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Another vote for the Tank Museum at Bovington - the stench of metal, grease and gunpowder with a decent little cafe too.


 
Posted : 10/05/2019 9:33 am
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Nobody yet mentioned the Museum of Internal Fire in Wales
A bit off the beaten track but you cant beat blokes messing about with BIG ENGINES

https://www.internalfire.com/

+1 for Brooklands and the Jetage Museum Gloucester


 
Posted : 10/05/2019 12:50 pm
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Skansen in Sweden and Peterhof in Russia. Same great space, but Peterhof is a bit more pompous. Of course, there are old houses and huts in Skansen and palace and fountains in Peterhof. In addition, it's a bit tricky to get to Peterhof, it's 30 km away from the city. I make it there by boat and I couldn't have done it without a tour guide. https://petersburg.expert/ is a nice company btw, with their help I didn't get lost 😀 Like I almost did once I was in Spain... nevermind! A couple of fountains in Peterhof are called trick fountains cause they turn on when you don't expect it and voila, you're all soaking wet and your smartphone is in coma 😀 so be careful


 
Posted : 30/05/2019 8:13 am
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Another vote for the Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford. The Old Operating Theatre museum in London was a cool find, fascinating and a little macabre.

Whenever I visit the lakes I'm always intrigued by the Keswick pencil museum. It doesn't fire my imagination and conjure images of an enthralling visit. Like the S****horpe dust museum or Runcorn world of rivets if such things existed. I know I should be more open minded, I will go one day and hope I'm proved wrong!


 
Posted : 30/05/2019 9:02 am
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The Big Pit coal museum in Blaenavon is excellent. Been plenty of times and it never ceases to amaze how the workers coped in those conditions.

M Shed on Bristol Harbourside is also very good. Great cake too which is always a bonus.


 
Posted : 30/05/2019 9:17 am
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Always enjoyed the National Coal Mining Museum when the girls were young.

https://www.ncm.org.uk/


 
Posted : 30/05/2019 9:35 am
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Today I went with my daughter to Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre near Okehampton.

A museum of fairground history with working rides. I'll repeat that....A MUSEUM WITH DODGEMS!

Best day out ever 😆


 
Posted : 31/05/2019 12:20 am
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Always enjoyed the National Coal Mining Museum when the girls were young.

https://www.ncm.org.uk/
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Was just going to post that, really surprised it's not been mentioned.

A rare opportunity to go down't'pit.


 
Posted : 31/05/2019 5:00 am
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Welsh life near Cardiff.
Children love Dingles ( waltzer is very fast for small child to cling onto 😉 )
I’m happy with any narrow gauge railway ideally an industrial one or a mine.
Big pit is ace!
Off to Morwellan quay on Sunday too.


 
Posted : 31/05/2019 7:43 am
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