List of museums in Northamptonshire

This list contains the museums in Northamptonshire, England, defined 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.

Name Image Town/City Type Summary
78 DerngateNorthamptonHistoric houseRenovated house with interiors by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, contemporary craft gallery
Abington Park MuseumNorthamptonMultipleLocal history, costumes, leather, Northamptonshire Regiment
AlthorpAlthorpHistoric houseCountry estate with gardens and grounds, owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, girlhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales
Boughton HouseKetteringHistoric houseEstate home of the Duke of Buccleuch, with fine art, gardens
Burton Latimer Heritage MuseumBurton LatimerLocalwebsite, operated by the Burton Latimer Heritage Society
The Canal MuseumStoke BruerneCanalHistory of canals in Britain
Canons Ashby HouseCanons AshbyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Elizabethan manor house
Carpetbagger Aviation MuseumHarringtonAviationHistory of RAF Harrington and the 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)
Corby Heritage CentreCorbyLocalwebsite
Cottesbrooke HallCreatonHistoric house18th century Queen Anne-style house, gardens and park
Daventry MuseumDaventryLocalwebsite
Deene ParkCorbyHistoric houseMedieval manor house with rooms from many periods, gardens
Desborough Heritage CentreDesboroughLocalwebsite
East Carlton Park Steel Heritage CentreEast CarltonLocal historyFeatures displays about local history and the development of the iron and steel industry in the town
Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway MuseumIrchesterRailwaySteam and diesel locomotives, lifesize diorama of a quarry, industrial and railroad artifacts
Jeyes of Earls Barton MuseumsEarls BartonMultiplewebsite, gift, teddy bear and doll house shop with coffee shop and several museums: Earls Barton Museum of Village Life, Jeyes Heritage & Pharmacy Museum, and a model funfair
Kelmarsh HallKelmarshHistoric house18th-century manor house and gardens
Kettering Museum and Art GalleryKetteringMultiplewebsite, includes the Manor House Museum with exhibits of local history and culture, and the Alfred East Art Gallery for local art
Kirby HallNorthamptonHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, Elizabethan country house in a semi-ruined state with gardens
Lamport HallLamportHistoric houseTudor home and gardens; also includes Hannington Vintage Tractor Club and Museum with farm equipment
Long Buckby MuseumLong BuckbyLocalwebsite
Museum of LeathercraftLong BuckbyFashionwebsite, located in the Abington Park Museum, development of leathercraft
Northampton Museum and Art GalleryNorthamptonMultipleShoe collection, art, decorative arts, local history
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway TrustHunsbury HillRailwayHeritage railway and museum
Oundle MuseumOundleLocal historywebsite
Piddington Villa MuseumPiddingtonArchaeologyArtifacts and remains of a large Roman villa
Prebendal Manor HouseNassingtonHistoric housewebsite
Rockingham CastleCorbyHistoric houseFormer royal castle and hunting lodge with gardens, grounds
Rothwell Arts and Heritage CentreRothwellMultiplewebsite, local history, art
Rushden MuseumRushdenLocalwebsite, local history especially the shoe industry
Rushden Transport MuseumRushdenRailwayRailway memorabilia, rolling stock, road transport vehicles
Southwick HallSouthwickHistoric housewebsite, medieval manor house, gardens, grounds
Sulgrave ManorSulgraveHistoric houseAncestral home of the family of George Washington, reflects Tudor through Georgian eras
Sywell Aviation MuseumSywellAviationFormer World War II aerodrome with artifacts, recovered airplane wreckage, local aviation history
Wellingborough MuseumWellingboroughLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Wollaston MuseumWollastonLocalinformation, local history, culture, industry

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Northamptonshire

References
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