List of museums in Surrey

This list of museums in Surrey, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary Army Medical Services Museum Mytchett Surrey Heath Medical Uniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, medals of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Corps and the Royal Army Dental Corps Ash Museum Ash Guildford Local Local history Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre Mytchett Surrey Heath Transportation displays about the history of the Basingstoke Canal, an interactive lock model, video display and replica barge cabin Bourne Hall Museum Ewell Epsom and Ewell Local Local history Brooklands Museum Weybridge Elmbridge Transportation History of Brooklands, a motor racing circuit and aerodrome, includes automobiles, racing cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft; includes entry to the London Bus Museum Chertsey Museum Chertsey Runnymede Local Local history, archaeology, story of Chertsey Abbey, fine and decorative art, costumes and textiles, social history Chobham Museum Chobham Surrey Heath Local Local historyChobham Museum - Providing a focus for the Chobham community. Clandon Park West Clandon Guildford Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Palladian mansion with collection of 18th-century furniture, porcelain and textiles, gardens feature a Māori meeting house Crafts Study Centre Farnham Waverley Art Contemporary crafts Cranleigh Arts Centre Cranleigh Waverley Art arts centre with exhibit gallery Dapdune Wharf Guildford Guildford Maritime Operated by the National Trust, visitor centre exhibits about the Wey and Godalming Navigations and barges Dorking Museum Dorking Mole Valley Local local history East Surrey Museum Caterham Tandridge Local local history, social history, geology, archaeology Egham Museum Egham Runnymede Local local history Farnham Castle - Keep & Bishop's Palace Farnham Waverley Historic house Tours of the medieval Bishop's Palace, and visits to the Keep Gatwick Aviation Museum Charlwood Mole Valley Aviation www.gamc.org.uk aircraft engines and over 500 aircraft models Godalming Museum Godalming Waverley Multiple local history, culture, art, crafts Guildford Castle Guildford Guildford Historic house Guildford House Guildford Guildford Art 17th-century town house with art gallery Guildford Museum Guildford Guildford Multiple Housed in the gatehouse of Guildford Castle, exhibits include archaeology, local and social history, needlework Haslemere Educational Museum Haslemere Waverley Multiple Natural history, geology, human history, ethnography Hatchlands Park East Clandon Guildford Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 18th century country house with nautical-style interiors by Robert Adam, home to the Cobbe Collection of historic keyboard instruments Holmesdale Natural History Museum Reigate Reigate and Banstead Natural history natural history, archaeology, local history, operated by the Holmesdale Natural History Club The Homewood Esher Elmbridge Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 20th century Modernist house and garden designed by architect Patrick Gwynne Kempton Park Steam Engines Kempton Park Spelthorne Technology Two large triple-expansion steam engines Leatherhead Museum of Local History Leatherhead Mole Valley Local local history Lewis Elton Gallery Guildford Guildford Art Art gallery at the University of Surrey's Guildford campus, which hosts exhibitions, lectures and events including sculpture, paintings and photographs The Lightbox Woking Woking Multiple Art, local history, exhibits of science and nature London Bus Museum Weybridge Elmbridge Transportation Historic London buses and associated vehicles and memorabilia. Now situated in the grounds of Brooklands Museum so you get the Brooklands and the Bus museum for the one entry fee. Formerly the Cobham Bus Museum. Loseley Park Compton Guildford Historic house 16th century manor house Mercedes-Benz World Weybridge Elmbridge Automotive Exhibits of cars, facility at the Brooklands motor racing circuit Museum of Farnham Farnham Waverley Local local history, culture, artistic heritage, social history Museum of the National Rifle Association Bisley Surrey Heath Sports rifles, sport trophies, operated by the National Rifle Association Oakhurst Cottage Hambledon Waverley Historic house Operated by the National Trust, restored and furnished labourer's dwelling reflecting four centuries of ownership, open by appointment only Polesden Lacey Great Bookham Mole Valley Historic house Operated by the National Trust, Edwardian period house with collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver, gardens and grounds Reigate Priory Museum Reigate Reigate and Banstead Local local history, culture Royal Holloway, University of London Picture Gallery and Art Collections Egham Runnymede Art Features world-class paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and watercolours from a wide range of artists including William Powell Frith, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones Royal Logistic Corps Museum Camberley Surrey Heath Military Regimental artifacts and memorabilia, including transport vehicles and items used to transport, feed and arm soldiers Rural Life Living Museum Tilford Waverley Open air Rural life displays, including domestic, agriculture and trades Send & Ripley Museum Ripley Guildford Local local history Shalford Mill Shalford Guildford Mill Operated by the National Trust, 18th century watermill Shere Museum Shere Guildford Local local history Spelthorne Museum Staines-upon-Thames Spelthorne Local local history Spike Heritage Centre Guildford Guildford Local history of the former workhouse site and area social history Surrey Fire Museum Reigate Reigate and Banstead Firefighting open by appointment Surrey Heath Museum Camberley Surrey Heath Local local history, culture Surrey Infantry Museum West Clandon Guildford Military Regimental artifacts and memorabilia, located at Clandon Park Surrey Police Museum Guildford Guildford Law enforcement open by appointment Titsey Place Oxted Tandridge Historic house 19th century country house, garden and park Watts Gallery Compton Guildford Art Features work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts

Defunct museums Elmbridge Museum, Elmbridge, closed museum site in 2014, offers traveling exhibits and programs, "museum without walls" Haxted Watermill, now a brasserie Royal Earlswood Museum, Redhill, collections now at the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability

See also :Category:Tourist attractions in Surrey

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Surrey's Museums