Regimental museum

In countries whose armies are organised on a regimental basis, such as the army of the United Kingdom, a regimental museum is a military museum dedicated to the history of a specific army regiment.

List of regimental museums in the UK

In addition to those listed below, many more units (including Yeomanry, Militia and Volunteer regiments) have museums or exhibition spaces, some open only by appointment; for fuller information see the Ogilby Trust website (below).

England

  • Army Medical Services Museum, Mytchett, Surrey
  • The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment gallery is part of Wardown Park Museum in Luton
  • The Border Regiment and its successors have their museum at Carlisle Castle
  • Buffs Regimental Museum, Canterbury
  • Cannon Hall, Barnsley, S. Yorks. houses the Regimental Museum of the Light Dragoons (13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own))
  • Cheshire Military Museum (The Cheshire Regiment, 3rd Carabiniers, 5th Dragoon Guards and Cheshire Yeomanry), Chester Castle
  • Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses the Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham and Derbyshire) Regiment and the Derbyshire Yeomanry.
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