🏠 IndoorEducational☔ Rainy-day friendly
Facilities
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A regimental museum set in a purpose-built building within the grounds of Hever Castle. Displays cover the regiments' history from the late 1700s through the Boer War, both world wars and modern times, with uniforms, medals, weapons and pictures. Families can step inside a walk-in reconstruction of a First World War Gallipoli trench and the turret of a Second World War Cromwell tank, and see a Saladin armoured car and a field gun outside. Four interactive touch screens share life stories of people who served, and a cartoon guide aimed at younger visitors helps children follow the displays. The museum is a short walk from the castle's gardens and lakes, so it can sit alongside a wider day out. Visitors interested in the regiments' records can also search a registry of those who served.
Questions parents ask
- Will my children find anything to hold their interest, or is it mainly for adults interested in military history?
- The museum has interactive touch screens, walk-in reconstructions including a WW1 Gallipoli trench and a WW2 Cromwell tank turret, and a cartoon character guide called Noball the female desert fox designed for younger visitors to help bring the displays to life.
- How long should we allow for a visit?
- The page does not state a typical visit length; contact the museum directly to establish how long you should plan for.
- Is there a café, or should we bring food?
- We have not confirmed whether the museum has a café or refreshments. Check with the venue or plan to bring what you need.
- Do we need to book ahead, or can we just turn up?
- The page states that access to the museum is included in the standard ticket price for visiting the grounds of Hever Castle, but does not confirm whether advance booking is necessary; check with Hever Castle or the museum before your visit.
- Is the museum easy to navigate with a buggy and young children?
- Buggy-friendliness has not been confirmed at this venue. Contact the museum to check whether buggies are practical for navigating the space.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Spare batteries
Tissues- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
- Travel games
Boiled sweets for the carEars on hills, boredom on motorways.
Pocket money purseGift shop answered in advance, in numbers.
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