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Museums & Galleries in Northamptonshire
From local history to serious collections, here\'s what\'s worth your time around Northamptonshire — think Museum of Leathercraft, Central Museum and 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House — with distances and visitor reviews to choose by.
Museums & Galleries
0.8 mi from Northamptonshire
Museum of Leathercraft
The Leathercraft Collection at Northampton Museums and Art Gallery brings together around 10,000 objects made from leather, celebrating inspirational design from across the world....
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1 mi from Northamptonshire
Central Museum
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is a public museum in Northampton, England. The museum is owned and run by West Northamptonshire Council and houses one of the largest collection... — Wikipedia
1.1 mi from Northamptonshire
78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House
78 Derngate is a Grade II* listed Georgian house in the Cultural Quarter of Northampton, England, originally built in 1815. Its interior was extensively remodelled in 1916 and 1917... — Wikipedia
1.4 mi from Northamptonshire
Abington Park Museum
Stately home, now museum, in Abington Park, Northampton, England, UK
5.6 mi from Northamptonshire
Piddington Roman Villa museum
Piddington Roman Villa Museum, run by the Upper Nene Archaeological Society, displays finds from the ongoing excavation of a Roman villa, along with evidence of Iron Age settlement...
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6 mi from Northamptonshire
Sywell Aviation Museum
Sywell Aviation Museum is based at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire, England. It is sited in the aircraft viewing car park at the aerodrome. It documents the history of flying... — Wikipedia
7.5 mi from Northamptonshire
The Canal Museum
The Canal Museum, formerly known as the National Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne and The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, is a canal museum located next to the Grand Union Canal ju... — Wikipedia
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9 mi from Northamptonshire
Towcester Museum
Towcester Museum sits in White Horse Yard just off Watling Street, in the heart of Towcester, West Northamptonshire. Inside you'll find exhibitions covering thousands of years of l...
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9.6 mi from Northamptonshire
Wellingborough Museum
Museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom
9.8 mi from Northamptonshire
Irchester Railway Museum
Irchester Railway Museum sits within Irchester Country Park in North Northamptonshire and is run by The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Trust, a registered charity. You'll find a co...
10.7 mi from Northamptonshire
Harrington Aviation Museum
Harrington Aviation Museum sits on the former WW2 airfield at Harrington in Northamptonshire, housed within part of the hardened group operations building on the administration sit...
10.8 mi from Northamptonshire
Cowper and Newton Museum
The Cowper & Newton Museum occupies the house in Olney's Market Place where poet William Cowper once lived, three years after John Newton arrived in the town as curate. Inside, you...
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12.5 mi from Northamptonshire
Manor House Museum
Manor House Museum sits within the Kettering Gallery, Library and Manor House Museum and Gardens site in Kettering Town, North Northamptonshire, and is promoted by North Northampto...
12.9 mi from Northamptonshire
Rushden Hall and Museum
Rushden Museum, set in the Old Stable Block within Hall Avenue, tells the story of the town's past, from its boot and shoe manufacturing heritage to its wider cultural history. Ins...
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13.1 mi from Northamptonshire
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Rushden Historical Transport Society is a heritage railway and museum based in the Old Midland Railway Station of 1894, in Rushden, North Northamptonshire. You can explore a transp...
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13.2 mi from Northamptonshire
Silverstone Interactive Museum
Silverstone Museum sits at the iconic Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, where you can explore immersive exhibits, legendary racing cars and the stories of the drivers who sh...
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13.8 mi from Northamptonshire
Desborough Heritage Centre
Museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom
14 mi from Northamptonshire
Milton Keynes Museum
Milton Keynes Museum tells the stories that shaped Milton Keynes, with interactive displays and a changing events programme including the Kerala exhibition and an after-hours Legen...
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14.7 mi from Northamptonshire
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre is based at Bradwell Abbey, the site and remains of a medieval Benedictine Priory, with a rare standing pilgrimage chapel featuring stunning con...
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15.4 mi from Northamptonshire
Brickz
Brickz is a museum in Central Milton Keynes dedicated entirely to LEGO®, home to over five million bricks. Inside, you'll find large, unique displays created by a community of buil...
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