List of museums in Herefordshire

This list of museums in Herefordshire, 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 Type Summary
Berrington HallLeominsterHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, late 18th-century country house with period furniture, below stairs rooms, grounds, gardens
Brockhampton EstateBromyardHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, medieval manor house, woods, parkland
Bromyard & District Local History CentreBromyardLocalwebsite, local history
Butchers Row House MuseumLedburyLocalwebsite, Victorian life and local history
Cider Museum HerefordHerefordFoodwebsite, former cider making factory, equipment and history of cider making
Courtyard, HerefordHerefordArtArts centre with theatres and an art gallery
Croft CastleYarpoleHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, stone manor house dating back to the 11th century, Georgian interiors, woodland trails, walled garden
Eardisland DovecoteEardislandLocalinformation
Eastnor CastleLedburyHistoric house19th century mock castle with fine art and furnishings, gardens, maze, woodland trails
Goodrich CastleGoodrichHistoric houseVisitor center with exhibits and audio tours of the ruinous Norman medieval castle
Hampton Court, HerefordshireHope under DinmoreHistoric houseCastle country house and gardens
HellensMuch MarcleHistoric houseTudor style house
Hereford Museum and Art GalleryHerefordMultipleLocal history, art, decorative arts
Hereford Society of Model EngineersHerefordRailroadwebsite, model train layouts
Herefordshire Light Infantry MuseumHerefordMilitaryOpen by appointment, artifacts and history of the Herefordshire Light Infantry
Kington MuseumKingtonLocalwebsite, local history
Ledbury Heritage CentreLedburyLocalLocal history[1]
Leominster MuseumLeominsterLocalLocal history
Mappa Mundi & Chained LibraryHerefordHistoryMedieval map of the world and Hereford Cathedral Library, located at Hereford Cathedral
Market House Heritage CentreRoss-on-WyeLocalwebsite, local history
Mortimer's Cross Water MillLeominsterMillRestored water mill
Old House, HerefordHerefordHistoric house17th century Jacobean period house
St John Medieval Museum & Coningsby HospitalHerefordReligiousSite of the Blackfriars Monastery, which was a Dominican monastery home of crusaders of the Order of St. John and an ex-serviceman's hospital[1]
Time Machine MuseumBromyardMediawebsite, exhibition of Doctor Who series props, monsters and costumes, also from Star Wars, puppets from Gerry Anderson television shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet, teddy bears
Violette Szabo MuseumWormelow TumpBiographicalwebsite, life of World War II secret agent Violette Szabo
Waterworks MuseumHerefordIndustrywebsite, Victorian water pumping station with steam engines, history of drinking water
Weobley MuseumWeobleyLocalwebsite, local history
Wilton CastleRoss-on-WyeHistoric house12th-century Norman castle fortification mostly in ruins, partially restored, gardens

Defunct museums
  • Churchill House Museum, Hereford[2]

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Herefordshire

References
Notes
  1. "Independent Museums". Herefordshire Council. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. "Churchill House Museum". Tour UK. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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