Surrey's Museums and Galleries
There are over forty museums in Surrey run by district and borough councils, by the Ministry of Defence, by universities and by independent groups. Museums and museum visitors are served by Surrey Museums Consultative Committee, a partnership between the County, District and Borough councils.
Surrey's museums & galleries offer a fascinating insight into Surrey’s history and culture. Exhibitions, talks, tours, workshops and plenty of children & family events all year ensure something of interest for everyone. Discover an Egyptian mummy, exquisite costume, a giant Japanese spider crab and a Viking sword. Visit the world’s first motor racing circuit and one of the only Edwardian Vagrants and Casuals Wards in existence. Climb aboard Concorde, a vintage car or a London Bus. Explore a crystal grotto, castles and stunning buildings. Our galleries host some of the most exceptional works in the South East, from those of a renowned Victorian artist, to contemporary local and nationally famous artists. What will you discover in Surrey museums and galleries today?
Army Medical Services Museum
"Depicts the history of Army medicine from 1660. Includes medical equipment, uniforms, medals and a collection of ambulances."
Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 5RQ
Tel:01252 868820
armymedicalmuseum@btinternet.com
Ash Museum
"A museum of the local history of Ash, Ash Green, Ash Vale and Tongham."
Cemetery Chapel, Ash Church Road, Ash, Surrey
Tel:01252 542341
ash.museum@ntlworld.com
Basingstoke Canal Visitors Centre
"Small museum display in centre interpreting the history and wildlife of the canal."
Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Camberley, Surrey , GU16 6DD
Tel: 01252 370073
info@basingstoke-canal.co.uk
Bourne Hall Museum
"Old tools, toys and clothing are supported by local photographs and ephemera to tell the story of two thousand years of Epsom and Ewell."
Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF
Tel:020 8394 1734
Brooklands Museum
"The world's first banked motor racing track and assorted buildings, period racing cars, accessories and memorabilia. Aircraft collection spanning 85 years, first flight ticket office."
Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
Tel:01932 857381
info@brooklandsmuseum.com
Byfleet Heritage Society
"Documents relating to Byfleets' history, displays are housed in the library."
Byfleet Library, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7QN
Tel:01932 341084
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Chertsey Museum
"Local history collections, Thames valley archaeology, clocks and Olive Matthews costume collection."
The Cedars, 33 Windsor Street, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8AT
Tel:01932 565764
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Chobham Museum
"A small village museum with changing displays."
Benham's Corner, Bagshot Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU2 2JY
Tel:01276 858322 Return to top
Clandon Park (National Trust)
"A Palladian house with a collection of 18th century furniture, porcelain textiles and carpets."
West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RQ
Tel:01483 222482 Return to top
Crafts Study Centre
"Internationally recognised collection of crafts."
University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham
Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU7 9DS
Tel:01252 891450
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Dorking and District Museum
CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT
"Toys, agricultural and domestic bygones,..., fossils, ... birds (including ...), paintings... world war II memorabilia, costumes, photographs, prints, books, press cuttings, notebooks, sale ..., local maps, miscellaneous ..., etc. radios, television sets."
The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BS
Tel:01306 876591
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Dapune Wharf (National Trust)
Navigations Office & Dapdune Wharf
Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RR
Tel:01483 561389 Return to top
East Surrey Museum
"East Surrey Museum has four separate display rooms and the displays in each are changed every three months."
1 Stafford Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6JG
Tel:01883 340275
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Egham Museum
"Photos, documents, objects, maps, etc. relating to the history of Egham, the Hythe, Englefield Green, Virginia Water and Thorpe."
Literary Institute, High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9EW
Tel:01784 434483 Return to top
Elmbridge Museum
"The social history of Elmbridge."
Public Library, Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8HJ
Tel:01932 843573
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Fire Brigades of Surrey Preservation Trust
"The collection contains artefacts that demonstrate the evolution of fire-fighting and fire precautions; ranging from the early days of organised fire brigades through to the present day. These relate to all forms of the civic, private and industrial brigades in the historic County of Surrey' As for other information, had a look on the icons on your site and those that are applicable are''
St David's, 70 Wray Park Road, Surrey, RH2 0EJ
Firebrigadesofsurreypreservationtrust@hotmail.com
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Museum of Farnham
"A local history museum interpreting the story of Farnham through a variety of display techniques. Housed in a Grade I listed town house built in 1718."
Willmer House, 38 West Street, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DX
Tel:01252 715094
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Guildford Museum
"The largest collection of archaeology, local history and needlework in Surrey. Displays include local characters such as Lewis Carroll and Gertrude Jekyll."
Castle Arch, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3SX
Tel:01483 444750
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Guildford House Gallery
"John Russell R.A. oils and pastels (Guildford born artist), contemporary craftwork, historical & modern paintings, drawings & prints. Changing temporary exhibitions of local artists & touring exhibitions."
