List of museums in Surrey

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This list of museums in Surrey, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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NameImageTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
Army Medical Services Museum Diorama at Army Medical Services Museum.jpg Mytchett Surrey Heath MedicalUniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, medals of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Corps and the Royal Army Dental Corps
Ash Museum Ash Museum, Surrey 05.jpg Ash Guildford LocalLocal history [1]
Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre Mytchett Surrey HeathTransportation website, displays about the history of the Basingstoke Canal, an interactive lock model, video display and replica barge cabin
Bourne Hall Museum Ewell Epsom and Ewell LocalLocal history [2]
Brooklands Museum RazorBladeatBrooklands.jpg Weybridge Elmbridge TransportationHistory of Brooklands, a motor racing circuit and aerodrome, includes automobiles, racing cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft; includes entry to the London Bus Museum
Chertsey Museum Chertsey Runnymede LocalLocal history, archaeology, story of Chertsey Abbey, fine and decorative art, costumes and textiles, social history [3]
Chobham Museum Chobham Surrey HeathLocalLocal history [4]
Clandon Park Clandon House.jpg West Clandon GuildfordHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th century Palladian mansion with collection of 18th-century furniture, porcelain and textiles, gardens feature a Māori meeting house
Crafts Study Centre Farnham Waverley ArtContemporary crafts
Cranleigh Arts Centre Cranleigh WaverleyArt website, arts centre with exhibit gallery
Dapdune Wharf DapduneWharf.JPG Guildford GuildfordMaritimeOperated by the National Trust, visitor centre exhibits about the Wey and Godalming Navigations and barges
Dorking Museum Dorking Mole Valley Local website, local history
East Surrey Museum Caterham Tandridge Local website, local history, social history, geology, archaeology
Egham Museum Egham RunnymedeLocal website, local history
Farnham Castle - Keep & Bishop's Palace Farnham Castle keep.jpg Farnham WaverleyHistoric houseTours of the medieval Bishop's Palace, and visits to the Keep
Gatwick Aviation Museum Percival Sea Prince WP308.jpg Charlwood Mole ValleyAviation www.gamc.org.uk aircraft engines and over 500 aircraft models
Godalming Museum Entrance to Godalming Museum in the High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1604100.jpg Godalming WaverleyMultiple website, local history, culture, art, crafts
Guildford Castle Guildford.Tower.JPG GuildfordGuildfordHistoric house
Guildford House GuildfordGuildfordArt17th-century town house with art gallery
Guildford Museum Guildford Museum Castle Arch.jpg GuildfordGuildfordMultipleHoused in the gatehouse of Guildford Castle, exhibits include archaeology, local and social history, needlework
Haslemere Educational Museum Haslemere WaverleyMultipleNatural history, geology, human history, ethnography
Hatchlands Park 2009-04-05-GreatBritain Guildford HatchlandsPark.jpg East Clandon GuildfordHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th century country house with nautical-style interiors by Robert Adam, home to the Cobbe Collection of historic keyboard instruments
Holmesdale Natural History Museum Reigate Reigate and Banstead Natural history website, natural history, archaeology, local history, operated by the Holmesdale Natural History Club
The Homewood Esher ElmbridgeHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 20th century Modernist house and garden designed by architect Patrick Gwynne
Kempton Park Steam Engines Kempton Park Great Engine no 6.jpg Kempton Park Spelthorne TechnologyTwo large triple-expansion steam engines
Leatherhead Museum of Local History Leatherhead Mole ValleyLocal website, local history
Lewis Elton Gallery GuildfordGuildfordArtArt gallery at the University of Surrey's Guildford campus, which hosts exhibitions, lectures and events including sculpture, paintings and photographs
The Lightbox Woking Woking MultipleArt, local history, exhibits of science and nature
London Bus Museum Cobham bus museum.JPG Weybridge ElmbridgeTransportationHistoric London buses and associated vehicles and memorabilia. Now situated in the grounds of Brooklands Museum so you get the Brooklands and the Bus museum for the one entry fee. Formerly the Cobham Bus Museum.
Loseley Park Loseley Park 03.jpg Compton GuildfordHistoric house16th century manor house
Mercedes-Benz World Mercedes-Benz World 2007.jpg Weybridge ElmbridgeAutomotiveExhibits of cars, facility at the Brooklands motor racing circuit
Museum of Farnham Farnham WaverleyLocal website, local history, culture, artistic heritage, social history
Museum of the National Rifle Association Bisley Surrey HeathSports website, rifles, sport trophies, operated by the National Rifle Association
Oakhurst Cottage Hambledon WaverleyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, restored and furnished labourer's dwelling reflecting four centuries of ownership, open by appointment only
Polesden Lacey Polesden lacey.jpg Great Bookham Mole ValleyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Edwardian period house with collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver, gardens and grounds
Reigate Priory Museum ReigateReigate and BansteadLocal website, local history, culture
Royal Holloway, University of London Picture Gallery and Art Collections Egham RunnymedeArtFeatures world-class paintings,sculptures, prints, drawings and watercolours from a wide range of artists including William Powell Frith, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones
Royal Logistic Corps Museum Camberley Surrey HeathMilitaryRegimental artifacts and memorabilia, including transport vehicles and items used to transport, feed and arm soldiers
Rural Life Living Museum Tilford Rural Life Centre 55.JPG Tilford WaverleyOpen airRural life displays, including domestic, agriculture and trades
Send & Ripley Museum Ripley GuildfordLocal website, local history
Shalford Mill Shalford GuildfordMillOperated by the National Trust, 18th century watermill
Shere Museum Shere GuildfordLocal website, local history
Spelthorne Museum Staines-upon-Thames SpelthorneLocal website, local history
Spike Heritage CentreGuildfordGuildfordLocal website, history of the former workhouse site and area social history
Surrey Fire MuseumReigateReigate and BansteadFirefighting website, open by appointment
Surrey Heath Museum Surrey Heath Surrey HeathLocal website, local history, culture
Surrey Infantry Museum Clandon House 01.jpg West ClandonGuildfordMilitaryRegimental artifacts and memorabilia, located at Clandon Park
Surrey Police Museum GuildfordGuildfordLaw enforcement website, open by appointment
Titsey Place Oxted TandridgeHistoric house19th century country house, garden and park
Watts Gallery Watts Gallery 1.jpg Compton GuildfordArtFeatures work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts

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References

  1. ↑ "Ash Museum". Ash and District Local History Museum Society. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bourne Hall Museum". Epsom and Ewell on the Internet. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Official site". Chertsey Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Chobham Museum - Providing a focus for the Chobham community.
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