Surf these sites: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution -- Study of geology, natural history and ethnology; featuring fossil collection of William Smith, ''father of English geology.'' Bede''s World -- The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow. Looks at the life and times of the Venerable Bede (AD 673-735,) one of the greatest scholars of the Early Middle Ages. Bristol Museums -- Includes The City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Industrial Museum and historic sites The Georgian House, Blaise Castle House and The Red Lodge. Cadbury World -- Dedicated to the history of chocolate and the Cadbury family of Birmingham. Chertsey Museum -- Museum for the borough of Runnymede documenting and illustrating life there from prehistory to the present. Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections -- Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England. Cranbrook Museum -- Former rectory farmhouse is setting for heritage museum devoted to social history in Kent. Croft House Museum -- A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill. Dover Museum -- Local history museum situated in famous port, county Kent. Eden Camp -- An original World War II prisoner of war camp, now the site of a museum exhibiting the spirit of wartime Britain. Located in Malton, North Yorkshire. Faversham Museum -- Information about Faversham Museum, housed in the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre. Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre -- Set in in Faversham, the Centre traces 1,000 years of life, industry and architecture in the ''Medieval Gem of Kent.'' Folkestone Museum -- Natural history museum with wide range of displays including archeological, geological and zoological material. Godalming Museum -- World''s largest Titanic memorial dedicated to chief telegraph operator John George Phillips aboard the ship the night she sank. Gosport Museum -- Cultural heritage in Hampshire, with virtual tour of the museum. Grantown Museum & Heritage Trust -- Community based museum in Grantown-on-Spey presenting the heritage and culture of the region from 1765 to the present. Green''s Mill -- Early 18th century mill in Nottinghamshire. Information on other museums and heritage sites in city of Nottingham. Hampshire Museums -- City Council network of 18 museums and historic sites across the southern county. Comprehensive listings and searchable database. Haxted Watermill Museum -- A working watermill and museum of mill machinery with emphasis on the history, development and uses of water power. Lists wind and watermills across Sussex and Surrey. Heritage Museum -- Museum of the Ulverston Heritage Centre exhibits Cumbrian history from the Neolithic to the Post-War period. Ironbridge Gorge Museums -- The Shropshire site of the birth of the Industrial Revolution has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Visitor information and a virtual tour. Kent Museums -- Listing of heritage museums in Folkestone, Ramsgate and Sevenoaks. Contains links to other local museums in Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Dover, Maidstone, Swale, Dartford, Ashford, Shepway, Thanet and Medway Towns. Lancashire Museums -- Museums of Lancashire, including the Museum of Lancashire, Fleetwood Museum, Ribchester Roman Bath-House, Queen Street Mill, Judges Lodgings, Helmshore Textiles Museums, Gawthorpe Hall, Turton Tower and Clitheroe Castle Museum. Leicester City Museums -- Guide to heritage sites including the Jewry Wall Museum, dedicated to local Roman ruins and the Abbey Pumping Station, a historic sewage treatment plant with famous talking toilet. Lichfield Heritage Centre -- Exhibits include a civil war audio-visual presentation, when Lichfield was almost destroyed. Located in Staffordshire. Lion Salt Works -- Restored 19th century salt works captures Cheshire''s industrial heritage. Lowewood Museum -- Borough of Broxbourne Museum, covering Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. Macclesfield Museums -- Fully restored Paradise Mill and Silk Museum, offering a unique history of the Cheshire town and an insight into the production of this glamorous fabric. Meadow Colliery -- Historically preserved area in the former coal mining town of Madely. Mill Green -- Eighteenth century water mill restored to working condition, with museum which exhibits items of local history. Mountfitchet Castle -- Built during the Iron Age, Mountfitchet Castle is known as "the castle time forgot" and is now a national historic monument in Essex. Guided tours include The Prison, The Stores and The Viking Raiders. Museum of East Asian Art -- Based in a restored Georgian building in Bath, England, this unique museum houses a fine collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian treasures dating from c.5000 BC. North Somerset Museum Service -- Based in Weston-super-Mare. Providing a range of heritage services including Time Machine Museum and Heritage Gallery. Oxford Museums -- Museums and heritage services for Oxfordshire. Roman Baths Museum -- Discover early Roman Britain life with detailed information on Roman Britain, the Thermal Springs and an online Virtual Tour. In the city of Bath, Somerset. Seaford Martello Tower -- Eighteenth century stronghold built to repel French troops during the Napoleonic Wars has been restored to its original condition. Shardlow Heritage Centre -- Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port. Located in Derbyshire. Sheffield Museums -- Listings for The Bishop''s House Museum, Kelham Island Industrial Museum, City Museum and Abbeydale Hamlet, an 18th century steel and scythe works. South Somerset Museums -- District Council site with heritage listings. St Barbe Museum -- Colourful and interactive displays on the history and culture of Lymington and the New Forest area. Strangers'' Hall Museum -- One of the oldest buildings in Norwich, this museum exhibits the social history of Britain through collections representing domestic life, costumes and textiles, dolls and toys, and children''s books. Swaledale Folk Museum -- Interprets the cultural history of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale through their farming and lead mining tools, their pastimes and the impact of the lead mines upon their lives. The Bill Douglas Centre -- A comprehensive resource for the historical study of cinema and popular culture at the University of Exeter. Presenting 60,000 items available for academic research. The Bod of Gremista -- Eighteenth century Shetland booth nearby fish drying beach. Birthplace of Arthur Anderson co-founder of what is now P & O Ferries. The Galleries Of Justice -- Two and one-half centuries of crime and punishment, justice and jurisprudence at this museum in Nottingham. The Mary Rose -- A favourite of King Henry VIII, the Mary Rose sank in 1545. The 16th century warship was in recovered in 1982. Includes schools home page. The Regency Town House Heritage Centre -- Focused on the history of the Brighton area between the 1780s and 1850s and British society during this period. Ulster American Folk Park -- An outdoor museum which tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Located in Omagh, Northern Ireland. Ultra Designs -- From Roman to Victorian Britain and beyond, unique historical colouring book souvenirs make education fun. Based in Gloucester. University Museum of Natural History -- Featuring entomology, geology, mineralogy and zoology collections. Oxford dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles. Vale and Downland Museum -- Cultural heritage of Wantage, Oxfordshire. Virtual Museum of the Iron Lung -- History of the life-saving technology. Whitstable Museum -- Maritime museum and art gallery reflecting the traditions of a harbour town in Kent. Featuring exhibits on wildlife, diving and shipping. Windermere Steamboat Museum -- A unique and historic journey to the classic steamboat era at Windermere Steamboat Museum with a historic collection of steam and motor boats in Cumbria. Yorkshire and Humberside Museums Council -- An on-line guide to museums and galleries in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Links and advice for museum professionals.
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