Museums · London
Britain's most unusual museums
Lawnmowers, fans, witches and pencils.
Britain has dozens of specialist museums that defy easy categorisation: the British Lawnmower Museum (Southport), the Fan Museum (Greenwich), the Museum of Witchcraft (Boscastle), the Pencil Museum (Keswick), the Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum, and the British Pencil Museum. Together they form a quirky alternative to the big-hitter national museums.
Places in this guide
★ Iconic📷 10Museums · London
Sir John Soane's Museum
The architect's own preserved house — Hogarth, the Sarcophagus of Seti I, kept since 1833.
★ Iconic📷 10Museums · London
The Royal Mews
Buckingham Palace's working royal stables — home of the Gold State Coach (1762).
📷 3Museums · Scottish Highlands
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle — estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Flagship📷 3Museums · North West England
People's History Museum
Manchester's national museum of democracy — political banners, suffragette and Chartist heritage.
📷 10Museums · London
Kenwood House
Kenwood House — art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London.
📷 3Museums · Scottish Highlands
Highland Folk Museum
Highland Folk Museum — open-air museum in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 10Museums · London
Young V&A
V&A's children's museum in Bethnal Green — reopened 2023, free entry.
Flagship📷 10Museums · London
Museum of London
London's history from prehistory to present — relocating to Smithfield in 2026.
📷 5Museums · East Midlands
Carnfield Hall
Carnfield Hall is a privately owned country house located at South Normanton, near Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate includes around ninety acres of par
📷 5Museums · East Midlands
Heage
Heage is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is situated midway between Belper and Ripley. The villag
📷 5Museums · East Midlands
Gosberton
Gosberton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west of Boston, 6 miles (10 km) north of Spalding and 9 miles (14
📷 5Museums · East of England
Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum
The Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum, located in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, is a registered charity run by members of the Burnham History Society, aiming to reflect the history and development of