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“In Newbury the West Berkshire Museum is a treasure trove of information and exhibits illustrating the origins of the county and its people.” Unknown to its residents, for 75 years, Station Victor was in fact a radio centre run by the secret intelligence branch of the American Office of Strategic Services. There's a blue commemorative plaque, which was unveiled in 2019 to mark the site of the secret communication stations, (which were codenamed VICTOR) - find it at the entrance to Hurley Manor. Whitchurch Silk Mill is a gem of industrial heritage in beautiful, rural Hampshire. Pop into The Mill Shop following your visit to buy exclusive silk gifts that have been woven right there at the Mill. Further west, Reading Museum, is full of fascinating regional history and artefacts, a 70-metre long, woven replica of the famous Bayeux Tapestry and the Huntley & Palmer exhibition, reflecting on the 150 years of local biscuit manufacture. The Museum of English Rural Life is where agriculture, through the ages, is brilliantly brought to life with interactive exhibits as well as comprehensive displays of implements, machinery and vehicles, and the Abbey Galleries are a great introduction to exploring the ruins of Reading Abbey, which is also celebrating a 900 year anniversary in 2021, and finding out more about Henry I, England’s last ‘unfound’ king. In Newbury the West Berkshire Museum is a treasure trove of information and exhibits illustrating the origins of the county and its people. By contrast, just a few miles further west, in Wiltshire, is a pair of remarkable survivors from the early days of the Industrial Revolution. The Crofton Beam Engines were built over 200 years ago to maintain water-levels in the nearby Kennet & Avon Canal and, amazingly, those great steam engines are still in working order, doing the job for which they were designed! Negotiating the pretty lanes of the Vale of Pewsey brings the happy traveller to Devizes, home of the independent craft brewers, Wadworth Brewery, featuring a ‘Brewseum’ of memorabilia, and of the county’s Wiltshire Museum, telling the 500,000 years story of the county through its awardwinning galleries, exhibits, high-quality graphics and striking reconstructions. In order to maximise their enjoyment, visitors en route to such prehistoric sites as Avebury and Stonehenge are urged to visit this museum first. And in Wiltshire’s county town, the Trowbridge Museum offers insight into the rich textile related heritage in the heart of the town. The museum has recently seen a fantastic multi-million pound expansion, doubling the size of the museum for its 2021 re-opening! Moving forward in time, the history of 19th and 20th century steam railways is retold at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway and, if historic aeroplanes are a ‘must-see’ for you or your children, you need look no further than the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum, Salisbury, where cockpits are mostly open and you can sit in and use the controls. Since its formation in 1942, the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers has been the driving-force of the British Army and the inspiring story of the unit is told at the REME Museum through their collections of armoured vehicles and weaponry and child-friendly interactive displays. When you reach Bristol, be prepared for even more, as Aerospace Bristol houses an awesome collection of aeroplanes and space vehicles spanning the centuries, → 92 GreatWestWay.co.uk
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