Genealogy research and family history links - Places to Visit

Links - Places to Visit

Southwell Workhouse - The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, now owned by the National Trust, is the best preserved workhouse in England. Use the audio guide, based on real archive records, as you tour the workhouse.

Belton House - Below Stairs - Another National Trust property, Belton House, near Grantham, Lincolshire has an excellent 'below stairs' tour about the lives of the servants. The tour is free although fee for admission to grounds applies.

Flintham Museum - The Flintham Museum looks at rural life through the eyes of a twentieth-century village shopkeeper.

Ruddington Framework Knitters - Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum, near Nottingham - see the living and working conditions of the framework knitters. The working museum is housed in a listed complex of frameshops, cottages and outbuildings.

Newark Civil War Centre - Museum, exhibitions and events telling the story of the Civil War.

Newark Civic Trust - Newark Civic Trust - including Town Trails, download free leaflets to guide you around the historic market town. Themes include Civil War, Georgian Buildings, Historic Riverside and more.

National Justice Museum - (formerly known as the Galleries of Justice). Delve into the fascinating history of justice through time at Nottingham’s historic Shire Hall and County Gaol

National Coal Mining Museum - National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield. Coal mining history through the centuries, including an underground tour - see what it was really like for your mining ancestors! Free entry.

National Railway Museum - National Railway Museums at York and Shildon, Co. Durham. Free entry

Crich Tramway Village - Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. Village scene, tram rides and exhibitions.

Museum of English Rural Life - The Museum of English Rural Life is the most comprehensive national collection relating to the history of food, farming and the countryside. Located within Reading University - Free.

People's History Museum - The People's History Museum in Manchester relates to the history of working people in Britain, mainly over the last 200 years. free entry.

Quarry Bank Mill - Quarry Bank Mill in Wilmslow, Cheshire is a National Trust property showing how a complete industrial community lived.

Links - Places to Visit

Choose another Category