List of museums in Wiltshire


This list of museums in Wiltshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions 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 are not included.

Museums

NamePhotographTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
Aldbourne Heritage CentreAldbourneWiltshireLocalLocal history, culture, collections of bells
Alexander Keiller Museum at AveburyAveburyWiltshireArchaeologyPrehistoric artifacts, most found at Avebury, also history of the site
ArundellsSalisburyWiltshireHistoric house18th century home of former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, who lived there from 1985, features his furnishings and personal collections
Athelstan MuseumMalmesburyWiltshireLocal, local history, culture, collections of lace, coins, bicycles and tricycles
Atwell-Wilson Motor MuseumCalneWiltshireTransportation, classic and rare cars, lorries, motorcycles, mopeds, push bikes, memorabilia
Avebury Manor & GardenAveburyWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, early 16th-century manor house and early 20th-century garden
Bedwyn Stone MuseumGreat BedwynWiltshireArt, carved stone decorations and pieces
Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionSalisburyWiltshireAerospace, also known as Old Sarum Airfield Museum, restored aircraft, vehicles and artefacts related to RAF Boscombe Down
Bowood HouseDerry HillWiltshireHistoric houseGeorgian country house with interiors by Robert Adam and a garden designed by Capability Brown
Bradford on Avon MuseumBradford on AvonWiltshireLocal, local history, natural history, recreated Victorian pharmacy shop
Calne Heritage CentreCalneWiltshireLocal, local history, art
Chippenham MuseumChippenhamWiltshireLocal, local history, culture
Chiseldon MuseumChiseldonWiltshire#Local, local history
Corsham Almshouses & 17th Century SchoolroomCorshamWiltshireHistoric house17th century almshouses and period schoolroom
Corsham CourtCorshamWiltshireHistoric house16th century country house known for its art collection, landscape designed by Capability Brown
Corsham Information and Heritage CentreCorshamWiltshireLocal, local history and information centre
Cricklade MuseumCrickladeWiltshireLocal, local history, culture
Crofton Pumping StationGreat BedwynWiltshireTechnologyEarly 19th century steam-powered pumping station with working engines
Great Chalfield ManorGreat Chalfield, AtworthWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 15th century moated manor house, gardens
Kennet & Avon Canal MuseumDevizesWiltshireTransportationHistory and heritage of the Kennet and Avon Canal
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & VillageLacockWiltshireMultipleOperated by the National Trust, medieval country home and former abbey, picturesque rural village, museum of photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot and photography exhibits
Lackham Museum of Agriculture and Rural LifeLacockWiltshireAgriculture, based at Wiltshire College Lackham, displays of farming, agriculture, rural trades and rural life
Little ClarendonDintonWiltshireHistoric house, operated by the National Trust, late 15th-century stone house and chapel
LongleatHorningshamWiltshireHistoric houseElizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park
Lydiard HouseSwindonSwindonHistoric housePalladian stately home with restored state rooms, ground floor apartments, changing exhibits of local art, culture
Market Lavington Village MuseumMarket LavingtonWiltshireLocal, local history, culture, rural trades, agriculture, domestic life
Merchant's House, MarlboroughMarlboroughWiltshireHistoric house, 17th century period merchant's house
Mere MuseumMereWiltshireLocal, local history
Museum of ComputingSwindonSwindonScienceHistory of computing and digital development including the Internet and video games
Mompesson HouseSalisburyWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th century Queen Anne house with period furniture, collection of drinking glasses, walled garden
Oxfam Art GallerySalisburyWiltshireArtoperated by Oxfam
Pewsey Heritage CentrePewseyWiltshireLocal, local history, social history, agriculture, industry, Kennet and Avon Canal, railway
Philipps HouseDintonWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, early 19th century Neo-Grecian country house with collection of Regency furniture and furnishings, park
The PoundCorshamWiltshireArt, performing arts centre with exhibit gallery
Purton MuseumPurtonWiltshireLocal, local history, domestic life, agriculture
REME MuseumMoD LynehamWiltshireMilitaryArtifacts used by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers including communications equipment, computers, vehicles, weapons
Richard Jefferies MuseumCoateSwindonHistoric house, birthplace home and museum of writer and naturalist Richard Jefferies
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire MuseumSalisburyWiltshireMilitary, regimental artifacts and history of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, now part of The Rifles; also known as The Wardrobe Military Museum
Salisbury MuseumSalisburyWiltshireMultipleArchaeology, Stonehenge and prehistory, art, decorative arts, Roman, Saxon and medieval history, social history, costumes, anthropology. Nationally important collections as recognised by the Designation Scheme.
Salisbury Arts CentreSalisburyWiltshireArt, performing and visual arts centre
Science Museum at WroughtonWroughtonSwindonScienceFeatures large objects of the Science Museum, open only by pre-booked tours in the summer
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western RailwaySwindonSwindonRailwayHistoric locomotives, rolling stock, memorabilia, reconstructed work areas, history of the Great Western Railway
StourheadStourtonWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Palladian mansion featuring a Regency library with collections of Chippendale furniture and paintings, 18th century landscape gardens on a 2,650 acre estate
Swindon and Cricklade RailwayBlunsdonSwindonRailwayHeritage railway with museum exhibits open on special events at the Blunsdon railway station
Swindon Art GallerySwindonSwindonArtIncludes collection of 20th-century British art
Swindon MuseumSwindonSwindonMultipleLocal history, archaeology and geology
Trowbridge MuseumTrowbridgeWiltshireTextileEquipment and exhibits about the local textile industry
Warminster MuseumWarminsterWiltshireLocal, local history, geology, also known as the Warminster Dewey Museum, operated by the Warminster Historical Society and located in the Warminster Library
The Well House CollectionMelkshamWiltshireLocal, artefacts, exhibits, large interactive photograph collection celebrating Melksham's history, housed in an Edwardian manor. Teas, coffees and refreshments available
Westbury Visitor CentreWestburyWiltshireLocal, local history displays and visitor centre
Westwood ManorWestwoodWiltshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 15th-century manor house built over three centuries, features period furniture, later tapestries, modern topiary garden
Wilton Carpet Factory MuseumWiltonWiltshireIndustry, , , located in the same location as the Wilton Town Museum, history and tours of the Wilton Carpet Factory
Wilton HouseWiltonWiltshireHistoric housePalladian country house with state rooms, art, sculpture, furnishings, gardens and parkland
Wilton Town MuseumWiltonWiltshireLocal, in the same location as the Wilton Carpet Museum, local history
Wilton WindmillWiltonWiltshireMillEarly 19th century five floor brick tower windmill
Wiltshire MuseumDevizesWiltshireMultipleFormerly known as Devizes Museum; archaeology, art, local history, social history and natural history of Wiltshire. Nationally important collections as recognised by the Designation Scheme.
Wootton Bassett MuseumWootton BassettWiltshireLocalLocal history, culture
Young GallerySalisburyWiltshireArt, located at the Salisbury Library, exhibits of 19th century images of Salisbury by artist Edward Young, John Creasey Museum, contemporary British artists and students, with an emphasis on art with a Wiltshire connection

Defunct museums