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1 1 Royal Marines Museum

REALM Explore Hampshire’s military history

Walk in the footsteps of heroes and share the action when you visit the Royal Marines Museum. Explore the fascinating 350 years of history of the Royal Marines and discover their personal stories from this elite fighting force.

Eastney Esplanade, Southsea PO4 9PX T: 023 9281 9385 E: info@royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk W: www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk Open Apr-Oct, daily, 10am-5pm; Nov-Mar, closed on Mons & Tues except during school holidays, 10am-5.00pm.

Adult: £9.00; Senior: £7.00; Child (5-16): £4.00; Child under 5: free; Student: £4.00; Disabled: £7.00 (free admission for one assistant); Family Ticket: £22.00 (2 adults and 2 children).

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For an amazing experience on your radar! Go onboard the surviving WW2 era submarine, HMS Alliance at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and meet a submariner to hear his stories.

Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport PO12 2AS T: 023 9251 0354 E: enquiries@submarine-museum.co.uk W: www.submarine-museum.co.uk Open Apr-Oct, daily, 10am-5.30pm; Nov-Mar, Wed-Sun, closed Mons & Tues except for school holidays, 10am-4.30pm.

Adult: £14; Senior: £11; Child (5-15yrs): £10; Under 5: Free; Students: £10; Unemployed: £10; Family: £38 (2 adults and 3 children); Disabled: £9 (free admission for one assistant).

Experience the noise and power of the big guns, with live gunfirings every day. Explore this superbly restored Victorian fort, its museum galleries, tunnels and ramparts, then take a break in Café 1871.

Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham PO17 6AN T: 01329 233 734 W: www.royalarmouries.org Open Apr-Oct, daily 10am-5pm; Nov-Mar, daily 10.30am-4pm.

Closed 24, 25, 26 Dec. Free.

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5 1 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

For information on things to do, accommodation, places to visit, news and events visit www.visit-hampshire.co.uk for more details.

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The information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press in April 2015. The individual sites, however, reserve the right to alter prices, events, displays and opening times. Please telephone sites in advance to check details before making a long journey.

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DCPG, Southwick Park, Fareham PO17 6EJ T: 023 9228 4372 W: www.rhqrmp.org Open Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm. By appointment only.

Free.

12 1 The Tank Museum

The Tank Museum brings history to life, with the world’s best collection of tanks and explosive live displays. See almost 300 armoured vehicles as you explore seven powerful exhibitions, which will guide you through the story of the tank from inception to the present day. New for 2015, Tank Factory.

Bovington, Dorset BH20 6JG T: 01929 405096 W: www.tankmuseum.org Open daily, 10am-5pm. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. See website for admission prices. All tickets include an annual pass.

For a truly memorable maritime day out! Visit HMS Victory, the Mary Rose Museum, HMS Warrior 1860, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Action Stations and take a tour of the Harbour. Opening August 2015 HMS M.33.

Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ T: 023 9283 9766 W: www.historicdockyard.co.uk Open daily from 10am. Last attraction tickets sold at 4.30pm (Apr-Oct) and 4pm (Nov-Mar). Closed Xmas Eve - Boxing Day. All attractions tickets include unlimited *entry for a year. (*Entry to special events not included). Please see historicdockyard.co.uk for pricing.

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Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower tells the story of naval warfare from the days of gunpowder to modern missiles. Hands on exhibits and interactive touch screens really bring the presentations to life at Gosport’s award winning attraction.

Priddy’s Hard, Gosport PO12 4LE T: 023 9250 5600 E: info@explosion.org.uk W: www.explosion.org.uk Open Apr-Oct, daily, 10am-5pm, last admission to the galleries at 4pm; Nov-Mar, Sat & Sun only, 10am-4pm, last admission to the galleries at 3pm.

Adults: £10.00; Senior: £8.00; Child (5-16yrs): £6.00; Students: £6.00; Unemployed: £6.00; Disabled: £6.00; Family: £25.00 (2 adults and 3 children) or £16.00 (1 adult and 3 children).

13 1 Royal Signals Museum

ENIGMA, codes and code breaking. Spies, secret agents and special forces. Interactive science and technology. A unique experience – “Where Heroes Come to Life.”

