Museums · South East England
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
In or near Winchester.
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum — regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, 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
- Winchester · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1989. Wikidata describes it as: "regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.0640°, -1.3200°.
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Official information
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum showcases the history and traditions of the rifle regiments in the British Army. Visitors can explore a detailed diorama of the Battle of Waterloo and engage with various historical artifacts, including uniforms and weapons.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Rifleman's Museum (formerly the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum) is situated at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester, England. The museum is one of several regimental museums that form part of Winchester's Military Museums.
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Background
History
The museum brings together the collections of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (which had been at Cowley Barracks); renamed 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) from 7 November 1958, the King's Royal Rifle Corps (which had been at Peninsula Barracks) and the Rifle Brigade (which had also been at Peninsula Barracks). These regiments went on to form the Green Jackets Brigade in 1958 and the Royal Green Jackets Regiment in 1966. It was opened by the Queen, the regiment's former Colonel in Chief, in December 1989.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0640, -1.3200
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Winchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO23 8BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Established
- 1989
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Monday – Saturday 10am–4pm; last entry 3.30pm
- Official site
- rgjmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7374235 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Rifleman's Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: RGJM - museum front.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum?
- Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO23 8BH), in the parish of Winchester, unparished area.
- What is Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum?
- Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum — regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO23 8BH.
- When was Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO23 8BH.