List of museums in Hampshire

This list of museums in Hampshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Aldershot Military MuseumAldershotRushmoorMilitaryHistory of the British Army in Aldershot
Allen GalleryAltonEast HampshireArtwebsite, ceramics collection of English, continental and oriental pottery, porcelain and tiles
Andover MuseumAndoverTest ValleyLocalwebsite, local history, natural history, archaeology, art exhibits, culture, industry
Army Physical Training Corps MuseumAldershotRushmoorMilitarywebsite, photos, militaria and gymnastic equipment used by the Army Physical Training Corps for physically training in the British Army
ArtSwaySwayNew ForestArtwebsite, contemporary visual art centre
Aspex GalleryPortsmouthPortsmouthArtContemporary art gallery, located in Gunwharf Quays
Bargate Monument GallerySouthamptonSouthamptonArtwebsite, contemporary art gallery
Basing HouseOld BasingBasingstoke and DeaneHistoric houseRemains of a Tudor palace, museum displays about the archaeology of Basing House, Tudor and Elizabethan life at Basing, the Civil War and the downfall of Basing
BeaulieuBeaulieuNew ForestMultipleIncludes admission to Beaulieu Abbey, Beaulieu Palace House, National Motor Museum, World of Top Gear, James Bond Experience, Secret Army Exhibition, gardens
Beaulieu AbbeyBeaulieuNew ForestReligiousRemains and artifacts from the 13th century Cisterian abbey
Beaulieu Palace HouseBeaulieuNew ForestHistoric houseFormer 13th century Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey with Victorian additions, gardens
Breamore HouseBreamoreNew ForestMultipleElizabethan manor house known for paintings and furniture, Breamore Countryside Museum with open air shops and homes, steam powered farm machinery
Buckler's HardBucklers HardNew ForestOpen air18th century Georgian village, includes a maritime museum, historic cottage displays, shipbuilding history, Admiral Horatio Nelson artifacts, World War II efforts
Bursledon Brickworks MuseumSwanwickFarehamIndustryVictorian brickworks with steam engine, and working machinery.
Bursledon WindmillBursledonEastleighMillEarly 19th century windmill
Butser Ancient FarmPetersfieldEast HampshireAgricultureWorking replica of an Iron Age farmstead including simulated pre-Roman roundhouses and a Roman villa
Charles Dickens' Birthplace MuseumPortsmouthPortsmouthHistoric house1809 period house where author Charles Dickens was born
Chawton HouseChawtonEast HampshireHistoric houseRestored Elizabethan manor house and garden, home of author Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight, houses the Chawton House Library and Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600–1830
Cumberland House Natural History MuseumSouthseaPortsmouthNatural historywebsite, also known as Portsmouth Natural History Museum, wildlife found in the local riverbank, marshes, woods and urban areas, geology displays, seasonal butterfly house
Curtis MuseumAltonEast HampshireLocalLocal history, prehistoric tools, Roman and Saxon history and artifacts, toys, culture
The D-Day StorySouthseaPortsmouthMilitaryHistory of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings, features the Overlord Embroidery
Eastleigh MuseumEastleighEastleighLocalwebsite, local history, culture, recreated 1930s house, railroads
Eastney Beam Engine HousePortsmouthPortsmouthTechnologyVictorian sewage pumping house with two 150 hp James Watt & Co. beam engines
Eling Tide MillElingNew ForestMillTide-driven watermill dating back to the Middle Ages
Emsworth MuseumEmsworthHavantLocalwebsite, local history, maritime heritage, culture, author P.G. Wodehouse
Explosion! Museum of Naval FirepowerGosportGosportMilitaryHistory of naval firepower from gunpowder to the present
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust MuseumFarnboroughRushmoorAviationHistoric aircraft, jet engines and helicopter rotors, research models of the Concorde, demonstrations of a working wind tunnel, history and science of military and civilian aviation
Flora Twort GalleryPetersfieldEast HampshireArtWorks by local artist Flora Twort, historic costumes, changing exhibits of local art
Fordingbridge MuseumFordingbridgeNew ForestArchaeologywebsite, local history, culture, artist Augustus John,
Fort BrockhurstGosportGosportMilitaryOperated by English Heritage, mid-19th-century fort with exhibits of stonework, textiles, jewellery and furniture from many periods from their collections
Fort NelsonBoarhuntCity of WinchesterMilitary1860s fort, features the artillery collection of the Royal Armouries
Furzey GardensMinsteadNew ForestMultiplewebsite, gardens, art gallery, restored 16th century thatched forest cottage