Blandford Camp, Dorset DT11 8RH T: 01258 482 248 W: www.royalsignalsmuseum.com Open Mon-Fri (all year) 10am-5pm; Weekends and Bank Holidays (Feb Half Term-end of Oct) 10am-4pm; Closed Xmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Adult: £7.50; Senior Citizens: £6.50; Children (5-16yrs): £5.50; Family: £22.00.

Winchester

inchester’s Military W Museums

Outstanding collection of five of the British Army’s finest Regiments.

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road SO23 8TS W: www.winchestermilitarymuseums.co.uk

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The King’s Royal Hussars The full story of aviation in Hampshire. Climb aboard the huge Sandringham Flying Boat, mingle with Spitfires and aircraft from many other companies. Hundreds of paintings, models and engines to make it an exciting family visit.

Albert Road South, Southampton SO14 3FR T: 023 8063 5830 W: www.solentskymuseum.org Open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm. Closed on Mons except during school holidays.

Adult: £6.50; Child: £4.50; Senior: £5.50; Family: £17.50.

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, SO23 8TS T: 01962 828 541 W: www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm; Weekends and Bank Hols, 12pm-4pm.

Adult: £2.00; Child: Free; Serving Military: Free

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The Museum of the Adjutant General’s Corps

11 1 Royal Victoria Country Park

Site of a former Victorian military hospital. Explore the magnificent chapel when you book a tower tour, or look out for our special event days. Discover the woodland, fields and foreshore for a fun family day out. Facilities include tearooms, play area, miniature railway and events programme.

Netley, Southampton SO31 5GA T: 023 8045 5157 W: www.hants.gov.uk/rvcp E: rvcp.enquiries@hants.gov.uk Open summer (March-October): 1.30pm-4pm. Tower tours at 2pm and 3pm. Open winter (November-February): 1.30pm-3.30pm. Exhibition open on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Tower tours at 2pm.

Tower tours must be booked in advance.

Pay and display parking operates throughout the year.

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Memorial Garden and Museum

Serle’s House, Southgate Street, SO23 9EG 4 T: 01962 863 658 W: www.royalhampshireregiment.org E: museum@royalhampshireregiment.org Open Tues-Fri, 10am-4pm; Weekends, Apr-Sep, 11am-3pm.

Free.

Aldershot & North Hants 19 1 Museum of Army Flying

The Museum of Army Flying tells the exciting story of ‘soldiers in the air’ and allows visitors a fascinating and imaginative glimpse into army aviation. With over 35 aircraft, an array of memorabilia and a great location next to a busy Army Air Corps airfield, visitors can regularly see Lynx and Apache helicopters flying from the Apache Café.

Middle Wallop, Stockbridge SO20 8DY T: 01264 784 421 W: www.armyflying.com Open daily, 10am-4.30pm; May-Aug 10am-6.30pm; Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Adult: £10.00; Child: £7.00; Senior/Students: £8.00; Family: £32.00.

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Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, SO23 8TS T: 01962 877 826 W: www.winchestermilitarymuseums.co.uk

20 1 Museum of Army Chaplaincy

A unique display celebrating the work of Army chaplains through the years including silver, uniforms, medals and documents.

Amport House, Amport, Andover SP11 8BG T: 01264 773 144 ext 4248 W: www.army.mod.uk/chaplains/ E: DBlake.afcc@defenceacademy.mod.uk Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. By appointment only.

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21 1 Basing House

Unearth the amazing stories of Basing House, a nationally important historical site. This magnificent attraction dates from the Norman period, was the site of the largest private house in Tudor England and suffered at the hands of Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War. Bartons Lane, Basing, Basingstoke RG24 8AE T: 01256 463965 (Mar-Oct only) W: www.basinghouse.org.uk Open 1 March-31 October, 11am-4pm, Sat-Thurs (closed Fridays).

Adult: £5.10; Child (5-15 years): £4.10; Concessions: (60+/Students) £4.60; Family: (2 adults and 2 children) or (1 adult and up to 3 children) £14.30.

Open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm; Bank Holidays, 12pm-4pm.

Free.

