Hampshire Military Museums

Aldershot Military Museum

The story of Aldershot Military Town, and the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.

Queens Avenue, Aldershot   GU11 2LG  Tel: 01252 314598

Museum of Army Chaplaincy

Using the theme of faith, the Museum explains how Army chaplains throughout the ages have carried out their duties in uniform, under fire and in the service of peace

Amport House, Amport, Andover  SP11 8BG  Tel: 01264 773144   Email

Museum of Army Flying

The Country's finest and most exciting historical collection of military kites, gliders, helicopters and aeroplanes, all tracing the history of flying from the very earliest days to the present

Middle Wallop, Stockbridge  SO20 8DY  Tel: 01264 784421   Email

Gurkha Museum

The Gurkha Museum  tells the moving and unique story of Gurkha service to the British Crown and people over nearly 200 years. Gurkha graves are spread across the face of the earth in nearly every country in which Britain has fought - silent testament to Gurkha Loyalty and Courage

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester,  S023 8TS Tel: 01962 842832  Email

Hampshire Regiment Museum

The Regimental Museum includes life size models showing how soldiers were dressed and equipped in the wars of the early and mid 18th century, the First and Second World Wars and the Malayan campaign of the 1950's.

Serle's House, Southgate Street, Winchester, SO23 9EG   Tel: 01962 863658   Email

Hussars Museum

A comprehensive collection is displayed to show the history of the King's Royal Hussars and its predecessor regiments

Peninsula Baracks, Romsey Road, Winchester SO23 8TS  Tel: 01962 828541   Email

Mary Rose

The only 16th century warship on display anywhere in the world. Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favourite of King Henry VIII.  After a long and successful career, she sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the history of nautical archaeology.

College Road  HM Naval Base  Portsmouth  PO1 3LX   Tel:023 9275 0521  Email

Museum of Naval Firepower

Telling the story of naval firepower from the 18^th century to the gulf war.

Royal Navy Armament Depot, Priddy’s Hard, Gosport  PO12 4LE  Tel: 023 9250 5600   Email

The Royal Armories at Fort Nelson
 
Fort Nelson is one of the great forts built around Portsmouth in the 1860s to guard the Dockyard from the threat of French invasion. It is an outstanding example of Victorian architecture and provides the ideal setting for the Royal Armouries collection of artillery

Down End Road Fareham PO17 6AN  Tel: 01329 233734   Email

Royal Green Jackets Museum

Situated close to the City Centre and the heart of historic Winchester, with its Great Hall and Cathedral, this excellent Museum records, chronologically, graphically and entertainingly, the history of The Royal Green Jackets and its antecedent Regiments from 1741 to the present day

Peninsula Barracks  Romsey Road  Winchester S023 8TS  Tel: 01962 828524   Email

Royal Marines Museum

At the Museum you can discover the exciting story of the Royal Marines brought to life with dramatic and interactive displays.  The Museum is in what was one of the most stately Officers' Messes in England, built in the 1860's with beautiful ceilings, huge paintings and a grand staircase.  he story of the Royal Marines begins in 1664 when they were formed and it takes you through to the present day where you can find out more about the work of the Royal Marines today and their training techniques.

Southsea   PO4 9PX   Tel: 023 9281 9385 Email

Royal Naval Museum

the only museum devoted to the ships of the Royal Navy and the men and women who served in them over the past 5 centuries.

HM Naval Base (PP66), Portsmouth, PO1 3NH  Tel: 023 9272 7562

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The reality of life below the surface. Guided tours of HMS Alliance. Weapons and History galleries

Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport  PO12 2AS  Tel: 02392529217   Email

HMS Victory

This is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, and is still manned by officers and ratings of the Royal Navy. Once the flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1812, she is now the flagship of the Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command and lies in No 2 Dry Dock at Portsmouth Naval Base,

No 2 Dry Dock at Portsmouth Naval Base, Portsmouth  PO1 3NH  Tel: 023 92861533

HMS Warrior

As you arrive at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the stunning sleek, black lines of Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured battleship, take your breath away. The pride of Queen Victoria, Warrior revolutionised warship construction. Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest and fastest ship of her day. Her most radical innovation was her citadel - an armoured box housing her guns.

1860 Victory Gate HM Naval Base Portsmouth  PO1 3QX  Tel: 02392 778609