List of museums on this site

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum

Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding was originally built in the 1450s, reputedly as the home of local wool merchant Richard Aldwyn. It is one of the most complete great British medieval townhouses to have survived.

Bakewell Old House Museum

The Old House Museum is housed in the oldest standing building in Bakewell, dating from 1534. The building is a typical yeoman's house of the 16th century and belonged originally to the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

2007 marks the Golden Jubilee of the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. It commenced operations in July of 1957 at RAF Biggin Hill. 50 years later many of those original aircraft remain on strength with the memorial flight.

Browne's Hospital, Stamford

The Hospital was founded by William Browne, a rich wool merchant of Stamford, and built in 1475 in the reign of Edward IV. With his brother, John, William Browne was largely responsible for enlarging and embellishing the Church of All Saints nearby.

Church Farm Museum

A hidden gem of the East Coast, this rural life museum gives us a glimpse of our agricultural lives before the urbanisation of Britain. In addition to the main farmhouse there is a thatched labourers cottage, traction engine and blacksmiths forge.

Crich Tramway Village

Crich Tramway Village offers pupils the opportunity to learn more about town travel in the early part of the 20th century. We have a one mile long track, and pupils are able to gain first hand experience of travelling by tram.

Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses a wide range of important and attractive collections, covering porcelain, paintings, archaeology, history, local regiments, geology and wildlife

Derby Silk Mill - Museum of Industry and History

The Silk Mill Derby's Museum of Industry and History is on the site of the world's oldest factories the Silk Mill. The displays tell the story of the industrial heritage and achievement of Derby and its people including mining, pottery and foundry work.

D. H. Lawrence Heritage

Whether you want to find out more about the son of a miner, who went on to become the infamous author of "Lady Chatterley's Lover", or simply want to step back in time to domestic days gone by, then a trip to D.H. Lawrence Heritage is for you.

Erewash Museum, Ilkeston

Erewash Museum is our very own local and social history museum located on High Street, Ilkeston. Home for the Museum is a late Georgian house with Victorian extensions.

Foxton Canal Museum

Models, interactive displays, and a wide range of waterway artefacts tell the story of the lift, the Locks, the waterways and the people who lived on the canals.

Gainsborough Old Hall - Medieval Manor House

Gainsborough Old Hall is truly one of the hidden gems of Lincolnshire. Over five hundred years old, it is one of the best preserved timber framed manor houses in the UK and offers a fascinating insight into bygone days of medieval splendour.

Gordon Boswell Romany Museum

The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum has a unique collection of superb, traditional Romany horse-drawn Vardos (caravans), carts and harness.

Grantham Museum

A warm welcome awaits you at one of Lincolnshire's leading local community museums. Discover our unique collection of personal items donated by Grantham's first lady Margaret Thatcher, as well as other objects, such as a full size 'Spitting Image' puppet. The museum interprets the archaeology and history of this market town.

Green's Windmill and Science Centre

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Learning Links

Learning Links in the East Midlands provides funding and support for teachers to work with museums and archives. We are funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Culture Media and Sport.

Kettering Museum & Art Gallery

The museum in the Manor House, reflects the history of Kettering Borough, through collections of social and industrial history, archaeology, geology and natural history. The art gallery houses the works of Sir Alfred East RA, contemporary art, as well as works by local artists.

Leicester City Museums

Leicester City Museums manages six fun and inspirational sites, including New Walk Museum, Abbey Pumping Station and the timber-framed medieval Guildhall. These six museums hold a stunning array of objects, and tell the stories of cultural and natural history, decorative art, technology, and Leicester’s Roman and Victorian heritage.

Lincoln Castle

For 900 years Lincoln Castle has been used as a court and prison. In 1068 William the Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle which dominated Lincoln'skyline until the Cathedral was built. Lincoln Castle is one of two castles in Britain built with two mottes and was the focus for several military battles.

Lincolnshire Archives

The Archive collections date from the 11th century and cover the old county of Lincolnshire from the Humber to the Wash. Records relate to the history and geography of the county, and include; maps, photographs, letters, diaries, deeds and accounts. There is also a large range of historical directories, periodicals, books and pamphlets.

Lutterworth Museum

The museum houses a wide ranging collection of objects, photographs and archives relating to Lutterworth and the local villages surrounding the town. The site also holds a significant collection on leading engineer, Sir Frank Whittle.