22 1 Army Medical Services Museum 16 The Gurkha Museum

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, SO23 8TS 4 1 Portsmouth Fortifications T: 01962 842 832 W: www.thegurkhamuseum.co.uk

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm); Closed Suns.

Adult: £4.00; Senior: £2.50; Child: Free.

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A Tudor castle with a prominent location at the entrance to Southampton Water, with views across the Solent. The castle is adjacent to Calshot Activities Centre. Former RAF flying-boat base.

Calshot Spit, Fawley SO45 1BR T: 023 8089 2077 W: www.calshot.com Open daily, 1 Apr-30 Sept, 10.30am-4.30pm.

Adult: £3.00; Child, Senior & Student: £2.10; Family: £7.60.

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The museum tells the story of the contribution made by the army in the history of medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and dentistry from 1660 to the present day. It includes medical equipment, uniforms and ambulances. There are quizzes and trails for children.

Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU12 5RQ T: 01252 868 612 W: www.ams-museum.org.uk Open Mon-Fri, 9.30am-3.30pm. Free.

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Explore extensive remains of a key D-Day embarkation point. Sections of Mulberry Harbour were made and launched from here. Beaches and cliff-top walks, Solent views, children’s play area and café.

Exbury SO45 1AD T: 023 8089 9108 W: www.hants.gov.uk/lepe Open daily, 8am-dusk. Car parking charges apply.

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On the tranquil banks of the Beaulieu River, Buckler’s Hard was once a hive of shipbuilding activity providing ships for Nelson’s navy. Discover the history of the village and its ships in the Maritime Museum, step through the doors of an 18th Century worker’s cottage and enjoy a river cruise.

Buckler’s Hard, Beaulieu SO42 7XB T: 01590 616 203 W: www.bucklershard.co.uk Open daily from 10am, except Christmas Day. Closes 4.30pm (5.30pm 5th April – 30th September). Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

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Whether you’re someone who lives locally, a frequent visitor, or it’s your first time here, we’re certain that you’ll have a fantastic time learning more about Hampshire’s great military legacy!

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Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, SO23 8TS 4 1 Portsmouth Fortifications T: 01962 828 549 W: www.rgjmuseum.co.uk E: curator@rgjmusuem.co.uk

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm5(closed Mons between Jan-Mar).

Closed Sun except 28th Jun-13th Sept.

Adult: £4.00; Senior: £3.75; Student: £3.00; Child under 16: Free.

Southampton

Portsmouth’s Round Tower commands the entrance to the harbour, whilst the Square Tower is situated at the end of Old Portsmouth’s High Street. The best way of seeing Portsmouth‘s fascinating fortifications is on a guided walk.

Visitor Information Service, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea PO5 3NT T: 023 9282 6722 W: www.visitportsmouth.co.uk

Induction Loop

Tracing the history of the military police from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. See the vital role played by the ‘Redcaps’ in the British Army throughout the world.

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Experience the world’s largest ever seaborne invasion. Features the 83m (272ft) ‘Overlord Embroidery’ which tells the story of the Normandy landings, audio-visual presentation, military equipment and memorabilia, vehicles and personal memories.

Clarence Esplandade, Southsea PO5 3NT T: 023 9282 6722 W: www.ddaymuseum.co.uk Open Apr-Sept, 10am-5.30pm; Oct-Mar, 10am-5pm. Last entry 30 mins before closing. Closed 24-26 Dec. Adult: £6.80; Senior: £5.80; Child: £4.70; Student: £4.70.

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Fort built by Henry VIII (1544) to protect Portsmouth. Displays include exhibition on castle’s history and Portsmouth’s military history, audiovisual show and a variety of cannons.

Clarence Esplanade, Southsea PO5 3PA T: 023 9282 6722 W: www.southseacastle.co.uk Open Apr-Sept, Tues-Sun (closed Mons, except Bank Hols) 10am-5pm.

Closed Oct-Mar, except for groups by prior appointment.

Free admission (children aged 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult).

