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    1.Dover Museum
     Local history museum situated in famous port, county Kent.
    www.doveruk.com
    2.Bass Museum
     The history of British brewing. Largest brewing collection in Britain, including historic equipment, transportation vehicles, pub memorabilia and advertising materials.
    www.bass-museum.com
    3.Shardlow Heritage Centre
     Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port. Located in Derbyshire.
    homepages.which.net
    4.The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
     First opened in 1927 as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway,' now covering 13.5 miles of picturesque Kent.
    www.rhdr.demon.co.uk
    5.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.
    www.yhmc.org.uk
    6.The Museum of East Asian Art
     Based in a restored Georgian building in Bath, this unique museum houses a fine collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian treasures dating from c.5000 BC.
    www.east-asian-art.co.uk
    7.Royal Photographic Society
     Museum of the history of photography, Bath.
    www.rps.org
    8.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.
    www.edencamp.co.uk
    9.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.
    www.romanbaths.co.uk
    10.South Somerset Museums
     District Council site with heritage listings.
    www.southsomerset.gov.uk
    11.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.
    www.bedesworld.co.uk
    12.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.
    www.folkpark.com
    13.University Museum of Natural History
     Featuring entomology, geology, mineralogy and zoology collections. Oxford dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles.
    www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk
    14.The Museums of The Potteries
     Four ceramics museums in Stoke-on-Trent.
    www.stoke.gov.uk
    15.Windermere Steamboat Museum
     A journey to the classic steamboat era at with a historic collection of steam and motor boats in Cumbria.
    www.steamboat.co.uk
    16.The Ironbridge Gorge Museums
     Located in Shropshire, the site of the birth of the Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge Gorge has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    www.vtel.co.uk
    17.Vale and Downland Museum
     Cultural heritage of Wantage, Oxfordshire.
    www.wantage.com
    18.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.
    www.regency-town-house.org.uk
    19.Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections
     Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England.
    www.cornucopia.org.uk
    20.Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
     Study of geology, natural history and ethnology; featuring fossil collection of William Smith, 'father of English geology.'
    www.bath.ac.uk
    21.Godalming Museum
     World's largest Titanic memorial dedicated to chief telegraph operator John George Phillips aboard the ship the night she sank.
    www.waverley.gov.uk
    22.The William Herschel Museum
     Dedicated to the many acheivements of the Herschel's, who were distinguished astronomers as well as talented musicians.
    www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk
    23.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.
    www.norfolk.gov.uk
    24.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.
    homepages.enta.net
    25.Hampshire Museums
     City Council network of 18 museums and historic sites across the southern county. Comprehensive listings and searchable database.
    www.hants.gov.uk
    26.The Museum of Costume
     A world wide collection of 17th to 20th century costume, specializing in Old English dress and court fashion.
    www.museumofcostume.co.uk
    27.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.
    www.shef.ac.uk
    28.Birmingham and Midland Museum of Transport
     Over 80 preserved buses and coaches, plus local transport related memorabilia.
    www.solnet.co.uk
    29.Chertsey Museum
     Museum for the borough of Runnymede documenting and illustrating life there from prehistory to the present.
    www.strodes.ac.uk
    30.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.
    www.lancashire.com
    31.The Galleries Of Justice
     Two and one-half centuries of crime and punishment, justice and jurisprudence at this museum in Nottingham.
    www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk
    32.Grantown Museum & Heritage Trust
     Community based museum in Grantown-on-Spey presenting the heritage and culture of the region from 1765 to the present.
    www.grantown-on-spey.co.uk
    33.Haig Colliery Mining Museum
     Coal mining history from the 13th to 20th century, located in Cumbria.
    www.haig1.freeserve.co.uk
    34.Gosport Museum
     Cultural heritage in Hampshire, with virtual tour of the museum.
    www.hants.gov.uk
    35.St Barbe Museum
     Colourful and interactive displays on the history and culture of Lymington and the New Forest area.
