I decided to make a trip to Winchester on the 4th September 2018. Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. It is situated about 61 miles south west of London and around 13 from Southampton which is its closest city. Winchester developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum. The city is, home to the University of Winchester and Winchester College, the oldest public school in the United Kingdom still using its original buildings. There is so much to see here in this fine city and spending a day here you would find it difficult to cover all the famous sites. I then walked up to the Winchesters Military Quarter which is situated in the impressive preserved Victorian barracks next to the Great Hall. There are six museums to explore, each one with stunning collections of medals, beautiful paintings, uniforms, fascinating archive film and personal souvenirs. Together they tell the story of British soldiers in peace and in war, at home and abroad, in the last 300 years. There is something to interest all ages, and all members of the family: you can hear the stories of the Battle of Waterloo and of the Charge of the Light Brigade, experience the culture of Nepal, and discover when women first joined the Army. You can also find out how the Hampshire Tigers got their name, and what it takes to be a modern Rifleman.Winchesters Military Museums is a grouping of six military museums situated within yards of each other on an historic site close to the city centre of Winchester and adjacent to the Great Hall. The six museums are:Horse Power, the Regimental Museum of The Kings Royal HussarsThe Royal Hampshire Regiment MuseumThe Royal Green Jackets MuseumThe Rifles MuseumThe Gurkha MuseumThe Guardroom Museum, the Museum of the Adjutant-Generals CorpsEach museum is separately run and well worth a visit in its own right. A visit to Winchesters Military Museums, however, provides an opportunity to visit all of them and enjoy an interesting day out.Additionally, there is a Visitors Centre with refreshments available at the on-site cafe Copper Joes.Museum Entry priceThe Royal Green Jackets:Adult 5Senior Citizens: 4.50Students: 4.00Children 16 years and under are free.The Rifles Museums, Adult 4The Gurkha Museum, Adult 4Horse Power, Adult 3Entry to the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum, Adjutant Generals Museum and The Rifles Collection is free.
Best museum so far
It tells the history of all the antecedent regiments of The Rifles.
The Rifles Collection is a UK Museum based in Winchester, South East England. The Rifles Collection is located at The Rifles Collection, Peninsula Barracks, Winchester SO23 8TS, UK.
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