Milestones Museum

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Milestones Museum Street: Leisure Park, Churchill Way West Town: Basingstoke County: Hampshire Postcode: RG21 6YR Telephone: 01256 477766 Website: http://www.milestones-museum.com/index.html Email: milestones.museum@hants.gov.uk Key Features: • Large open air museum • Life-size street scenes • 19th & early 20th century history • Milestones café & Edwardian pub • Easy free parking • Toilets with baby changing facilities • Outdoor picnic tables or indoor picnic • Dress up in Victorian and 1930s clothes • Group & school bookings available Description: The Milestone Living History Museum, located in Basingstoke, Hampshire brings to life the lives of people living in and around the 19th and early 20th century. Housed in a magnificent, modern open-air building, life-sized authentic street scenes have been recreated to allow you to wander through the ages. Amongst the streets you can enter into period houses & shops, factories & industrial buildings and even a working pub. Within these buildings are housed everyday objects from that period in time and a range of vehicles, from large steam engines to commercial vehicles. Demonstrators are also on hand, dressed in period costumes to guide you through the museum. Significant collections include those from local manufacturers, Thorneycroft, Taskers & Wallis and Steevens. You are free to wander around the museum as you like or as recommended, use the interactive headphones to guide you through the streets. The Milestone Living History Museum is a great attraction and place to visit in Hampshire, we hope you enjoy your visit. Tariff: • Adult = £7.25 • Child = £4.25 • Concession = £6.50 • Family = £21 (2 adults & 2 children) • Under 5s free • Discounts for schools and groups Opening Hours: • Tuesday to Friday - 10am to 5pm • Saturday & Sunday - 11am to 5pm • Last admission 4pm. Google map Click here Multimap.co.uk satellite map Click here