Museums · South East England
National Collections Centre
In or near Wroughton.
National Collections Centre — science museum in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside · 5.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The National Collections Centre is located in Swindon, postcode SN4 9LT, and is approximately 5.9 km from the nearest railway station, Lakeside. Entry details are not provided, but the venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
National Collections Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1979. Part of Science Museum Group. Wikidata describes it as: "science museum in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5122°, -1.8128°.
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Summary from the official site
The National Collections Centre is part of the Science and Innovation Park, featuring the Hawking Building which houses over 300,000 objects from the Science Museum Group Collection. Visitors can explore a diverse range of items related to science, technology, engineering, and medicine.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Science and Innovation Park is a research and cultural site at Wroughton, near Swindon, England. Part of the Science Museum Group, the 545 acres (221 ha) Park hosts a range of research and development activity, filming and photography projects, storage for culture sector partners and other commercial activity. It is the home of around 80% of the Science Museum Group's collection, largely housed in the Hawking Building.
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Background
History
The Science Museum took ownership of the 545-acre former RAF Wroughton airfield in 1979, to be used as a storage facility for the museum's largest objects. In 2007 the collection of the Science Museum Library and Archives was also relocated to new facilities at the site. The Science Museum Group, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum had previously used Blythe House in London as storage, but had to move out after the government announced its intention to sell the building. The Science Museum Group received £40m from the government to develop and create a high-quality accessible facility for the management of the collection at the site in Wroughton. In 2018, the project to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5122, -1.8128
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- Wroughton
- Postcode
- SN4 9LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Established
- 1979
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside — 5.9 km
- Official site
- www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7433574 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Science and Innovation Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Science Museum entrance.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Collections Centre?
- National Collections Centre is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN4 9LT), in the parish of Wroughton.
- What is National Collections Centre?
- National Collections Centre — science museum in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to National Collections Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SN4 9LT.
- When was National Collections Centre built?
- Built or established in 1979.
- Is National Collections Centre a protected site?
- Yes — National Collections Centre is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to National Collections Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN4 9LT.