Museums
Kesgrave and Surrounding Area
Martlesham Heath Control Tower MuseumDiscover the fascinating and unusual story of RAF Martlesham Heath. Learn of its triumphs, disasters, and aviation achievements, including the aircraft test and development from from 1915 up to the 1970s. Understand its role in the Battle of Britain, and as a base for USAAF P-47 "Thunderbolt" and P-51 "Mustang" fighters. Marvel at the "boffins" at RAF Bawdsey, the Flying Boat Station at Felixstowe, and the Armament Development facility at Orfordness. See and remember the brave British and Americans who worked, fought there, and those who died while based here. You may even meet a survivor of those dark days.
Off Parkers Place
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich IP5 3UZ
Tel: 01473 624510 or 01473 435104
Email: control.tower@mhas.org.uk
Website: www.mhas.org.uk/museum
Suffolk Aviation Heritage Group
The Display Centre
Foxhall Road
Ipswich
Contact: Colin Durrant
Tel: 01473 711275
Email: colin_durrant@fsmail.net
Website: www.mayston.com/Suffolk%20Aviation%20Heritage%20Group.htm
Local - Ipswich Area
Christchurch Mansion Museum, IpswichDiscover Ipswich's historic past with a visit to the beautiful Christchurch Mansion, in Christchurch Park, just five minutes walk from the town centre.
See period rooms from the sumptuous Georgian Saloon, to the more humble Victorian wing with its displays of children's toys and dolls houses.
Don't miss the biggest collection of paintings by Gainsborough and Constable, outside of London, along with collections of other artists inspired by the beautiful landscapes of East Anglia.
Soane Street
Ipswich IP4 2BE
Tel: (01473) 433554
Email: museums.service@ipswich.gov.uk
Website: www.ipswich.gov.uk/Services/Museums+and+Mansion/Christchurch+Mansion/
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich Museum has a wealth of treasures to amaze you! You can discover life in Roman Suffolk, find out about the Anglo-Saxon origins of Ipswich and follow the growth of our town in the Ipswich Story gallery. You can even see artefacts from Africa, Asia North America and the Pacific. Visit the Suffolk Wildlife Gallery to see how the the countryside has changed over centuries of management. Look at our newly refurbished gallery of British Birds and find out all about the fossils, rocks, and minerals in our region. See how the museum looked 100 years ago in the Victorian Natural History Gallery. Pre-school visitors can find out about foxes, hares, rabbits and seals in the mammal gallery and discover gods and mummies in the Egyptian gallery. Follow the Ipswich cat for a child's eye view of the museum.
High Street,
Ipswich IP1 3QH
Tel: 01473 433550
Email: museums.service@ipswich.gov.uk
Website: www.ipswich.gov.uk/Services/Museums+and+Mansion/Ipswich+Museum/
Ipswich Transport Museum
The Ipswich Transport Museum has the largest collection of transport items in Britain devoted to just one town. Everything was either made or used in and around Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. The collection has been building up since about 1965, and a brief history is available on the website. The collection consists of around 100 major exhibits, and numerous smaller items which are all connected with transport in Ipswich.
Old Trolleybus Depot
Cobham Road
Ipswich IP3 9JD
Tel: (01473) 715666
Email: enquiries@ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk
Website: www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/
Local - Further Afield
Aldeburgh Museum2000 years of Aldeburgh History.
The Aldeburgh Museum is housed in an outstanding Tudor building which has been used as the Town Hall from 1520 to the present day.
Moot Hall
Aldeburgh
Suffolk IP15 5DS
Tel: (01728) 454666
Email: enquiries@aldeburghmuseum.org.uk
Website: www.aldeburghmuseum.org.uk/
Amber Museum, Southwold
The Amber Museum is the only museum in Great Britain designed and created to tell the story and history of Amber.
