List of museums in Warwickshire

This list of museums in Warwickshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, 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
Anne Hathaway's CottageShotteryStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseTudor thatched farmhouse, childhood home of Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, gardens
Arbury HallNuneatonNuneaton and BedworthHistoric houseMixture of Tudor and 18th-century Gothic architecture
Baddesley ClintonLapworthWarwickHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Elizabethan manor house
Bedworth Heritage CentreBedworthNuneaton and BedworthLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Charlecote ParkWellesbourneStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th-century country house in a deer park, Victorian interior
Chilvers Coton Heritage CentreNuneatonNuneaton and BedworthLocalwebsite, local history, culture, Victorian schoolroom
Compton Verney HouseCompton VerneyStratford-on-AvonArtArt gallery located in a Robert Adam mansion set in 120 acres (0.49 km2) of parkland, collections include Neapolitan art from 1600 to 1800, Northern European medieval art, British portraits, Chinese bronzes, British folk art, and 20th-century textiles
Coughton CourtAlcesterStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, grand Tudor country house reflecting six centuries of ownership
Hall's CroftStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistoric house17th-century home of William Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susannah, and her husband Dr John Hall, features period rooms, furnishings, paintings, period doctor's consulting room with artefacts
Harvard House and the Museum of British PewterStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonArtElizabethan town house with exhibits of pewter dating back to the Roman era
Henley-in-Arden Heritage CentreHenley-in-ArdenStratford-on-AvonLocalwebsite, local history, social, business and domestic life
Heritage Motor CentreGaydonStratford-on-AvonAutomotiveBritish cars, manufacturing history
Kenilworth Abbey Barn MuseumKenilworthWarwickLocalHistory of St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth and local history, operated by the Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society[1][2]
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan GardenKenilworthWarwickHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, ruins of a large medieval fortress, Elizabethan gatehouse with exhibits about Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth I, recreated Elizabethan garden
Lunt Roman FortBagintonWarwickArchaeologyRemains and artifacts of a Roman fort
Market Hall, WarwickWarwickWarwickMultipleArchaeology, geology, natural history, exhibits of art, history and culture
Mary Arden's Farm / Palmer's FarmWilmcoteStratford-on-AvonHistoric house16th-century period working Tudor farm and farmhouse, childhood home of William Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden
Midland Air MuseumBagintonWarwickAviationHistoric military and civilian aircraft, Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre with jet engines, area aviation history
Nash's HouseStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseLocal history up to William Shakespeare's time, located in the house next door to the ruins and gardens of Shakespeare's final residence, New Place
Nuneaton Museum & Art GalleryNuneatonNuneaton and BedworthMultipleReconstruction of George Eliot's London drawing room of 1870 and personal items, social history, industry, art exhibits
Packwood HouseLapworthWarwickHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, timber-framed Tudor manor house with tapestries and fine furniture, topiary yew garden
Plantasia and Maze WorldMancetterNorth WarwickshireNatural historywebsite, plants and nature, mazes
Queen's Own Hussars MuseumWarwickWarwickMilitaryRegimental uniforms, history and memorabilia
Ragley HallAlcesterStratford-on-AvonHistoric house18th-century great house with fine paintings, ceramics and antique furniture, gardens, 400 acre (1.6 km2) grounds
Roman AlcesterAlcesterStratford-on-AvonArchaeologywebsite, area Roman artefacts, interpretations of life in Roman Britain
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)WarwickWarwickMilitaryMemorabilia and history of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers to today's Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Rugby Art Gallery and MuseumRugbyRugbyMultipleLocal history, art, Roman artefacts, social and industrial history, home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame
Rugby School MuseumRugbyRugbyEducationwebsite, history and memorabilia of the Rugby School
Shakespeare's BirthplaceStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseRestored 16th-century half-timbered house believed to be the childhood home of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Schoolroom and GuildhallStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistoric guild buildingwebsite, restored 13th-century guild building where, in the 1570s, William Shakespeare would have received the grammar school education observable in his plays
St John's HouseWarwickWarwickHistoryTown's social history, including costume and textiles, dolls and toys, domestic and working life artifacts, Victorian schoolroom and kitchen
Stoneleigh AbbeyStoneleighWarwickHistoric house16th-century large country mansion
Stratford ArmouriesPathlowStratford-on-AvonMilitaryArms and armour from around the world
Tudor WorldStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistorywebsite, 16th-century period building with ties to William Shakespeare, demonstrations of Tudor life
Upton HouseUptonStratford-on-AvonHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, late 17th-century country house with 1930s interior, important art and porcelain collections, 1930s period garden
Warwick CastleWarwickWarwickHistoric houseMedieval castle built by William the Conqueror, castle tours, artillery fort, recreated siege weaponry, separate dungeon themed experience
Webb Ellis Rugby Football MuseumRugbyRugbySportsAlso known as "The Rugby Museum", history and artefacts of rugby football
Wellesbourne Wartime MuseumWellesbourneStratford-on-AvonAviationHistory of aviation at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, now Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield
Witchcraft and Wizardology MuseumStratford-upon-AvonStratford-on-AvonHistoric house16th-century Elizabethan inn with collection of about the history of witchcraft from pre-Christian times to the present day. Including the Bombay Manor Museum website

Defunct museums
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See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Warwickshire

References
  1. "Kenilworth Abbey Barn Museum". Visit Heart of England. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. "Official site". Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough - Local attractions
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