Britains regional museums and galleries

From the Shambellie House Museum of Costume (www.nms.ac.uk/costume/home/index.asp) in Dumfries, Scotland, to the Tate (www.tate.org.uk/stives/) in St Ives in South West England, Britain has hundreds of fascinating local and regional museums and galleries full of eye-catching and informative collections that provide you with an historical and contemporary link with local communities.

Let’s now take a look around Britain and discover some of these great treasures and locations, and see what might tempt you to get on a train, bus, plane or car and tour this wonderful land of some of the unusual, surprising and rewarding cultural centres, outside of major cities and in the small villages that make up London.     

You can find out more about the fascinating museums and galleries of Britain by visiting 24 Hour Museum (www.24hourmuseum.org.uk), or Museums and Galleries Month (www.mgm.org.uk/).