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Museums in Southern England

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Hands on Museums

South East England has plenty of hands on museums to get stuck in and interactive!

From exceptional living history experiences to open air museums, there are plenty of hands on museums to get your hands dirty!

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  1. Milestones

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    Milestones

    Location

    Basingstoke and Deane

    Type

    Museum

    The museum is suitable for all ages, with plenty to keep the whole family occupied. Younger visitors can explore the museum's specially created Post Office and explore the museum through a range of I-Spy trails.

  2. Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum

    Location

    Lewes

    Type

    Castle / Fort

    "You can see Lewes lying like a box of toys under a great amphitheatre of chalky hills." So wrote William Morris, one of the many to comment on the idyllic setting of this historic town.

  3. Fishbourne Roman Palace

    Location

    Chichester

    Type

    Historic Site

    Remains of the largest known Roman domestic residence in Britain. Beautiful mosaics, museum, audio visual programme. Replanted Roman gardens and Roman gardening museum. Discounts for groups of 20+. Open Daily 22nd January - 15th December.

  4. Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

    Location

    Horsham

    Type

    Museum

    The Working Museum is a 36 acre open-air museum dedicated to the industrial heritage of the south-east. Ranging from many transport-based collections and displays of a number of traditional resident crafts people; a great day out for all!

  5. Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks

    Location

    Buckinghamshire

    Type

    Museum

    Chiltern Open Air Museum is home to over 30 historic buildings, spanning 2000 years of history, all rescued from demolition and re-erected on the beautiful 45 acre site. Lots to see and do for all the family.

  6. Bletchley Park

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    Home to the famous WW2 Codebreakers

    Location

    Milton Keynes

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Victorian mansion, wartime buildings, exhibitions of wartime code breaking, home front toy collection, Churchillian memorabilia and 1940s' displays.

  7. Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

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    England's leading museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life.

    Location

    Chichester

    Type

    Museum

    The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum is home to over 45 original buildings which have been rescued from destruction & rebuilt in a beautiful 50 acre setting in the heart of the South Downs National Park.

  8. Children's Activity at Wycombe Museum, Bucks

    Location

    Buckinghamshire

    Type

    Museum

    A relaxed, modern museum, suitable for all ages, highlighting the heritage of the local area, including its famous furniture industry.