The Amber Shop
15 Market Place
Southwold
Suffolk IP18 6EA
Tel: 01502 723394
Email: theambershop@keme.co.uk
Website: www.ambershop.co.uk
Bawdsey Radar Station
Bawdsey
Suffolk
Contact: Mary Wain (Chairman)
Tel: 07821 162 879
Email: info@bawdseyradar.org.uk
Website: www.bawdseyradar.org.uk
Beccles and District Museum
Leman House
Ballygate
Beccles
Suffolk NR34 9ND
Tel: (01502) 715722
Email: thecurator@becclesmuseum.org.uk
Website: www.becclesmuseum.org.uk
Bentwaters Cold War museum
The museum is based in the former USAF hardened command post on the former Bentwaters airfield.
Building 134
Bentwaters Parks
Rendlesham
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 2TW
Tel: 07588 460355
Email: -
Website: www.bcwm.org.uk
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Thetford Road
Bressingham
Norfolk IP22 2AA
Tel: (01379) 686900
Email: info@bressingham.co.uk
Website: www.bressingham.co.uk
Colchester Castle Museum
Colchester Castle Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. Once capital of Roman Britain, Colchester has experienced devastation by Boudica (Boadicea), invasion by the Normans and siege during the English Civil War.
Since the 16th century, the Castle has been a ruin, a library and a gaol for witches. Today it is an award winning museum featuring many hands-on displays showing Colchester’s history from the Stone Age to the Civil War.
High Street
Colchester
Tel: (01206) 282939
Email: museums@colchester.gov.uk
Website: www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
Felixstowe Museum
The museum is housed in the Ravelin block adjacent to Landguard Fort and houses 14 rooms of artifacts, exhibitions and information which displays the military and social history of this popular seaside resort.
Viewpoint Road
Felixstowe
IP11 7JG
Tel: 01394 674355 (answer phone)
Email: felmuseum@btopenworld.com
Website: www.felixstowe-museum.co.uk
Hollytrees Museum, Colchester
Glamour, Games and Grime! A hands on exploration into the social history of Colchester over the last 300 years.
High Street
Colchester
CO1 1UG
Tel: 01206 282 940
Email: museums@colchester.gov.uk
Website: www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
Long Shop Museum
Main Street
Leiston
Suffolk IP16 4ES
Tel: 01728 832189
Email: longshop@care4free.net
Website: www.longshop.care4free.net
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Wetheringsett
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, known affectionately as the ’middy’ tries to recreate the typical sleepy country station atmosphere of the 1930s - 1950s.
Brockford Station
Wetheringsett
Stowmarket
Suffolk IP14 5PW
Email: secretary@mslr.org.uk
Website: www.mslr.org.uk/
National Horseracing Museum
The story of the people and horses involved in racing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and other modern heroes.
99 High Street
Newmarket
Suffolk CB8 8JH
Tel: 01638 667333
Email: -
Website: www.nhrm.co.uk
Natural History Museum, Colchester
A fascinating insight into the wildlife and natural history in and around Colchester... ...including you!
High Street
Colchester
CO1 1DN
Tel: (01206) 282941
Email: museums@colchester.gov.uk
Website: www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Bungay
East Anglia's Aviation Heritage Centre incorporating themed collections for 446th Bombardment Group USAAF, RAF Bomber Command, Royal Observer Corps, No. 6 Group, Air Sea Rescue & Coastal Command
The Street
Flixton
Bungay
Suffolk NR35 1NZ.
Tel: 01986 896644
Email: nsam.flixton@tesco.net
Website: www.aviationmuseum.net
Parham Airfield Museum
The 390th Bomb Group Memorial Air Museum is housed in an original wartime Control Tower and the associated Quonset (Nissen) Huts house The British Resistance Organisation Museum.
Parham
Framlingham
Suffolk IP13 9AF
Tel: 01728 621373
Email: parhamairfield@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk
Tymperleys Clock Museum, Colchester
Enjoy the time of your life! Tymperleys contains one of the largest collections of clocks in Britain
Trinity Street
Colchester
CO1 1JN
Tel: (01206) 282939
Email: museums@colchester.gov.uk
Website: www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
National
English HeritageTel: 0870 333 1181
Email: -
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
National Trust
PO Box 39
Warrington WA5 7WD
Tel: 0844 800 1895
Email: enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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