Museums · East of England
Norfolk Tank Museum
In or near Aslacton.
Norfolk Tank Museum — military museum in Norfolk, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Spooner Row · 8.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Norfolk Tank Museum, the nearest railway station is Spooner Row, located 8.8 km away. The postcode for the museum is NR16 1HZ, which you can use for sat-nav directions. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
About
Norfolk Tank Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: NR16 1HZ. Wikidata describes it as: "military museum in Norfolk, England". Coordinates: 52.4945°, 1.1972°.
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Official information
The Norfolk Tank Museum is an independent military museum showcasing a collection of tanks, weapons, and militaria primarily from the 20th Century and the Cold War. Visitors can explore various armoured vehicles, artillery, and small arms, many of which are operational or being restored. The museum offers hands-on experiences and educational opportunities related to military history.
From the Wikipedia article
The Norfolk Tank Museum (previously Turrets and Tracks) is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles in Norfolk, East England. It is located just outside the village of Forncett St. Peter and 10 miles (16 km) south of the City of Norwich. The collection is made up of mostly British vehicles from the Cold War. The Museum contains around 30 military vehicles as well as a large collection of small arms. It includes the prototype Centurion AVRE 165, the only remaining Crossley-Kégresse 20-30 cwt half-track and a replica British First World War Mark IV that was built for The TV show Guy Martin's WWI Tank.
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Background
History
The Norfolk Tank Museum was founded in 2011 from the private military vehicle collection previously known as Turrets and Tracks by the current chairman, Stephen MacHaye who had been collecting military equipment since childhood. When the museum was founded, many of the vehicles and firearms were from the MacHaye collection that was started in the early 1980s, with the purchase of an Alvis Saladin in 1995 that started the collection of many military vehicles. The Saladin is still on display. In 2017 the Norfolk Tank Museum was approached by Channel 4 with the idea of building a replica Mark IV Female for the TV show Guy Martin's WWI Tank. The hull and many other larger components were…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4945, 1.1972
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- South Norfolk
- Parish
- Forncett
- Postcode
- NR16 1HZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Norfolk
- Established
- 2011
- Nearest railway station
- Spooner Row — 8.8 km
- Opening
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Official site
- norfolktankmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q109248923 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Norfolk Tank Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norfolk Tank Museum?
- Norfolk Tank Museum is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR16 1HZ), in the parish of Forncett.
- What is Norfolk Tank Museum?
- Norfolk Tank Museum — military museum in Norfolk, England.
- How do I get to Norfolk Tank Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Spooner Row, about 8.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NR16 1HZ.
- When was Norfolk Tank Museum built?
- Built or established in 2011.
- How do I get to Norfolk Tank Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR16 1HZ. It sits within the South Norfolk parliamentary constituency.