
Tourist attraction
Historic guildhall & event venue featuring monumental art & architecture from the medieval era.
4.70 (384 reviews)
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Bishops' House
Museum
Educational museum in a half-timbered house with rooms depicting Elizabethan and Jacobean styles.
4.70 (279 reviews)
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Sheringham Museum
Local history museum
👍👍 A superb museum, beautifully laid out with lots of interesting exhibits from, old shop windows, local artists work, wind farm information, fishing industry, lifeboats and much more. Will definitely be back for another visit. Amazing what they have packed in to such a small space.
4.70 (273 reviews)
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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 (271 reviews)
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Red House Museum and Gardens
Museum
18th-century workhouse featuring art exhibitions & cultural events, plus a cafe, a shop & gardens.
4.70 (228 reviews)
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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Local history museum
👍👍 We had a lovely afternoon here with an interactive exhibition on both cotton and wool. There is a rich and deep history recorded here and it is fascinating for locals as well as textile enthusiasts. The tour is fab, the machines still work and the staff as super knowledgable and friendly. I'll defi...
4.70 (226 reviews)
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