Good Museums. - Page 3

kfz · 08-06-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Poop

Luckily I have an extremely tolerant missus.
I smile and nod at her rattling on about allotments.
She smiles and nods at my rattling on about Tanks.

If you like the Kingtiger(P) they've got there then get yourself down to 'Tankfest' on the 25th. The Henschell Koenigstiger from Shrivenham will be on public display for the first time ever, not often you see 2 PzVIBs' in the same place.

Its a fair treck for me. When my little lad gets a bit bigger.

von Poop · 10-06-2006, 12:55 PM

Just been reminded by a mate of the Submarine Museum & HMS alliance at Gosport.
http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/tour/alliance.htm
Always well worth a visit, superb collection of grim artefacts, Holland 1 and a complete 2nd war Sub to potter through.

'Explosion' the museum of Naval Firepower is also very good,
http://www.explosion.org.uk/frameset.html
I suspect both suffer from being In Gosport though,rather isolated.

Peter Clare · 10-06-2006, 05:22 PM

HMS Alliance is well worth a visit. I took my two grandsons there a few years ago and they really enjoyed it, the guided tour of the submarine is given by a submariner who knows his stuff. Also near by is HMS Victory, both, and more, can be seen in one day.

lancesergeant · 17-06-2006, 09:51 PM

For those interested, the Tank museum at Bovington have now annual tickets for admission. When you get your ticket it is valid for one year from time of purchase and means you can go as many times as you like in that year. This has come about as a ruling concerning charity status and the like, it is on the website.

So no excuses now for not going!!

http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/visitorhome.html

lancesergeant · 17-06-2006, 10:14 PM

Another museum worth a visit is the Radar museum at Horning in Norfolk. There are outdoor exhibits, and rooms with the layout of the base in the second world war. Guided tours from former officers are free and take place at five to and twenty five past the hour.

In another part of the museum is the original cold war ops room used up until 1993. This place was linked up to Thule in Greenland, Fylingdales and the underground bunker in mid America Cheyenne? The four minute warning and the layout of the ops room is explained as is the contingency plans in the event of war with the Soviets. Maybe a bit technical for some tastes, but of interest if you are more into the technical side. Even if your not you'll learn what happens when an aircraft shows up on screen to deploying fighters to engage.

The guides explain how hostile and friendly aircraft were tracked and the process for passing this information down to the fighter/ nightfighter stations.
The RAF used to get WAAF's with maths degrees working on some of the posts. They are pretty thorough on detail. Even if you are not a radar buff but into ww2RAFfighters and the like this will fill in the gaps.

http://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/

lancesergeant · 17-06-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter Clare

HMS Alliance is well worth a visit. I took my two grandsons there a few years ago and they really enjoyed it, the guided tour of the submarine is given by a submariner who knows his stuff. Also near by is HMS Victory, both, and more, can be seen in one day.

It's a big pity that Birkenhead museum closed, the tour of the U-boat and going aboard HMS Onyx and HMS Plymouth was well worth the visit

plant-pilot · 17-06-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lancesergeant

For those interested, the Tank museum at Bovington have now annual tickets for admission. When you get your ticket it is valid for one year from time of purchase and means you can go as many times as you like in that year. This has come about as a ruling concerning charity status and the like, it is on the website.

So no excuses now for not going!!

http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/visitorhome.html

I just flash my Army ID and walk into any of the military museums. Makes all the pain and suffering a little easier to bear

spidge · 18-06-2006, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by plant-pilot

I just flash my Army ID and walk into any of the military museums. Makes all the pain and suffering a little easier to bear

Good to see it provides some extra advantages.

von Poop · 27-07-2006, 04:42 PM

Just adding a plug for the RE museum at Chatham.
Visited it last weekend and this is no 'ordinary' regimental museum, excellent collection of vehicles and artifacts, blood-stained maps of Waterloo, DDay Steam Engine, IRA mortars made from Gas Canisters etc etc. (the Bulldozer Kitted for air-dropping is also superb).
Very friendly and helpful staff.
Highly reccomended.

Cheers,
Adam.

lancesergeant · 27-07-2006, 07:25 PM

The u-boat has been moved to Barrow, where it is going to be centre stage. Apparently bought by a businessman.

17-06-2006, 09:51 PM	#24 (permalink)
lancesergeant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 781	For those interested, the Tank museum at Bovington have now annual tickets for admission. When you get your ticket it is valid for one year from time of purchase and means you can go as many times as you like in that year. This has come about as a ruling concerning charity status and the like, it is on the website. So no excuses now for not going!! http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/visitorhome.html Last edited by lancesergeant; 17-06-2006 at 09:53 PM.

17-06-2006, 10:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
lancesergeant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 781	Another museum worth a visit is the Radar museum at Horning in Norfolk. There are outdoor exhibits, and rooms with the layout of the base in the second world war. Guided tours from former officers are free and take place at five to and twenty five past the hour. In another part of the museum is the original cold war ops room used up until 1993. This place was linked up to Thule in Greenland, Fylingdales and the underground bunker in mid America Cheyenne? The four minute warning and the layout of the ops room is explained as is the contingency plans in the event of war with the Soviets. Maybe a bit technical for some tastes, but of interest if you are more into the technical side. Even if your not you'll learn what happens when an aircraft shows up on screen to deploying fighters to engage. The guides explain how hostile and friendly aircraft were tracked and the process for passing this information down to the fighter/ nightfighter stations. The RAF used to get WAAF's with maths degrees working on some of the posts. They are pretty thorough on detail. Even if you are not a radar buff but into ww2RAFfighters and the like this will fill in the gaps. http://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/ Last edited by lancesergeant; 17-06-2006 at 10:16 PM.

27-07-2006, 04:42 PM	#29 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,031	Royal Engineers Museum. Just adding a plug for the RE museum at Chatham. Visited it last weekend and this is no 'ordinary' regimental museum, excellent collection of vehicles and artifacts, blood-stained maps of Waterloo, DDay Steam Engine, IRA mortars made from Gas Canisters etc etc. (the Bulldozer Kitted for air-dropping is also superb). Very friendly and helpful staff. Highly reccomended. Cheers, Adam.

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10-06-2006, 12:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,031	Just been reminded by a mate of the Submarine Museum & HMS alliance at Gosport. http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/tour/alliance.htm Always well worth a visit, superb collection of grim artefacts, Holland 1 and a complete 2nd war Sub to potter through. 'Explosion' the museum of Naval Firepower is also very good, http://www.explosion.org.uk/frameset.html I suspect both suffer from being In Gosport though,rather isolated.

10-06-2006, 05:22 PM	#23 (permalink)
Peter Clare Legendary Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor UK Posts: 5,204	HMS Alliance is well worth a visit. I took my two grandsons there a few years ago and they really enjoyed it, the guided tour of the submarine is given by a submariner who knows his stuff. Also near by is HMS Victory, both, and more, can be seen in one day.

27-07-2006, 07:25 PM	#30 (permalink)
lancesergeant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 781	The u-boat has been moved to Barrow, where it is going to be centre stage. Apparently bought by a businessman.

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