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• Faversham Museum Information about Faversham Museum, housed in the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre.
  
• Tom Brown's School Museum A source of information about the history of Uffington and the Vale of White Horse.
  
• The Bod of Gremista Eighteenth century Shetland booth nearby fish drying beach. Birthplace of Arthur Anderson co-founder of what is now P & O Ferries.
  
• Cranbrook Museum Former rectory farmhouse is setting for heritage museum devoted to social history in Kent.
  
• Green's Mill Early 18th century mill in Nottinghamshire. Information on other museums and heritage sites in city of Nottingham.
  
• Heritage Museum Museum of the Ulverston Heritage Centre exhibits Cumbrian history from the Neolithic to the Post-War period.
  
• Ulster American Folk Park An outdoor museum which tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Located in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
  
• Hampshire Museums City Council network of 18 museums and historic sites across the southern county. Comprehensive listings and searchable database.
  
• Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre Set in Faversham, the Centre traces 1,000 years of life, industry and architecture in the 'Medieval Gem of Kent.'
  
• The Regency Town House Heritage Centre Focused on the history of the Brighton area between the 1780s and 1850s and British society during this period.
  
• St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery Offers colourful, interactive, displays on Lymington (New Forest) history and culture. Two art galleries provide changing, high quality, exhibitions.
  
• Gosport Museum Cultural heritage in Hampshire, with virtual tour of the museum.
  
• Wheal Martyn China Clay Discovery Centre 26 acres of Cornwall's china clay industry at Wheal Martyn in St Austell.
  
• Cadbury World Dedicated to the history of chocolate and the Cadbury family of Birmingham.
  
• The Ironbridge Gorge Museums Located in Shropshire, the site of the birth of the Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge Gorge has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  
• Lichfield Heritage Centre Exhibits include a civil war audio-visual presentation, when Lichfield was almost destroyed. Located in Staffordshire.
  
• Vale and Downland Museum Cultural heritage of Wantage, Oxfordshire.
  
• Mountfitchet Castle Built during the Iron Age, Mountfitchet Castle is known as "the castle time forgot" and is now a national historic monument in Essex. Guided tours include The Prison, The Stores and The Viking Raiders.
  
• Ballymoney Museum An account of the 1798 United Irish Rebellion and the events in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim.
  
• Strangers' Hall Museum One of the oldest buildings in Norwich, this museum exhibits the social history of Britain through collections representing domestic life, costumes and textiles, dolls and toys, and children's books.
  
• Lowewood Museum Borough of Broxbourne Museum, covering Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon.
  
• Surrey Museums A site for those visiting or working for museums in Surrey. Includes a listing of museums, with links to their sites, the findings of a recent Access Audit and Training Audit, plus links and reference materials.
  
• Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Showcasing the medieval Cathederal town of Salisbury and ancient wonders of Stone Henge.
  
• Macclesfield Museums Fully restored Paradise Mill and Silk Museum, offering a unique history of the Cheshire town and an insight into the production of this glamorous fabric.
  
• Buckinghamshire County Museum Restored buildings showcase the heritage alongside a changing programme of exhibitions in the Buckinghamshire Art Gallery and the interactive fun of the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery.
  
• Dingles Steam Village Collection of industrial steam engines, vintage machinery and early fairground ephemera. Includes guide to local West Devon attractions.
  
• Ultra Designs From Roman to Victorian Britain and beyond, unique historical colouring book souvenirs make education fun. Based in Gloucester.
  
• South Somerset Museums District Council site with heritage listings.
  
• St Albans Museums Details of museums in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Contains information on the Roman Verulamium museum, 3rd largest city in Roman Britain and Museum of St Albans.
  
• Grantown Museum and Heritage Trust Community based museum in Grantown-on-Spey presenting the heritage and culture of the region from 1765 to the present.
  
• Shropshire County Museum Service Service offers advice to developing attractions and local initiatives in the museum community. Operate from three sites: Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, Ludlow Museum and Much Wenlock Museum.
  
• Dover Museum Local history museum situated in famous port, county Kent. Collections include sections on Cross Channel Swimming, and the Dover Bronze Age Boat at Dover Museum.
  
• St Barbe Museum Colourful and interactive displays on the history and culture of Lymington and the New Forest area.
  
