Top rated Archaeological museums in Montgomery, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Archaeological museums in Montgomery

Experience the best that Montgomery has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 20 places from Archaeological museum category.

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Ashmolean Museum

Museum

Ancient & modern art & antiquities covering world civilisations, plus fine & applied arts.

4.70 (8.4K reviews) (~156.9 km from centre)

Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves

Tourist attraction

Prehistoric caves geared for family visits with kids' activities, tours and a large restaurant.

4.70 (3.8K reviews) (~234.16 km from centre)

Great Orme Mines

Tourist attraction

World's largest prehistoric copper mine, with a visitor center, self-guided tunnel tours & a shop.

4.70 (1.3K reviews) (~97.42 km from centre)

Butser Ancient Farm

Archaeological museum

Archaeological site with reconstructed Iron Age buildings, rare animal breeds and a visitor centre.

4.70 (550 reviews) (~233.91 km from centre)

Wiltshire Museum

Archaeological museum

Gold and other items from Stonehenge feature in an exhibition of Wiltshire's history and people.

4.70 (77 reviews) (~156.27 km from centre)

JORVIK Viking Centre

History museum

A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum.

4.60 (9.6K reviews) (~207.3 km from centre)

Manchester Museum

Archaeological museum

Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme.

4.60 (7.3K reviews) (~117.67 km from centre)

Creswell Crags

Archaeological site

Archaeological museum in a limestone gorge, caves and fissures, with prehistoric tools and art.

4.60 (2.9K reviews) (~152.47 km from centre)

National Roman Legion Museum

Archaeological museum

Museum with kids' activities in 50-acre Roman fort with barracks and renowned amphitheatre remains.

4.60 (495 reviews) (~106.66 km from centre)

Museum of Classical Archaeology

Archaeological museum

Large 19th-century space holding hundreds of plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.

4.60 (76 reviews) (~224.71 km from centre)

Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru

Archive

👍👍 I love my rich heritage

4.60 (73 reviews) (~64.47 km from centre)

The Garstang Museum of Archaeology

Archaeological museum

Compact museum featuring excavated Egyptian relics & other prehistoric items, including a mummy.

4.60 (58 reviews) (~94.22 km from centre)

National Trust - Penmaen and Nicholaston Burrows

Museum

👍👍 Visited on a wet Tuesday afternoon but the view alone was worth the effort. A long walk down to the beach so we stayed at the top. Beware of following Google maps or satnav if driving as you're taken down a narrow dead-end road with a final turn warning you not to follow the satnav. You can see the...

4.60 (55 reviews) (~128.49 km from centre)

Fairlynch Museum & Arts Centre

Museum

👍👍 Really interesting museum the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable, worth a visit

4.60 (51 reviews) (~215.24 km from centre)

Flag Fen Archaeology Park

Tourist attraction

3,500 year-old archaeological site with Bronze age causeway remains and reconstructed round houses.

4.50 (678 reviews) (~199.89 km from centre)

DIG: An Archaeological Adventure

Archaeological museum

Archeology museum where children unearth replica historical finds in hands-on excavations.

4.50 (641 reviews) (~207.58 km from centre)

Cawthorn Roman Camp

Archaeological museum

👍 Free entry, as with anything from the Roman era, don't go expecting to see buildings remaining. It is the earth works of the camps that remain, great views of the surrounding area can be seen. Took about 35 minutes to walk around, plenty of parking is available.

4.50 (103 reviews) (~247.89 km from centre)

Malton Museum

Archaeological museum

👍👍 Malton Museum is a fabulous local history resource that is a must see. Housing unique collections relating to the locality including archaeologic finds dating to the Roman occupation and beyond. Well worth discovering.

4.30 (31 reviews) (~234.21 km from centre)

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

Archaeological museum

Museum in a Victorian Gothic building exhibiting local fine art, natural history specimens & more.

4.00 (70 reviews) (~63.52 km from centre)

Kings Weston Roman Villa

Archaeological museum

🫤 Contrary to what it says on Google, this site is not open to visitors. The site is surrounded by wire security fencing: you can see the remains of the villa through this, but you'll need binoculars to read the information panels. There is a padlocked gate, but no info regarding opening times. In fac...

3.80 (61 reviews) (~123.01 km from centre)

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Top rated Archaeological museums in Montgomery, United Kingdom