Genesis ExpoPortsmouthPortsmouthReligiousCreation science display of dinosaurs and dioramas
Gilbert White's HouseSelborneEast HampshireHistoric housewebsite, home and garden of 18th century naturalist Gilbert White, also the Oates Collections about Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates and his uncle explorer Frank Oates, display of Central American birds
Gliding Heritage CentreLasham AirfieldEast HampshireAviation museumweb-site Collection of 42 vintage gliders Tours available at Lasham Airfield club-house on Sundays at 2:00pm only
Gosport Discovery CentreGosportGosportMultiplewebsite, local library, museum of local history, geology, local history, maritime and military heritage, culture, art gallery
The Gurkha MuseumWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryHistory and memorabilia of the Gurkha service to the British crown, part of Winchester's Military Museums
Highclere CastleNewburyBasingstoke and DeaneHistoric houseLarge Elizabethan country house, park designed by Capability Brown, features Egyptian artifacts from the 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Hinton AmpnerBramdeanCity of WinchesterHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, country house known for its early 20th-century gardens, collection of Georgian and Regency furniture, Italian pictures and objets d'art
Hollycombe Steam CollectionLiphookEast HampshireMultipleCollection of steam-powered vehicles, fairground rides, a display farm and three railways
HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal HussarsWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryHistory and memorabilia of the King's Royal Hussars, part of Winchester's Military Museums
Hovercraft MuseumLee-on-the-SolentGosportTransportationHovercraft vehicles
Hurst CastleMilford on SeaNew ForestMilitaryOne of Henry VIII's Device Forts, features lighthouse museum, coastal gun batteries and searchlights from World War II, military exhibits
Jane Austen's House MuseumChawtonEast HampshireHistoric house17th-century house where author Jane Austen wrote Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion
John Hansard GallerySouthamptonSouthamptonArtPart of the University of Southampton, contemporary visual art gallery
Little WoodhamRownerGosportLivingRecreated mid-17th century rural village
Manor Farm Country ParkBursledonEastleighLivingVictorian period farmstead, schoolroom, wheelwright's shop, blacksmith's forge and 13th-century church
Medieval Merchant's HouseSouthamptonSouthamptonHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, 14th century period merchant's house
Milestones MuseumBasingstokeBasingstoke and DeaneLivingRecreated covered network of Victorian and 1930s streets and shops, farm, Thornycroft vehicles, steam and agriculture equipment
Mottisfont AbbeyMottisfontTest ValleyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, includes the Gothic remains of the original 13th-century Augustinian priory with a collection of 20th-century art, gardens
Museum of Army FlyingStockbridgeTest ValleyMilitaryHistory of flying in the British Army
Museum of the Iron AgeAndoverTest ValleyArchaeologywebsite, artifacts and recreations of the Danbury hill fort
Museum of Army ChaplaincyAmportTest ValleyMilitaryLocated in Amport House, history and memorabilia of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department
Museum of the Adjutant General's CorpsWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryHistory and memorabilia of the Adjutant General's Corps, part of Winchester's Military Museums
National Motor MuseumBeaulieuNew ForestTransportationAutomobiles, motorcycles, 1930s garage, motoring history and memorabilia, World of Top Gear, James Bond Experience, other movie vehicles
New Forest CentreLyndhurstNew ForestMultiplewebsite, includes the New Forest Museum with exhibits about New Forest Park local history, natural history, culture, geology, forestry, and the New Forest Gallery;
Petersfield MuseumPetersfieldEast HampshireLocalLocal history, culture
Portchester CastlePortchesterFarehamHistoryOperated by English Heritage, remains of a medieval castle and former Roman fort, exhibits about history of the castle, Portchester village, and recovered artifacts
Portsmouth City MuseumPortsmouthPortsmouthMultipleLocal history, culture, period rooms displays, life of author Arthur Conan Doyle and the creation of Sherlock Holmes, fine and decorative arts, art gallery
Portsmouth Historic DockyardPortsmouthPortsmouthMaritimeIncludes the National Museum of the Royal Navy Portsmouth, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior (1860), Mary Rose Museum, Dockyard Apprentice Exhibition, Trafalgar Experience, Trafalgar Sail