• The Bill Douglas Centre A comprehensive resource for the historical study of cinema and popular culture at the University of Exeter. Presenting 60,000 items available for academic research.
  
• Yorkshire and Humberside Museums Council An on-line guide to museums and galleries in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Links and advice for museum professionals.
  
• University Museum of Natural History Featuring entomology, geology, mineralogy and zoology collections. Oxford dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles.
  
• Bristol Museums Includes The City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Industrial Museum and historic sites The Georgian House, Blaise Castle House and The Red Lodge.
  
• Lion Salt Works Restored 19th century salt works captures Cheshire's industrial heritage.
  
• Seaford Martello Tower Eighteenth century stronghold built to repel French troops during the Napoleonic Wars has been restored to its original condition.
  
• Mill Green Eighteenth century water mill restored to working condition, with museum which exhibits items of local history.
  
• Sheffield Museums Listings for The Bishop's House Museum, Kelham Island Industrial Museum, City Museum and Abbeydale Hamlet, an 18th century steel and scythe works.
  
• Bath Postal Museum Visitor and membership information, postal history timeline, exhibit guide, school activities overview, and shop. Bath, England.
  
• Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England.
  
• Shardlow Heritage Centre Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port. Located in Derbyshire.
  
• Haxted Watermill Museum A working watermill and museum of mill machinery with emphasis on the history, development and uses of water power. Lists wind and watermills across Sussex and Surrey.
  
• Croft House Museum A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill.
  
• The Wandle Industrial Museum The secrets of the powerful River Wandle, and its industrial past.
  
• Swaledale Folk Museum Interprets the cultural history of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale through their farming and lead mining tools, their pastimes and the impact of the lead mines upon their lives.
  
• Virtual Museum of the Iron Lung History of the life-saving technology.
  
• Whitstable Museum Maritime museum and art gallery reflecting the traditions of a harbour town in Kent. Featuring exhibits on wildlife, diving and shipping.
  
• Anchor Press Museum Project Preserving the history of the Anchor Press, Tiptree, founded in 1900, with the ambition of establishing a working printing Museum.
  
• The Mary Rose A favourite of King Henry VIII, the Mary Rose sank in 1545. The 16th century warship was in recovered in 1982. Includes schools home page.
  
• The Galleries Of Justice Two and one-half centuries of crime and punishment, justice and jurisprudence at this museum in Nottingham.
  
• Roman Baths Museum Discover early Roman Britain life with detailed information on Roman Britain, the Thermal Springs and an online Virtual Tour. In the city of Bath, Somerset.
  
• Kent Museums Listing of heritage museums in Folkestone, Ramsgate and Sevenoaks. Contains links to other local museums in Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Dover, Maidstone, Swale, Dartford, Ashford, Shepway, Thanet and Medway Towns.
  
• Abingdon Museum Friends Dedicated to promoting public awareness and enjoyment of Abingdon Museum, located in the historic County Hall building in Oxfordshire.
  
• Ilford Hospital Chapel The Friends of The Hospital Chapel Ilford Essex are dedicated to preserving this historic 12th century hospice for future generations.
  
• Godalming Museum World's largest Titanic memorial dedicated to chief telegraph operator John George Phillips aboard the ship the night she sank.
  
• Leicester City Museums Guide to heritage sites including the Jewry Wall Museum, dedicated to local Roman ruins and the Abbey Pumping Station, a historic sewage treatment plant with famous talking toilet.
  
• Chertsey Museum Museum for the borough of Runnymede documenting and illustrating life there from prehistory to the present.
  
• Axe Valley Heritage Museum Historical Roman site at Seaton with a wide collection of historical photographs of Seaton, Beer, Axmouth and Colyton.
  
• Tiverton Museum Houses one of the largest social history collections in Southwest England. Located in county Devon.
  
• Meadow Colliery Historically preserved area in the former coal mining town of Madely.
  
• Museum of Kent Life Open air museum with over 100 years of history.
  
• Bede's World The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow. Looks at the life and times of the Venerable Bede (AD 673-735,) one of the greatest scholars of the Early Middle Ages.
  
• North Somerset Museum Service Based in Weston-super-Mare. Providing a range of heritage services including Time Machine Museum and Heritage Gallery.