MUSEUMS : IRELAND
 
Co. Limerick
  • → [ Foynes Flying Boat Museum ]

  • [Housed in the original terminal building at Foynes and recalls that nostalgic era when Foynes became the centre of the aviation world from 1939 to 1945]
    Foynes Flying Boat Museum 

    Co. Roscommon
  • → [ The Arigna Mining Experience ]

  • [Ireland's last working coal mines closed in 1990 after 400 years of operation. The Arigna Mining Experience opened as a tourist attraction in 2003 and has proved very popular with visitors]
    The Arigna Mining Experience 

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    MUSEUMS : UNITED KINGDOM
     
    ENGLAND
    Bedfordshire
  • → [ Shuttleworth Collection ]

  • [The air museum accommodates many historic aircraft, cars and bicycles spanning over a 100 years]
     

    Berkshire
  • → [ The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum ]

  • [Collections of British Army Equipment since 1942. Historic Vehicles, Electronic and Aeronautical equipment]

    Cornwall
  • → [ The Shire Hall ]

  • [Built in 1837 as the County Assizes (county court)]

    Leicestershire
  • → [ Bruntingthorpe Airfield and Proving Ground ]

  • [Hosts the cold war aircraft museum, housing a number of aircraft including a Victor, a Comet, a number of Buccaneers and a Jaguar to name but a few. All are available for photographic or film use. Also available is a Boeing 747-200, one of only a few commercially available in the UK for such media use]
     

    London
  • → [ The Clink Prison Museum ]

  • [The prison was open to inmates throughout the Tudor and Elizabethan reigns]
    The Clink Prison Museum 

    Middlesex
  • → [ Kew Bridge Steam Museum (KBSM) ]

  • [An early Victorian industrial water pumping station. A 3 storey high 90 inch Cornish style beam engine continues to operate today with a variety of other engines if required on request. In addition, there is a terrace of former workshops including a blacksmith forge and turn of the century workshop. A 197 foot high stand pipe tower with a viewing platform and there is a two foot gauge steam locomotive with tracks and engine shed]
     

    Norfolk
  • → [ The Muckleburgh Collection ]

  • [A museum with Britain's largest working Military collection, housed in the former Ack-Ack NAAFI]
    The Muckleburgh Collection 

    Nottinghamshire
  • → [ NCCL Galleries of Justice ]

  • [Nottingham's old Shire Hall, courthouse and gaol and offers an ideal historical as well as contemporary backdrop]
    NCCL Galleries of Justice 

    Surrey
  • → [ The Rural Life Centre ]

  • [A museum of past village life covering the years from 1750 to 1960 and a preserved two foot gauge light railway is maintained on site]
    The Rural Life Centre 

    Sussex
  • → [ Amberley Working Museum ]

  • [The 36 acre open-air site is dedicated to the industrial heritage of the South East and boasts some truly remarkable static and live exhibits]
    Amberley Working Museum 

    Yorkshire
  • → [ Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial ]

  • [Probably the most authentic WW2 Bomber Command Station left in UK and provides an atmospheric location for both documentary and dramatic film-work. Added to the numerous historic listed buildings in this 20 acre park and woodland setting, over 50 historic aircraft and vehicles compliment the venue]
    Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial 

    West Midlands
  • → [ Bantock House And Park ]

  • [A restored Georgian farmhouse with Edwardian oak panelled rooms, reflecting the popular Arts & Crafts movement. Sits within 43 acres of parkland that includes sports pitches. A conservatory has been faithfully reconstructed and the courtyard and outbuildings restored. The formal Edwardian style gardens boast many authentic features]
    Bantock House And Park 

    MUSEUMS : NORTHERN IRELAND
     
    Antrim
  • → [ Ulster Museum, Belfast ]

  • [Popular locations for film and programme scenes requiring working space]
    Ulster Museum, Belfast 

    Co. Armagh
  • → [ Armagh County Museum ]

  • [Built in 1834 to a classical design with impressive columns that dominate the entrance]
    Armagh County Museum 

    Co. Down
  • → [ Down County Gaol ]

  • [An authentic Georgian Gaol, used between 1796 and 1830 - Co. Down, NI]
    Down County Gaol 
  • → [ Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ]

  • [The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum illustrates the way of life and the traditions of the people of the North of Ireland]
    Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 

    Co. Tyrone
  • → [ Ulster American Folk Park ]

  • [A remarkable collection of Period buildings of Ireland throughout the 18th and 19th centuries]
    Ulster American Folk Park 

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    MUSEUMS : SCOTLAND
     
    Aberdeenshire
  • → [ Archaeolink Prehistory Park ]

  • [Offers a range of atmospheric reconstructions of ancient dwellings and monuments]

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    MUSEUMS : WALES
     
    Anglesey
  • → [ Holyhead Maritime Museum ]

  • [The Holyhead Maritime Museum is a perfect location for certain types of Period Film & TV Drama. It is a former boathouse with slipway and it was the location for the wartime film "Western Approaches" which was commissioned by the Admiralty]
     

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