Museum of Lincolnshire Life

The Museum of Lincolnshire Life is the largest and most diverse community museum in the county. Just five minutes walk from Lincoln Castle, the museum reflects the culture of the people of Lincolnshire, with collections of social history, agriculture, industry and transport.

Naseby Battlefield

Naseby was that site of the decisive battle of the English Civil War. Discover what influenced the outcome of this pivotal battle, and what might have happened if circumstances had been different.

National Stone Centre

The National Stone Centre is based on a dramatic, 50-acre site near Matlock. Activities are available on site to tie in with National Curriculum requirements in many subject areas, and the guided trail helps school groups to explore the fascinating story of the limestone rocks by looking at fossil evidence.

NCCL Galleries of Justice

This historic site was in use as courts and prisons from the 1780’s to the 1980’s. Today, this authenticity and history have helped to create a unique and atmospheric award winning museum.

Newark Air Museum

Set on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, the museum is the site of a WW2 air base. The collection is particularly strong in post WW2 military craft and has many planes of national significance.

Northampton Museums

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery boasts a world famous boot and shoe collection. The Museums tells the history of Northampton from prehistory to the present day. The art gallery hosts a fine collection of Italian paintings and ceramics. There is also a regular programme of temporary exhibitions.

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Nottingham’s museums and galleries offer a fantastic collection of artefacts, exhibitions and events across a wide range of sites including Newstead Abbey, Green’s Mill Science Centre and the Angel Row Gallery.

Papplewick Pumping Station

This is Britain's finest working Victorian water pumping station. It boasts a range of original features including an ornate engine house and a boiler house complete with six Lancashire boilers.

Pickford's House Museum

Pickford's House Museum displays room settings and formal garden of the Georgian period, about 1800 -1810, as they might have been in Joseph Pickford's time.

The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust

The Trust's West Shed Experience is home to a small collection of historic steam locomotives and railway coaches, brought to life by audio-visual displays. Exhibits include Sir William Stanier’s express passenger steam locomotives – 6233 Duchess of Sutherland and 46203 Princess Margaret Rose, plus a 1920s Royal Saloon and 1912 railway testing vehicle - the no.1 dynamometer car.

Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum

The museum is a small working museum, established by the efforts of the local community in 1971. The site has been restored to show the living and working conditions of the framework knitters who occupied it throughout the nineteenth century.

Rutland County Museum

The Museum is housed in the fine eighteenth century Riding School of the Fencible Cavalry raised to combat Napoleon's threatened invasion. The new Welcome to Rutland gallery traces the county's history from the fossil record to present-day.

Stamford Museum

Escaping the ravages of the Industrial Revolution and the 20th century, Stamford was declared England's first Conservation Area in 1967. The museum's upper gallery contains dispays on its history and development, from its Saxon orgins through to its more recent industrial past.

Strutt's North Mill, Belper

Located in the centre of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Strutt’s North Mill interprets the development of textiles from cottage industry to factory system. These changes are demonstrated through the display of original machinery in the mill.

Swannington Heritage Trust

Swannington is located in the north west of Leicestershire and formed part of the region's industrial landscape during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. The Heritage Trust provides access to the historic facilities in the village and its neighbourhood, and conserves a number of important heritage sites including Swannington incline, Hough windmill and a woodland nature reserve.

The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

LCC Culture and Adult Education Situated in the heart of historic Lincoln, The Collection was named East Midlands Tourism Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, has won a prestigious architecture awarde and was a finalist for the national Museum of the Year 2006.

The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum

Located in the splendid setting of Belvoir Castle, this fascinating museum tells the story of the regiment from its origins in the 18th Century to the present day. The collections trace the history of the cavalry regiments that have amalgamated to form The Queen's Royal Lancers.

Toys of Yesteryear

Visitors can step back in time and relive some special childhood memories. In addition to thousands of old toys, we have a large model railway, reproductions of a 1950's toyshop and corner shop. Also on display is a rare steiff display and a full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Wellingborough Museum

The museum presents the history of the town with displays of historical artefacts and photographs. Constantly changing exhibitions reflect the past and its effect on the social and economic life of our area.

Wollaston Museum

The Main Hall, Beacon Hill and the Village Cottage form the three main sites of the museum. Exhibits include artefacts relating to lace making, farming and the shoe trade, and pupils can also visit the site of a medieval castle.

Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum

Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum is located within the former home of the Wield Family, in a bungalow near to the Spa Baths and Kinema. It houses the extensive photographic archive of Johnny Wield which provides a rich insight into local life during the early part of the twentieth century.