List of museums in Wiltshire

This list of museums in Wiltshire, 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.

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Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Alexander Keiller Museum at Avebury		Avebury	Wiltshire	Archaeology	Prehistoric artifacts, most found at Avebury, also history of the site
Arundells		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Historic house	website, 18th century home of former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, who lived there from 1985, features his furnishings and personal collections
Athelstan Museum		Malmesbury	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, culture, collections of lace, coins, bicycles and tricycles
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum		Calne	Wiltshire	Transportation	website, classic and rare cars, lorries, motorcycles, mopeds, push bikes, memorabilia
Avebury Manor & Garden		Avebury	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, early 16th century manor house and early 20th century garden
Bedwyn Stone Museum		Great Bedwyn	Wiltshire	Art	information, information, carved stone decorations and pieces
Bowood House		Derry Hill	Wiltshire	Historic house	Georgian country house with interiors by Robert Adam and a garden designed by Capability Brown
Bradford on Avon Museum		Bradford on Avon	Wiltshire	Local	information, local history, natural history, recreated Victorian pharmacy shop
Castle Combe Museum		Castle Combe	Wiltshire	Local	information, local history, culture
Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre		Chippenham	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, culture
Chiseldon Museum		Chiseldon	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history
Corsham Almshouses & 17th Century Schoolroom		Corsham	Wiltshire	Historic house	17th century almshouses and period schoolroom
Corsham Court		Corsham	Wiltshire	Historic house	16th century country house known for its art collection, landscape designed by Capability Brown
Corsham Information and Heritage Centre		Corsham	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history and information centre
Cricklade Museum		Cricklade	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, culture
Crofton Pumping Station		Great Bedwyn	Wiltshire	Technology	Early 19th century steam-powered pumping station with working engines
Dewey Museum		Warminster	Wiltshire	Local	information, information, local history, geology
Edward Young Collection		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Art	information, located at the Salisbury Library, exhibits of 19th century images of Salisbury by artist Edward Young
Great Chalfield Manor		Broughton Gifford	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, 15th century moated manor house, gardens
John Creasey Collection of Contemporary Art		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Art	information, information, information, located at the Salisbury Library, exhibits from the collection of works by contemporary British artists and students, also literary collections of author John Creasey
Kennet & Avon Canal Museum		Devizes	Wiltshire	Transportation	History and heritage of the Kennet and Avon Canal
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & Village		Lacock	Wiltshire	Multiple	Operated by the National Trust, medieval country home and former abbey, picturesque rural village, museum of photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot and photography exhibits
Lackham Museum of Agriculture and Rural Life		Lacock	Wiltshire	Agriculture	website, part of Lackham Country Park, displays of farming, agriculture, rural trades and rural life
Little Clarendon		Dinton	Wiltshire	Historic house	website, operated by the National Trust, late 15th-century stone house and chapel
Longleat		Horningsham	Wiltshire	Historic house	Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park
Lydiard House		Swindon	Swindon	Historic house	Palladian stately home with restored state rooms, ground floor apartments, changing exhibits of local art, culture
Market Lavington Village Museum		Market Lavington	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, culture, rural trades, agriculture, domestic life
Merchant's House, Marlborough		Marlborough	Wiltshire	Historic house	website, 17th century period merchant's house
Mere Museum		Mere	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history
Museum of Computing		Swindon	Swindon	Science	History of computing and digital development including the Internet and video games
Mompesson House		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Queen Anne house with period furniture, collection of drinking glasses, walled garden
Oxfam Art Gallery		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Art	website, operated by Oxfam
Pewsey Heritage Centre		Pewsey	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, social history, agriculture, industry, Kennet and Avon Canal, railway
Philipps House		Dinton	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, early 19th century Neo-Grecian country house with collection of Regency furniture and furnishings, park
The Pound		Corsham	Wiltshire	Art	website, performing arts centre with exhibit gallery
Purton Museum		Purton	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history, domestic life, agriculture
Richard Jefferies Museum		Coate	Wiltshire	Historic house	website, birthplace home and museum of writer and naturalist Richard Jefferies
The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Military	website, regimental artifacts and history of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, now part of The Rifles; also known as The Wardrobe Military Museum
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Multiple	Archaeology, Stonehenge and prehistory, art, decorative arts, Roman, Saxon and medieval history, social history, costumes, anthropology
Salisbury Arts Centre		Salisbury	Wiltshire	Art	website, performing and visual arts centre
Science Museum at Wroughton		Wroughton	Swindon	Science	Features large objects of the Science Museum (London), open only by pre-booked tours in the summer
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway		Swindon	Swindon	Railway	Historic locomotives, rolling stock, memorabilia, reconstructed work areas, history of the Great Western Railway
Stourhead		Stourton	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, Palladian mansion featuring a Regency library with collections of Chippendale furniture and paintings, 18th century landscape gardens on a 2,650 acre (11 km²) estate
Swindon and Cricklade Railway		Blunsdon	Swindon	Railway	Heritage railway with museum exhibits open on special events at the Blunsdon railway station
Swindon Art Gallery		Swindon	Swindon	Art	Includes collection of 20th-century British art
Swindon Museum		Swindon	Swindon	Multiple	Local history, archaeology and geology
Trowbridge Museum		Trowbridge	Wiltshire	Textile	Equipment and exhibits about the local textile industry
The Well House Collection		Melksham	Wiltshire	Local	Artefacts, exhibits, large interactive photograph collection celebrating Melksham's history, housed in an Edwardian manor. Teas, coffees and refreshments available
Westbury Visitor Centre		Westbury	Wiltshire	Local	website, local history displays and visitor centre
Westwood Manor		Tisbury	Wiltshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, 15th century manor house built over three centuries, features period furniture, later tapestries, modern topiary garden
Wilton Carpet Factory Museum		Wilton	Wiltshire	Industry	information, information, photos, located in the same location as the Wilton Town Museum, history and tours of the Wilton Carpet Factory
Wilton House		Wilton	Wiltshire	Historic house	Palladian country house with state rooms, art, sculpture, furnishings, gardens and parkland
Wilton Town Museum		Wilton	Wiltshire	Local	information, located in the same location as the Wilton Carpet Museum, local histor
Wilton Windmill		Wilton	Wiltshire	Mill	Early 19th century five floor brick tower windmill
Wiltshire Heritage Museum		Devizes	Wiltshire	Multiple	Formerly known as Devizes Museum, archaeology, art, local history, social history and natural history of Wiltshire. Being renamed as Wiltshire Museum in 2013
Wootton Bassett Museum		Wootton Bassett	Wiltshire	Local	Local history, culture

See also

• Category:Visitor attractions in Wiltshire