    www.st-barbe-museum.demon.co.uk
    36.St. Neots Museum
     Housed in a Victorian magistrate's court, the museum relates the town's history from the prehistoric era to present.
    www.stneotsmuseum.freeserve.co.uk
    37.Seaford Martello Tower
     Eighteenth century stronghold built to repel French troops during the Napoleonic Wars has been restored to its original condition.
    www.lewes.gov.uk
    38.Lichfield Heritage Centre
     Exhibits include a civil war audio-visual presentation, when Lichfield was almost destroyed. Located in Staffordshire.
    www.lichfield.gov.uk
    39.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.
    www.shetland-museum.org.uk
    40.Croft House Museum
     A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill.
    www.shetland-museum.org.uk
    41.Lowewood Museum
     Borough of Broxbourne Museum, covering Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon.
    homepages.tesco.net
    42.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.
    www.yorkshirenet.co.uk
    43.Meadow Colliery
     Historically preserved area in the former coal mining town of Madely.
    shropshiremining.org.uk
    44.Mill Green
     Eighteenth century water mill restored to working condition, with museum which exhibits items of local history.
    www.geocities.com
    45.Cheltenham Museum
     Collection relating to the arts & crafts movement, including fine furniture and exquisite metalwork, made by Cotswold craftsmen.
    www.cheltenham.gov.uk
    46.Whitstable Museum
     Maritime museum and art gallery reflecting the traditions of a harbour town in Kent. Featuring exhibits on wildlife, diving and shipping.
    www.whitstable-museum.co.uk
    47.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.'
    www.daysout.co.uk
    48.The Royal Navy Submarine Museum
     Offers you an unique learning experience aboard a World War II submarine.
    www.submarine-museum.demon.co.uk
    49.Cars of the Stars
     James Bond Collection: Aston Martin DBS driver George Lazenby in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service,' Aston Martin DB5 driver Pierce Brosnan in 'Goldeneye,' Lotus Esprit Turbo driver Roger Moore in 'For Your Eyes Only.'
    members.aol.com
    50.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.
    www.leicestermuseums.ac.uk
    51.Green's Mill
     Early 18th century mill in Nottinghamshire. Information on other museums and heritage sites in city of Nottingham.
    www.innotts.co.uk
    52.Virtual Museum of the Iron Lung
     History of the life-saving technology.
    members.xoom.com
    53.Heritage Motor Centre
     The UK's most comprehensive collection of historic and classic British vehicles including: MG, Mini, Land Rover, Range Rover. Regular outdoor events.
    www.stratford.co.uk
    54.Museum of Classical Archaeology
     Exhibits a collection of casts of Greek and Roman sculpture, with a public collection numbering over 600 plaster casts. Site includes a searchable database.
    www.classics.cam.ac.uk
    55.Allhallows Lace Museum
     Housed in a 14th century chapel in Honiton, the museum preserves the Devonshire town's 400-year-old lace making industry. Lace demonstrations and gift shop.
    www.cyberlink.co.uk
    56.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.
    www.kent.gov.uk
    57.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.
    www.exeter.ac.uk
    58.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.
    www.compulink.co.uk
    59.Finchcocks Living Museum of Music
     Keyboard instruments from 18th and 19th centuries, chamber organs, harpsichords, virginals, spinets and clavichords.
    www.argonet.co.uk
    60.Folkestone Museum
     Natural history museum with wide range of displays including archeological, geological and zoological material.
    www.kent.gov.uk
    61.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.
    www.mistral.co.uk
    62.Lion Salt Works
     Restored 19th century salt works captures Cheshire's industrial heritage.
    www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk
    63.Cranbrook Museum
     Former rectory farmhouse is setting for heritage museum devoted to social history in Kent.
    freecenter.digiweb.com
    64.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.
    www.silk-macclesfield.org
    65.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.
    www.bristol-city.gov.uk
    66.Oxford Museums
     Museums and heritage services for Oxfordshire.
    www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
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