Best Local history museums in Carshalton, United Kingdom to visit (UPDATED December, 2023)

Best places: Local history museums in Carshalton

Discover the best places in Carshalton, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 28 places from Local history museum category.

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Winchester Cathedral

Cathedral

Medieval Anglican cathedral with a 15th-century screen and a Norman crypt holding modern sculpture.

4.60 (8.8K reviews) (~86.84 km from centre)

Milestones Museum

Museum

Interactive, undercover family attraction recreating street scenes with vehicles, shops and homes.

4.60 (2.8K reviews) (~66.72 km from centre)

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Museum

Collection of rebuilt, historic, local structures plus working traditional farm and event programme.

4.60 (836 reviews) (~39.77 km from centre)

Rural Life Living Museum

Heritage museum

Country life museum with historic farming implements and demonstrations, plus light railway.

4.60 (771 reviews) (~46.9 km from centre)

Guildhall Museum

History museum

This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style.

4.60 (570 reviews) (~46.44 km from centre)

Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

Museum

👍👍 Terrific eclectic museum, run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, tucked away in the backstreets of Walthamstow. Model railway, couple of tube trains, pumping engines, local history, and cafe. Has a great vibe. I've no idea how it's kept going for free. Very much a labour of love.

4.70 (276 reviews) (~25.23 km from centre)

The Novium Museum

Museum

Purpose-built, modern museum showing Roman bath house remains, plus access to a 13th-century priory.

4.50 (783 reviews) (~72.76 km from centre)

The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre

Art center

Venue staging music, theatre and film shows, with a visual arts gallery, museum, shop and cafe.

4.60 (347 reviews) (~80.61 km from centre)

Oxford Castle & Prison

Historical place

Remains of a large medieval castle, with tours by costumed guides including the 900-year-old crypt.

4.40 (6.3K reviews) (~87.26 km from centre)

Wardown House, Museum and Gallery

Museum

Victorian house in landscaped park with local history collections, plus revolving exhibitions.

4.50 (599 reviews) (~61.44 km from centre)

London Canal Museum

History museum

Unique venue tracing history of London's canals, with a Victorian well used to store imported ice.

4.50 (280 reviews) (~19.07 km from centre)

The Lightbox

Art gallery

Exhibitions, events, talks, children's/adult workshops and permanent local history exhibitions.

4.40 (486 reviews) (~27.78 km from centre)

Abingdon County Hall Museum

Local history museum

A restored 17th-century Baroque building overlooking the market, with exhibitions on local history.

4.50 (271 reviews) (~84.38 km from centre)

Winchester City Museum

Museum

👍 Small museum highlighting the history of Winchester and the wider area. Tickets are reasonable and last the year although I struggle to see the repeatability of this unless they have specific events

4.50 (258 reviews) (~86.9 km from centre)