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30 – 10 Apr Easter Chick Hunt – Army Medical Services Museum April 5 – 6 Sealed Knot – Civil War Action – Basing House 8, 15 Children’s Activities – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum 9 Family Felt Making – Basing House 10 Lecture and Curry Lunch: “Gurkha 200” History celebrating 200 years of Gurkha Service to the Crown. – Gurkha Museum 14 Waterloo Lectures – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum 19 Special Big Gun Firings – 13-inch Land Service Mortar – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 25 Waterloo Lectures – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum May 1 Royal Marines School of Music. Starboard Arena – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 2 Tiger Day 2015 – The Tank Museum 21 Third Thursday talk Submariner VCs of the Great War – Royal Navy Submarine Museum 26 – 29 Half-Term Medal Making – Army Medical Services Museum Museum 26 Dream Gardens Workshop – Basing House 27 Children’s Activities – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum 28 Commando Action – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum June 5 Lecture and Curry Lunch: “Die in Battle – Do not Despair.

Indians on Gallipoli” (Highlighting Gurkha role) – Gurkha Museum 6 D-Day anniversary – D-Day Museum 6 D Day Anniversary Walk – Lepe Country Park 6 D-Day Events – D-Day Museum 14 Special Big Gun Firings – 64-Pounder – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 18 Third Thursday talk Stephen’s Submarines – Royal Navy Submarine Museum 21 Special Big Gun Firings – Waterloo Guns – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 27 – 28 Tankfest 2015 – The Tank Museum 27 Armed Forces Day at the National Museum of the Royal Navy – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard JULY 5 Picnic and performance in the Great Barn at Basing House – Basing House 12 Robin Hood, the musical – Open air family theatre – Basing House 18 – 19 The Festival of British Archaeology at Lepe Country Park (activities will be on both D-Day remains and the underground Cold War monitoring post) – Lepe Country Park 18 – 2 Sep Summer Holidays 2015 – The Tank Museum 26 Special Big Gun Firings – 7-inch Armstrong RBL – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 29 Children’s Activities – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum August 5, 12, 19, 26 Children’s Activities – Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum 6

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20 Special Big Gun Firings – 64-Pounder – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 27 Special Big Gun Firings – 6-Pounder Anti-Tank Gun – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson October 9 Lecture and Curry Lunch : “Our Duty of Care” Gurkha 200 and The Gurkha Welfare Trust Bi-centenary Appeal – Gurkha Museum 18 Special Big Gun Firings – Trafalgar Day Salute – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 24 – 1 Nov October Half Term – The Secret War – The Tank Museum 26 – 30 Half-Term Poppy Making – Army Medical Services Museum TBC Fireworks Spectacular – Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower NOVEMBER 8 Special Big Gun Firings – Remembrance Sunday Salute – Royal Armouries Fort Nelson 27 – 29 Victorian Festival of Christmas – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard DECEMBER 5 – 6 Wartime Christmas Festival 2015 – The Tank Museum

Special displays and exhibitions Army Medical Services Museum 1st World War Gallery 2014 – 2018 Over the course of the commemorations we will be following what the Army Medical Services were doing 100 years ago. During 2015 we will have different exhibits marking the events of 1915, looking at areas such as Mesopotamia, Gas Warfare and the rehabilitation of patients.

Waterloo200 June 2015 – Ongoing June 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of Waterloo. To mark this occasion, the Museum will be installing a new exhibit marking this era, looking at the part the Army Medical Services played in this conflict. This will include items such as the Bell’s Watercolours – a series of paintings to illustrate injuries sustained at Waterloo for teaching purposes.

The Gurkha Museum Summer Exhibition “GURKHA 200” 1 August – 6 September 2015 An exhibition of 200 objects telling the story of Gurkha Service to the Crown over 200 years.

The Tank Museum FURY Exhibition 20 October 2014 To End of 2015 The ‘Fury’ exhibition gives an insight in to how The Tank Museum was involved in the film Fury, the issues we faced when working to safely use some of our historic collection and what it was like for staff on set of a big budget war movie. Visitors will be able to see props and imagery from the film, as well as the star of the show – our Sherman tank.

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Aldershot & North Hants New Forest

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National Museum of the Royal Navy Gallipoli: Myth & Memory 28 March – 1 November 2015 Major new exhibition opens Gallipoli: Myth & Memory at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

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Royal Navy Submarine Museum First Out Last In – RN Submarines in WW1 2 April – 1 November 2015 A new exhibition telling the heroic stories of the Royal Navy submarine service through the First World War.

