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Post by zuludon on Jan 7, 2024 20:14:54 GMT
Question for my UK fellow members: I would like to visit the UK in the coming year and focus on visiting the NAM and the Imperial War Museum in London and then a selection of regimental museums, including the Royal Green Jackets and Gurkha Museums in Winchester and the Royal Welsh Regiment in Brecon. I don't want to rent a car and drive, so my question is whether it will be practical to reach the non London museums by public transport? Do you know if there are any package sight seeing trips that concentrate on military museums?
Thanks, Nick Stern
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Post by spiritofethandune on Jan 7, 2024 22:51:12 GMT
Hi Nick,
Winchester and Brecon can certainly be reached by train; I must admit I have never come across any military museum package tours-sadly!
Best wishes
Anthony
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Post by patrick on Jan 11, 2024 21:03:14 GMT
Hi Nick, The nearest station to Brecon is 20 miles south east at Abergavenny. Abergavenny connects to the London-Wales main train line at Newport.
However I live nearby at Ross-on-Wye so I would be happy to give you a lift by car between Abergavenny and Brecon.
regards
Pat
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Post by spiritofethandune on Jan 12, 2024 8:09:57 GMT
Thanks for that Patrick-sorry for the erroneous info Nick, I should have made more of an effort to get my facts right:(
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by Mike Blake on Jan 12, 2024 13:38:34 GMT
Winchester well worth a visit, spent many happy hours in the Gurkha archive.
Gloucester is a good one two, in the old docks,easy by train and a short walk from the station.
Dorchester used to be good but not been for years.
Liverpool another pretty good one.
Portsmouth for RN and RMLI, the latter a bit of a hike from station but all along the sea front.
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Post by zuludon on Jan 12, 2024 15:51:41 GMT
Mike,
Thanks for the additional recommendations! Searching online, I see there's a Royal Lancers Museum in Derby. Might be worth a visit?
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Post by Mike Blake on Jan 12, 2024 17:26:25 GMT
Sadly not really. From memory it is a couple of cases in the city museum. That said I live near Derby so if you do venture this far into the Arctic Circle pm me so we can meet.
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