- Jorvik Viking Centre
Housed in the restored medieval church of St. Saviour in the center of York. Offers tours where visitors dig in the dirt to piece together history.
www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum
www.ironbridge.org.uk
- Black Country Living Museum
About the history of the Black country and how it is today.
www.bclm.co.uk
- Tower of London@
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- Cumberland Pencil Museum
Tells the story of pencils and pencil making, with information on the history of graphite mining in the area and machinery displays.
www.pencils.co.uk
- New Lanark Conservation Trust
Information about this world heritage village and its hotel, visitor centre and educational services.
www.newlanark.org
- Bede's World
Monastery at Jarrow was home to the Venerable Bede, where Bede's World explains the archaeological, religious and cultural setting of his life and times.
www.bedesworld.co.uk
- National Coal Mining Museum for England
Includes a real coal mine. Visitors do down 140 metres with a local miner and learn about mining conditions from early days through to the present.
www.ncm.org.uk
- Bath Postal Museum
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Explores the history of world and British postal services, from Ancient Rome to pigeon post, the King's post, and on to the present day.
www.bathpostalmuseum.org
- Brantwood: John Ruskin's Home (1872-1900)
Visitor information for the house on Coniston Water where the British writer, artist, art and social critic, amateur geologist, and philosopher lived.
www.brantwood.org.uk
- York Castle Museum
Offers a journey through four hundred years of British history. Contains details about educational programs, events, and corporate hospitality.
www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
- Charleston Farmhouse Trust, The
Home of Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and country meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group. Also exhibits contemporary art.
www.charleston.org.uk
- National Waterways Museum at Gloucester
Contains 200 years of British waterways history.
www.nwm.org.uk
- Colchester Museums
Includes information on the castle, Hollytrees, Natural History, and Tymperleys Clock museums.
www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
- Ragged School Museum
Experience how Victorian children were taught. There are also displays on local history, industry, and life in the East End.
www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk
- Ragged School Museum, The
Specialises in exhibits relating to local history, including that of the education system through the years.
www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk
- Tank Museum
Houses a collection of tanks and armoured fighting vehicles in the world and owns an archive of war diaries, photographs, and memorabilia.
www.tankmuseum.org
- Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tells the story of the arrest, trial, and punishment of the six Martyrs, which resulted in the foundation of modern trade unionism.
www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
- Crime Through Time
Museum in Newent, U.K., looking at criminals and warfare through the ages, including serial killers, the Holocaust, fetishism, prison, and more.
www.crimethroughtime.com
- Whitby Museum
Information on the eclectic collections of the Victorian/Edwardian museum, as well as hours, programs, and services.
www.durain.demon.co.uk
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