United Kingdom

Browse museums in the United Kingdom, including national collections, historic houses, science museums, local history, design, and military heritage.

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Museum guide to the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's museum scene combines major national institutions with historic houses, local museums, science collections, military heritage, design, transport, and city-based cultural places. London is central, but museum travel in the UK becomes richer when regional cities and smaller collections are included.

This country guide helps readers compare museums by cultural importance, collection depth, setting, and practical visitor value.

Museum cities in United Kingdom

Backbarrow1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Beaulieu1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Belfast1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Belsize Park1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Bethnal Green1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Bickenhill1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Bovington1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Camden Town1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Coventry1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Edinburgh2 museum profiles · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Gaydon1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Glasgow1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Leeds2 museum profiles · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Liverpool5 museum profiles · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. London25 museum profiles · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Manchester1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. New Milton1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Northolt1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Oxford1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Portsmouth2 museum profiles · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Shildon1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Sparkford1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Stanley1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Tilbury1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Weybridge1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Whitehead1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. Wylam1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context. York1 museum profile · City guideCompare museum profiles with local visitor context.

Museum Profiles in United Kingdom

Beamish MuseumMuseum · 3.3/5 British Motor MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 British MuseumMuseum · 5.0/5 Brooklands MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Brunei Gallery, SOASMuseum · 3.5/5 Churchill War RoomsMuseum · 4.3/5 Cold War BunkerMuseum · 3.8/5 Coventry Transport MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 D-Day StoryMuseum · 3.9/5 Dulwich Picture GalleryMuseum · 3.8/5 Freud Museum LondonMuseum · 4.5/5 Garden MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Grant Museum of ZoologyMuseum · 4.4/5 Haynes Motor MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 HMS BelfastMuseum · 4.2/5 Horniman Museum and GardensMuseum · 3.8/5 Imperial War Museum LondonMuseum · 4.8/5 International Slavery MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Jorvik Viking CentreMuseum · 3.8/5 Lakeland Motor MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Leeds Art GalleryMuseum · 3.6/5 LocomotionMuseum · 3.8/5 London Fire Brigade MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 London Motorcycle MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 London Transport MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Madame TussaudsMuseum · 4.5/5 Manchester MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Merseyside Maritime MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Museum of LiverpoolMuseum · 3.5/5 Museum of London DocklandsMuseum · 3.8/5 National Army MuseumMuseum · 4.7/5 National Gallery LondonMuseum · 5.0/5 National Maritime Museum GreenwichMuseum · 4.3/5 National Motor Museum BeaulieuMuseum · 4.3/5 National Motorcycle MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 National Museum of ScotlandMuseum · 4.5/5 National Museum of the Royal NavyMuseum · 3.9/5 National War MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Natural History Museum LondonMuseum · 4.8/5 Petrie Museum of Egyptian ArcheologyMuseum · 4.5/5 Pitt Rivers MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Queen’s GalleryMuseum · 4.5/5 Railway MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Railway Preservation Society of IrelandMuseum · 4.4/5 Riverside Museum GlasgowMuseum · 3.8/5 Royal Air Force Museum LondonMuseum · 4.7/5 Royal Armouries MuseumMuseum · 4.2/5 Sammy Miller Motorcycle MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Tate ModernMuseum · 4.9/5 The Beatles StoryMuseum · 3.6/5 The Octagon GalleryMuseum · 4.5/5 The Postal MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 The Royal London Hospital MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 The Tank MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 Tower Bridge engine roomMuseum · 4.4/5 Ulster MuseumMuseum · 4.2/5 Victoria Gallery & MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 The Courtauld GalleryMuseum · 4.2/5 Museum of the HomeMuseum · 4.4/5

Museum Reviews in United Kingdom

Beamish Museum Review3.3/5 · Read review British Motor Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review British Museum Review5.0/5 · Read review Brooklands Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Brunei Gallery, SOAS Review3.5/5 · Read review Churchill War Rooms Review4.3/5 · Read review Cold War Bunker Review3.8/5 · Read review Coventry Transport Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review D-Day Story Review3.9/5 · Read review Dulwich Picture Gallery Review3.8/5 · Read review Freud Museum London Review4.5/5 · Read review Garden Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Grant Museum of Zoology Review4.4/5 · Read review Haynes Motor Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review HMS Belfast Review4.2/5 · Read review Horniman Museum and Gardens Review3.8/5 · Read review Imperial War Museum London Review4.8/5 · Read review International Slavery Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Jorvik Viking Centre Review3.8/5 · Read review Lakeland Motor Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Leeds Art Gallery Review3.6/5 · Read review Locomotion Review3.8/5 · Read review London Fire Brigade Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review London Motorcycle Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review London Transport Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Madame Tussauds Review4.5/5 · Read review Manchester Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Merseyside Maritime Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Museum of Liverpool Review3.5/5 · Read review Museum of London Docklands Review3.8/5 · Read review National Army Museum Review4.7/5 · Read review National Gallery Review4.3/5 · Read review National Maritime Museum Greenwich Review4.3/5 · Read review National Motor Museum Beaulieu Review4.3/5 · Read review National Motorcycle Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review National Museum of Scotland Review4.5/5 · Read review National Museum of the Royal Navy Review3.9/5 · Read review National War Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Natural History Museum London Review4.8/5 · Read review Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archeology Review4.5/5 · Read review Pitt Rivers Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Queen’s Gallery Review4.5/5 · Read review Railway Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Review4.4/5 · Read review Riverside Museum Glasgow Review3.8/5 · Read review Royal Air Force Museum London Review4.7/5 · Read review Royal Armouries Museum Review4.2/5 · Read review Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Tate Modern Review4.9/5 · Read review The Beatles Story Review3.6/5 · Read review The Octagon Gallery Review4.5/5 · Read review The Postal Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review The Royal London Hospital Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review The Tank Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review Tower Bridge engine room Review4.4/5 · Read review Ulster Museum Review4.2/5 · Read review Victoria Gallery & Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review The Courtauld Gallery Review4.2/5 · Read review Museum of the Home Review4.4/5 · Read review

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