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Top 10 Museums in Berkshire, England
Discover the best top things to do in Berkshire, United Kingdom including Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, Thames Valley Police Museum, Eton Museum of Antiquities, Open Studios West Berkshire & North Hampshire, The Look Out Discovery Centre, The Museum of English Rural Life, Stanley Spencer Gallery, Rhubarb And Custard Photo Gallery, Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Maidenhead Heritage Centre.
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1. Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology
2. Thames Valley Police Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 42 reviews
Thames Valley Police has a small museum at the White House, Sulhamstead (near Reading, Berkshire), formerly headquarters of the Berkshire Constabulary and now Thames Valley Police's training centre. The museum includes displays on the history of Thames Valley Police and the five police forces that merged to form it: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxford City, Oxfordshire and Reading Borough. The museum's collections include items from the Great Train Robbery of 1963, uniforms, equipment, medals, photographs, scenes of crime evidence, and occurrence and charge books.
Reviewed By andypQ2491JD
Thanks again to Colin for a brilliant evening for our Explorer Scouts. Lots of insight into some well known and not so well known crimes from the past 100 years.
3. Eton Museum of Antiquities
4. Open Studios West Berkshire & North Hampshire
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. The Look Out Discovery Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 535 reviews
We are a hands-on science and discovery centre aimed at primary school aged children with over 90 activities to entertain. We have an amazing outdoor play area which includes an all-access section. With a picnic area and coffee shop, you can stay all day.
Reviewed By themugtree - East Grinstead, United Kingdom
This place is AMAZING! Having stayed overnight locally, visiting legoland the day before, we were looking for something fun and interesting for our 3 year old before we went home and this did not disappoint! The centre is absolutely brilliant for toddlers and children, with so much to do, see, learn and watch. There were 100 activities and exhibits and only 1 out of use, including a huge water play area, giant building section with bricks and ride on dumper trucks, puzzles and experiments into forces, colours, the body, flight and so much more. There's a viewing tower you can climb the 88 steps. Great cafe, nice little gift shop and huge adventure playground outside. Hours and hours of fun were had, we didn't leave until they closed and our son had the best time. The centre is run by lovely, friendly staff and it is clean, well organised and incredibly well maintained. We've been to a few similar places which have lots of exhibits out if action and they're all a bit run down, but not this one! I highly, highly recommend this for an entire day out for all ages. There's woodland walks and a go ape on the same site and a large car park with very reasonable rates. Highly recommend!! We're already planning our next trip back!
6. The Museum of English Rural Life
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 167 reviews
The Museum of English Rural Life is one of the best things to do in Reading. Whether on your own or with friends and family, discover our new immersive galleries, research our collections, refresh in our café and relax in our garden. Admission is free. The museum houses the most comprehensive national collection of objects, books and archives relating to the history of food, farming and the countryside. The museum galleries and garden were recently redeveloped thanks to Heritage Lottery funding.
Reviewed By ian19542016 - Reading, United Kingdom
A museum that is interesting, informative and educational, suitable for all age groups and best of all admission is free. The story of English rural life is told through a wide range of exhibits from horse drawn wagons large and small, early steam and petrol vehicles agricultural impliments, and items used by country folk in everyday life. For younger visitors there are a number of excellent interactive exhibits. Those of a certain age will recall childhood countryside days out and holidays. The only downside is that parking is very limited so best travel by public transport.
7. Stanley Spencer Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 184 reviews
The Stanley Spencer Gallery is a very special place for all generations of the family to enjoy. Devoted to the work of one of Britain's greatest twentieth century painters, Sir Stanley Spencer, the Gallery was named by ArtFund last year (2019) as being one the UK's five most 'unmissable' small Art Galleries. It has also been awarded a coveted Michelin Green Star, and has recently gained a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Spencer was born in 1891 in the family home in Cookham High Street. Whatever the current exhibition (there are two per year), the visitor can be assured of discovering poignant images of Cookham and people in Spencer's life. Many of Spencer's works depict joyous and vivid fusions of the ordinary with the extraordinary and the earthly with the spiritual, often touched by the trauma of his wartime experiences. The Gallery provides the largest collection of Sir Stanley Spencer's works on display anywhere in the world.
Reviewed By philipr36 - Greater London, United Kingdom
Very small gallery but very interesting, because you are local to where all the paintings were created. The staff are so well informed about Spencer's history and they will guide you to the church and other local spots highlighted in many of Spencer 's key works. Plus several fantastic old and welcoming pubs and you can also take a Thames side stroll.
8. Rhubarb And Custard Photo Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Rhubarb & Custard is a Photographic Gallery, Studio and Learning Center all in one. We run regular lessons and workshops in photography as well as displaying a large amount of photographic art all through the year.
9. Museum of Berkshire Aviation
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By Radjon91 - Aberaeron, United Kingdom
Tucked away on the edge of a housing estate, on the fringes of a country park, this museum is a hidden gem. It doesn’t have the attention grabbers, like Spitfires and Hurricanes, but it does have a wealth of exhibits and information about some of the lesser known ‘greats’ of British aviation. It is staffed by volunteers, who have a real passion for their subject, and £3.50 per adult entrance fee doesn’t seem enough. Well worth a visit.
10. Maidenhead Heritage Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 122 reviews
Reviewed By K2138ODrobins - Reading, United Kingdom
A flight in the Spitfire simulator arrived as an Xmas for me and the boys, didn't even know there was such a thing. Smiled politely and thought another trip with two arguing teenagers who are bored witless. Wrong. Turned up having parked next door, nice guy did the intros and explained about ATA and their role and then took us to the simulator, no1 son went first and flew from London Docklands, took off, looped the loop, flew inverted and under tower bridge and landed safely, No2 flew from San Francisco, round ALcatraz, out over the Pacific to the USS Nimitz and flew under the Golden Gate Bridge. I crashed under the Eifel Tower. The point is you can fly anywhere and the simulator responds like the real thing, hence the crash. No guns or dogfighting but a great experience we didn't know was there. The heritage centre has very interesting exhibits as well so worth allowing more time to look round. .
