How many military museums are in this guide?

We currently list 244 military museums across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.

Are these places free to visit?

Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.

Where does the data come from?

Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.

How often is this updated?

A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.

Military museums

Regimental museums, naval collections, special-forces collections — the country's military history at battalion-level detail.

244 places in this category.

Military museums by region

Highlights

Gardens · West Midlands

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral — Garden in Bedfordshire, England, UK.

↗ nationaltrust.org.uk

All military museums

Military museums · West Midlands

1914 To 1918 War Memorial

1914 To 1918 War Memorial — memorial in Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Abbots Langley War Memorial About 40 Metres East North East of Church of St Lawerence

Abbots Langley War Memorial About 40 Metres East North East of Church of St Lawerence — war memorial in Abbots Langley, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Afghan And Zulu War Memorial

Afghan And Zulu War Memorial — war memorial in Larkhill, Wiltshire, UK; moved from Woolwich, London.

Military museums · London

Air Forces Memorial

Air Forces Memorial — memorial in Englefield Green, Surrey, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Anstey War Memorial

Anstey War Memorial — war memorial in Anstey, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Apethorpe War Memorial

Apethorpe War Memorial — war memorial in Apethorpe, East Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Military museums · East Midlands

Armed Forces Memorial

Armed Forces Memorial — United Kingdom national memorial in Staffordshire.

↗ armedforcesmemorialsculpture.org

Military museums · East Midlands

Ashby-de-la-Zouch War Memorial

Ashby-de-la-Zouch War Memorial — war memorial in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Ashford War Memorial And Ornamental Gates To Garden Of Remembrance

Ashford War Memorial And Ornamental Gates To Garden Of Remembrance — memorial in Ashford, Kent, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Ashton Under Lyne War Memorial

Ashton Under Lyne War Memorial — war memorial in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial — war memorial on Hyde Park Corner, London.

Military museums · London

Australian War Memorial, Church Hill

Australian War Memorial, Church Hill — war memorial in Harefield, London, England, UK.

Military museums · Scottish Lowlands

Bardon Mill War Memorial

Bardon Mill War Memorial — war memorial in Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Barrow Park Cenotaph

Barrow Park Cenotaph — war memorial in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne

Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne — WWII memorial in Kent, England.

Military museums · Central Scotland

Belford War Memorial

Belford War Memorial — memorial in Belford, Northumberland, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Benefield War Memorial

Benefield War Memorial — war memorial in Benefield, East Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Benenden War Memorial

Benenden War Memorial — war memorial in Benenden, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard)

Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard) — war memorial in Betchworth, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Bevan's War Memorial In Northfleet Cement Works

Bevan's War Memorial In Northfleet Cement Works — war memorial in Gravesham, Kent, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Bickerstaffe War Memorial

Bickerstaffe War Memorial — war memorial in Bickerstaffe, West Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Biddestone War Memorial

Biddestone War Memorial — war memorial in Biddestone, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Billesdon War Memorial

Billesdon War Memorial — war memorial in Billesdon, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Military museums · Scottish Lowlands

Birtley War Memorial

Birtley War Memorial — war memorial in Birtley, Northumberland, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Blackburn War Memorial

Blackburn War Memorial — war memorial in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Blackmoor War Memorial

Blackmoor War Memorial — war memorial in Blackmoor, Hampshire, England, UK.

Military museums · North Wales

Boer War Memorial

Boer War Memorial — war memorial in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.

Military museums · Yorkshire & the Humber

Boer War Memorial

Boer War Memorial — war memorial in City of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Boer War Memorial In Victoria Park

Boer War Memorial In Victoria Park — war memorial in West Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · East Midlands

Bolsover War Memorial

Bolsover War Memorial — war memorial in Old Bolsover, Bolsover, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Brewood War Memorial, In The Churchyard Of St Mary The Virgin And St Chad's Church

Brewood War Memorial, In The Churchyard Of St Mary The Virgin And St Chad's Church — war memorial in Brewood and Coven, South Staffordshire, England, UK.

Military museums · South West England

Bridgwater War Memorial

Bridgwater War Memorial — war memorial in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Bromley Parish Church Memorial

Bromley Parish Church Memorial — war memorial in London.

Military museums · London

Bromley War Memorial

Bromley War Memorial — war memorial in London.

Military museums · London

Bryant and May War Memorial

Bryant and May War Memorial — war memorial in Bow, London.

Military museums · South West England

Burma War Memorial To The North Of The Market House

Burma War Memorial To The North Of The Market House — war memorial in Taunton Deane, Somerset, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Burton Latimer War Memorial

Burton Latimer War Memorial — war memorial in Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Military museums · East of England

Bury St. Edmunds Boer War Memorial

Bury St. Edmunds Boer War Memorial — war memorial in Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, UK.

Military museums · South West England

Butleigh War Memorial

Butleigh War Memorial — war memorial in Butleigh, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Butlers Marston War Memorial

Butlers Marston War Memorial — war memorial in Butlers Marston, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.

Military museums · London

Canada Memorial

Canada Memorial — war memorial in Green Park, London.

Military museums · East Midlands

Canwick War Memorial

Canwick War Memorial — war memorial in Canwick, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Carnforth War Memorial

Carnforth War Memorial — war memorial in the UK.

Military museums · South East England

Cerne Abbas War Memorial

Cerne Abbas War Memorial — war memorial in Cerne Abbas, West Dorset, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Chadderton War Memorial

Chadderton War Memorial — war memorial in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Chattri

Chattri — war memorial in Brighton and Hove, UK.

Military museums · London

Chelmsford War Memorial

Chelmsford War Memorial — war memorial in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

Military museums · North West England

Church War Memorial

Church War Memorial — war memorial in Church, Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · East Midlands

Churchyard walls, gates and war memorial to south of All Saints Church

Churchyard walls, gates and war memorial to south of All Saints Church — Grade II listed war memorial, walls and gates in Risley, Erewash, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Claughton War Memorial

Claughton War Memorial — war memorial in Claughton, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Clifton War Memorial

Clifton War Memorial — war memorial in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Military museums · East of England

Colchester War Memorial

Colchester War Memorial — war memorial in Colchester, Essex, England.

Military museums · West Midlands

Coleshill War Memorial, Warwickshire

Coleshill War Memorial, Warwickshire — war memorial in Coleshill, North Warwickshire, England, UK.

Military museums · East Midlands

Crich Stand

Crich Stand — Memorial tower in Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Military museums · East Midlands

Cromer War Memorial

Cromer War Memorial — war memorial in Cromer, North Norfolk, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Crompton War Memorial

Crompton War Memorial — war memorial in Shaw and Crompton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Military museums · South West England

Crowcombe War Memorial, 10 Metres South East of Church House

Crowcombe War Memorial, 10 Metres South East of Church House — war memorial in Crowcombe, West Somerset, England, UK.

Military museums · North West England

Darwen War Memorial

Darwen War Memorial — war memorial in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England, UK.

Military museums · West Midlands

Davyhulme Circle War Memorial

Davyhulme Circle War Memorial — clock in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Military museums · South East England

Devizes And Roundway War Memorial With Associated Railings

Devizes And Roundway War Memorial With Associated Railings — memorial in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK.

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Frequently asked questions

How many military museums are in this guide?: We currently list 244 military museums across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?: Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?: Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?: A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.