Museums & Galleries · Nottinghamshire
Museum of the Horse
📍 NG22 0WY
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Eight rooms and a long passageway of equestrian objects
- Items dating from around 600 BC to the 20th century
- Veterinary, military, cowboy and mining horse items on display
- Covers horse racing, coaching history and side saddle riding
- Chillipetals cafe and gift shop across the courtyard
Museum of the Horse sits above Sally Mitchell's gallery in Tuxford, Bassetlaw, in a former 18th-century coaching inn once owned by the Duke of Newcastle. Spread across eight rooms and a long passageway, it holds equestrian objects spanning from around 600 BC to the 20th century, including veterinary, military, cowboy and mining items, heavy horse equipment, horse racing memorabilia, coaching history and side saddle displays. Allow at least an hour, longer if you can. It suits anyone with an interest in horses or social history, and well-behaved dogs are welcome too. There's free parking at the rear, a cafe across the courtyard, and entry is free. If you're staying nearby, Retford station is 6.1 miles away, and BritStays lists 14 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Open
- Monday to Friday 9.30am–4.00pm, Saturday 9.30am–1.30pm, closed Sundays
- Time needed
- At least one hour, longer advised
- Parking
- Free parking at the rear
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs welcome
- Accessibility
- Museum is up a flight of stairs; a wheelchair is available upstairs for most rooms
From the attraction's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ Parking
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