155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AJ
Tel:01483 444742
guildfordhouse@guildford.gov.uk Return to top
Godalming Museum
"Local history of Godalming and surrounding area also Gertrude Jekyll, Edwin Lutyens and other personalities."
109a High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AQ
Tel: 01483 426510
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Haslemere Educational Museum
"Many rare exhibits botany, zoology and traditional displays on history"
78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2LA
Tel: 01428 642112
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Hatchlands Park (National Trust)
"A historic house, containing a magnificent collection of musical instruments."
East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey , GU4 7RT
Tel:01483 222482
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Holmesdale Natural History Museum
"The extensive museum collections of the Holmesdale Natural History Club (founded 1857) include insects, stuffed birds, herbarium specimens, geological specimens, local history and archaeological collections."
14 Croydon Rd, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0PG
Tel:01737 247092
g.p.moss@qmul.ac.uk Return to top
London Bus Museum
"The largest collection of historic London buses in a museum."
Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1EF
Tel:01932 868665
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Leatherhead Museum
"Local history and a collection of memorabilia."
Hampton Cottage, 64 Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8DP
Tel:01372 374093
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The Lightbox Art gallery
“With a permanent museum of Woking’s history, two temporary gallery spaces and lots of hands on workshops, there’s always something different to do at The Lightbox. The building also has a purpose built Education Studio for schools, colleges and community groups.”
Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4AA
Tel: 01483 737800
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National Rifle Association Museum
"Rifles and rifle trophies are exhibited. Many items are on loan to the Victorian and Albert Museum."
Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, GU21 0PB
Tel:01483 797777 ext 127
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Oakhurst Cottage (National Trust)
"A tiny cottage, showing how life used to be lived in rural Surrey."
Hambledon, nr Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HF
Tel:01483 208477
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Painshill Park Trust
"An 18th century landscape garden, with interpretation centre."
Painshill Park, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1DE
Tel:01932 868113
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Polesden Lacey (National Trust)
"A country house, displaying world-class collections of art and furniture."
Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6BD
Tel:01372 452048
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Queens Royal Surrey Regimental Museum
"A regimental museum. The regiment's archive is held at Surrey History Centre."
Clandon Park, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7QR
Tel:01483 223419
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Reigate Priory Museum
"Artefacts concerning local history, social history and costume are displayed in room, shop and street settings to portray life in the past. Collections of domestic items, archaeology, artwork and pictures all aid in giving an insight into past times."
Reigate Priory School, Reigate Priory, Bell Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RL
Tel:01737 222550 Return to top
Royal Earlswood Museum
"Small collection of exhibits illustrating the history and development of the Earlswood Asylum - plus a representative collection of the works of its most famed resident James Henry Pullen the 'idiot genius'"
The Belfry Centre, Redhill RH1 1ST
Tel:01737 216238 Return to top
Royal Holloway Picture Gallery
"Not a museum, but a collection of paintings, mostly Victorian."
University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX
Tel:01784 443004 or 443824.
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Royal Logistic Corps Museum
"The collection of Corps, The Royal pioneer corps"
Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, CAMBERLEY, Surrey , GU16 6RW
Tel: 01252 833371
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Rural Life Centre
"The social history of village and rural life from 1800-1960"
Reeds Row, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL
Tel:01252 795571
info@rural-life.org.uk Return to top
Send and Ripley Museum
"A small local museum, with changing exhibitions."
By Ripley Village Hall, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Surrey
Tel: 01483 224876 Return to top
Shere Museum
"A village museum, with lots to see."
Open Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays 1pm-5pm (any other day by appointment).
Gomshall Lane, Shere, Surrey, GU5 9HE
Tel: 01483 202769/203245 Return to top
Spelthorne Museum
"A museum of Spelthorne. Staines' Roman past is celebrated, and the history of the borough displayed."
1 Elmsleigh Road, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4PM
Tel:01784 461804
info@spelthornemuseum.org.uk Return to top
The Spike
Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 3JH
Tel:01483 569944 Return to top
Surrey Heath Museum
"Museum telling the story of the local history of the Surrey Heath district."
Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, CAMBERLEY, Surrey, GU15 3HD
Tel:01276 707284
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Surrey Heath Archaeology and Heritage Trust
"Not a museum, but a working, volunteer-run archaeology unit, which mounts displays on its current work."
The Archaeology Centre, 4-10 London Road,
Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5HN
Tel:07870 447810 Return to top
Surrey History Centre
"Surrey Heritage can help you to discover, investigate and protect the county’s archaeology, historic buildings, written heritage and artefacts. Learn more about your Surrey ancestors and the county’s rich and varied history."
Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsowrth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6ND
Tel:01483 518737
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Surrey Police Museum
"Changing displays of the history of Surrey's police, including inter-active computer displays."
Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU3 1HG
Tel:01483 482155
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The Watts Gallery
"A gallery devoted to the symbolist artist, G.W.Watts"
Down Lane, Compton, Nr Guildford , Surrey , GU3 1DQ
Tel:01483 810235
info@wattsgallery.org.uk