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Basing House See the magnificent views from our new platform which overlooks the ruins of the Old House. Disabled visitors can watch video footage of the views in the garden museum.

Dogs on leads are now allowed dogs on the Basing House site. Water for dogs and bins are provided.

D-Day Museum The D-Day Museum is planning to transform and update its displays over the next few years. To find out more about this project and how you can support it, see our website www.ddaymuseum.co.uk.

The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum Following the refurbishment of two thirds of the first floor of the museum supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund the new displays will open to visitors on 25 March 2015.

Lessons from Loss: The Military Police on the Western Front 1915 6 April – 30 November 2015 A new temporary exhibition for the Royal Military Police Museum focusing on the experiences of the Military Police during the second year of the First World War. Using objects and documents from The Royal Military Police Collection this exhibition focuses upon the duties and responsibilities taken on by the Military Police during three key battles, Neuve Chapelle, “2nd Ypres and Loos, exploring how these actions helped to shape the identity of the Military Police even to this day.

Buckler’s Hard See the newly constructed Shipwrights’ Workshop on the banks of the Beaulieu River. This replica 18th century building has been constructed using traditional methods with hand-hewn timber from the Beaulieu Estate.

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The Tank Museum Tank Factory is set to launch in spring 2015. It will be a mock factory scene showcasing a line-up of Post WW2 vehicles, covering topics like Materials, Armour & Weapons and Testing.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard HMS M.33 Opens to the public for the first time HMS M.33 is a unique survivor from the bloody 1915 Gallipoli Campaign and the only British warship from the First World War to be open to visitors during this centenary year.

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Buckler’s Hard SS Persia Story All year On the 100th anniversary of its destruction by a German U-boat, uncover the remarkable story of the P & O liner, SS Persia, its links to the Montagu family and the salvage operation which sought to recover its treasures.

Royal Military Police Museum Redcaps in Normandy June 2014 – April 2015 Redcaps in Normandy highlights the role of the Corps of Military Police during the D Day landings and weeks of fighting in Normandy. From the first landings of the Airborne troops, to the assault on the beaches, the Military Police were there, working hard to bring order to chaos. This exhibition brings together unique photographs, documents and objects which tell the story of the Military Police during the Normandy Campaign.

The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum ‘With the Rifles to Waterloo’ 25 March – 30 September 2015 An exhibition which marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815. ‘With the Rifles to Waterloo’ will cover the development of the Rifle Regiments, their journey through the Peninsular wars and their participation in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The exhibition will include the newly restored Waterloo Diorama and the Kincaid Gallery learning space.

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30 Waterloo Lectures – The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum

19 – 20 Warfare Through the Ages – Living History re-enactment event. – The Tank Museum

ENIGMA – Codes and Code Breaking March – September 2015 Discover the story of ENIGMA, Alan Turing and Bletchley Park. But what was the British equivalent code machine? Find out the amazing story of British Codes during the Second World War.

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March 4 – 20 May Ten week gardening course – Basing House 15 Mothers Day: Buttons and Beads Workshop – Basing House 28 – 12 Apr Easter Holidays – Tank Technology – The Tank Museum 29 Discovering Lepe’s Cold War History Launch Event – Lepe Country Park

SEPTEMBER 10 – 13 Heritage Open Days at the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 11 – 12 Hidden Cold War History Revealed – Lepe Country Park 12 – 13 Heritage Open Day – Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower 12 Heritage Open Days – Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Royal Signals Museum The Secret War – Interception in the First World War July – December 2015 Discover the almost unknown story of how the Germans “hacked” British phones lines during the First World War. If you don’t know the story of communications and interception (Electronic Warfare) during WW1, you cannot get a true picture of what really happened.

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5 A Night at the Museum – Royal Marines Museum 14 – 22 February Half Term – Camouflage – The Tank Museum 16 – 20 Half-Term Medal Making – Army Medical Services Museum Museum

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Travel back in time and explore Hampshire’s military story with the help of our handy guide to a superb collection of over 30 castles, museums, great ships, parks, gardens and stately homes that have played a defining role in shaping the history of this unique county.