Rockbourne Roman Villa and MuseumRockbourneNew ForestArchaeologyExcavated Roman villa and museum with recovered artifacts
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) MuseumWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryHistory and artifacts of the Royal Green Jackets regiment, part of Winchester's Military Museums
Royal Hampshire Regiment MuseumWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryHistory and memorabilia of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, part of Winchester's Military Museums
Royal Marines MuseumPortsmouthPortsmouthMilitaryHistory of the Royal Marines
Royal Military Police MuseumSouthwick ParkSouthwickLaw enforcementwebsite, history of the Royal Military Police, open by appointment only
Royal Navy Submarine MuseumGosportGosportMilitaryInternational history of submarine development
Sammy Miller Motorcycle MuseumNew MiltonNew ForestTransportationRestored motorcycles
Sandham Memorial ChapelBurghclereBasingstoke and DeaneArtOperated by the National Trust, features large-scale paintings by acclaimed artist Stanley Spencer that reflect his experiences in World War I
SeaCity MuseumSouthamptonSouthamptonMultipleLocal history, archaeology, permanent Titanic exhibition
Solent SkySouthamptonSouthamptonTransportationHistory of aviation in Southampton, the Solent area and Hampshire, special focus on the Supermarine aircraft company
Southampton City Art GallerySouthamptonSouthamptonArtCollection covers six centuries of European art history
Southsea CastlePortsmouthPortsmouthMilitaryOne of Henry VIII's Device Forts
Southwick HouseSouthwickCity of WinchesterMilitaryImportant site for planning of the D-Day operations, open by appointment only
The Spring Arts & Heritage CentreHavantHavantMultiplewebsite, arts centre, local history and culture exhibits
St. Barbe Museum & Art GalleryLymingtonNew ForestMultiplewebsite, local and coastal maritime history, including smugglers, salt makers and boat builders, art gallery
Stansted HouseRowland's CastleEast HampshireHistoric houseLocated on the Hampshire/West Sussex border, early 20th century Edwardian country house and chapel
Stratfield Saye HouseStratfield SayeBasingstoke and DeaneMultipleHistoric estate house with paintings and furniture collections, home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817, exhibit of military artifacts and history of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Totton and Eling Heritage CentreElingNew ForestLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Tudor House and GardenSouthamptonSouthamptonHistoric houseTudor-style house dating back to the 12th century
The VyneSherborne St JohnBasingstoke and DeaneHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th-century country house with an eclectic mix of fine furniture, portraits, textiles and sculpture from over three centuries, gardens
Westbury Manor MuseumFarehamFarehamLocalLocal history, culture
Westgate MuseumWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitarywebsite, fortified medieval gateway to the city, later used as a prison and debtor's gaol, features collection of pre-Imperial weights and measures
Whitchurch Silk MillWhitchurchBasingstoke and DeaneIndustryFormer textile mill with waterwheel
Willis MuseumBasingstokeBasingstoke and DeaneLocalwebsite, local history, art gallery
Winchester CastleWinchesterCity of WinchesterHistoric houseFeatures the Great Hall, a 13th-century hall and medieval round table
Winchester CathedralWinchesterCity of WinchesterReligiousIncludes historic bibles, art and artifacts
Winchester City MillWinchesterCity of WinchesterMillOperated by the National Trust, restored water mill
Winchester City MuseumWinchesterCity of WinchesterLocalwebsite, local history, archaeology, reconstructed Victorian and Edwardian shops
Winchester Discovery CentreWinchesterCity of WinchesterMultiplewebsite, city's library with galleries for local history, culture, art
Winchester Science CentreWinchesterCity of WinchesterScienceHands-on interactive science and technology centre, planetarium
Winchester's Military MuseumsWinchesterCity of WinchesterMilitaryComplex including five independent regimental museums of the King's Royal Hussars, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, The Gurkha Museum and Adjutant General's Corps

Defunct museums

See also

  • Category:Tourist attractions in Hampshire

References

  1. "Ringwood Town Country Experience". Trip Advisor. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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