Museums

Europe's largest preserved warship which was launched in 1938 and is now moored on the River Thames between Tower and London Bridges. A tour of the ship takes visitors from the Captain's Bridge, through the mess decks, galley, gun turrets, sick bay and…

This unique Villa has been described as Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's finest domestic design. It was built in 1857-8 for James Couper. Many rooms are richly ornamented in wood, plaster and marble. Thomson's original rich room decoration, based on themes…

Located near South Queensferry, Hopetoun House is one of Scotland’s finest stately homes, open to visitors during the summer months. It occasionally holds classical musical recitals, as well as sporting activities such as clay shooting. As a traditional…

Hugh Miller was a stonemason, eminent geologist, editor and writer. The museum presents his life and work, while his birthplace cottage, built around 1698, is the home of his ancestors and his formative early years.

Scotland’s oldest public museum, founded in 1807, houses collections relating to science, medicine, archaeology, geology and more, as well as art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (including The Mackintosh House – the reassembled interior of his home) and…

Established in the former Bethlem Royal Hospital since 1936, IWM London is devoted to British and Commonwealth involvement in all military operations since August 1914, including a Large with an extensive collection of tanks, planes and submarines. The…

Europe's leading aviation museum boasts a vast collection of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits including the Airspace exhibition of more than 30 historic British and Commonwealth aircraft. Air shows take place throughout the year.

IWM North highlights the impact of war on people's lives through their stories and artefacts, plus military vehicles and aircraft and audio-visual displays. There are a range of special exhibitions, educational events and children's activities on offer…

Free admission Robert Burns Museum, with audio-visual account of the poet's time in Irvine, and many items of Burns interest (manuscripts, stained glass, library), along with displays relating to local history.

The creator of Peter Pan, novelist and dramatist J M Barrie, was born here in 1860, one of a handloom weaver's ten children. The outside wash house was his first theatre. The house next door, No. 11, is home to an imaginative exhibition about Barrie's…

This museum on the Royal Mile, containing many decorations and paintings from the 500 years since it was first built, is reputed to be the home of 16th-century Protestant reformer John Knox. The building is occasionally used by the adjacent Scottish…