Any must see's in England

[cellis242001]

Mornin' ladies and gents. I have a lucky opportunity to go on a tour of England and Scottish hill country this summer. Are there any shooters delights over there that a shooting enthusiast just has to see. I know there is a museum dedicated to the military with weapons, etc... But I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any other places that are off the beaten path, or not in the books. Have a good un'.

Chris

 

[musketman]

Contact member Squire Robin, he lives in England...

Maybe he'll let you shoot his big gun...

Seen in the thread linked below...

click here for thread

You could go to the white cliffs of Dover and bring us all back (or just me) some hand chipped flint... :winking:

 

[cellis242001]

Thanks for the info. Musketman.

 

[musketman]

Thanks for the info. Musketman.

You are welcome...

There is Penzance to concider, I hear there were once pirates there...

Try this on for size...

Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House Museum

http://www.gunproof.com/

 

[Slowpoke]

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[robinghewitt]

Armstrong built a castle in Yorkshire somewhere, I chanced on it, he wanted guns to decorate the place and bought an armoury or two for wall hangers. More Brown Bess's than you can shake a stick at, racks of them all the same, a row of wall pieces, walls covered in flint pistols and no photography allowed :curse:

The place to try for is the gun vault buried below the Royal Armouries at Leeds, but you need a friendly curator and a good reason to get in there. Martin Pegler took me down there once, it is to die for :shocking: :: :applause: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Shopping for souvenirs? Try Michael D Long

If you like in lines search for item 97570 ::

 

[cellis242001]

Thanks for the help guys. Slowpoke you can read my mind, sweet dreams of Guinness running everywhere :master: :master: :master: :master:My mind will say :applause: :applause: my wife will say :nono: :nono:. To Squire Robin ---*takes hat off*--- "Thank you my friend." I will definitely try to find these places, even if I can't take pictures it would still be a memorable experience one should see. Musketman; you would not want me to turn the White Cliffs of Dover into a pick your own flint shooting range would you??? :haha::haha: :haha:

 

[kentucky bucky]

Howdy,
One thing that I saw that I really liked was the wreck of the Mary Rose in Portsmouth. There is a great display of the remains of the ship and all of it's contents including muskets, cannon and bows. It was like a snapshot of the 16th century preserved in an instant. Worth the trip! Also there is an armoured vehicle and tank museum in a place called Bovington in the south east. I've never been there, but I have friends that say it's great. All the tanks, etc are in running order! There is some very rare WW2 stuff there.

 

[Gary]

Portsmouth has the HMS Victory (Nelson's flagship), HMS Alliance (submarine from WW II that was modernized after examining the German Type XXI u-boats), Mary Rose, the RN Museum (read Colin White's two books: The End of the Sailing Navy and The Heydey of Steam as primers before you go and it'll enhance your visit), the Royal Marine Museum and finally the first British ironclad, HMS Warrior. Plenty of Parker Hale Enfields on board her. There's also the remains of a Roman castle nearby too.

If you get to Winchester, there's four military museums including the Royal Green Jackets. They're descended from the 60th (Royal Americans/King's Royal Rifle Corps), 95th (Rifle Brigade), 43 & 52 (Ox & Bucks). The Light Infantry Museum is there as well as the Royal Ghurkas and the Hampshire Regiment.

If you go to York, besides walking around the wall and seeing the Keep, there's also the Regimental Museum, Yorrick (sp) Viking Center, York History Museum (may have the name off) that was converted from Debtor's Prison. Cadbury Candy is nearby too but I don't know if they're open for visits.

If you're in the midlands, visit Leeds for the Royal Armoury Museum. Guns galore, old & new. Arms & Armour.

If you're in Edinburg, walk the Royal Mile. See the castle which houses Mon Megs (mother of all cannons and if not the mother which it isn't, it's certainly huge), two regimental museums. On another hill is the unfinished parthenon. Becareful of your personal possessions as I've been warned of the Scots (never had trouble myself but then again I look poor when I travel).

London. Oh, for a couple of months there. You've got the Imperial War Museum (20th Century) which is a couple of days. The light cruiser HMS Belfast is open to the public (WW II 12 x 6" gun). Victoria & Albert Museum, British Museum (like our Smithsonian), National Gallery (if you like paintings & art), booksellers (near Picadelly) galore. The Royal Army Museum is also there (they have a facismile of the Royal American uniform on display when I went). If you get to Herndon, the RAF museum is there. See a Ju-87 Stuka Dive Bomber, HE-111, JU-88, Me-109, Spitfire (several), Hurricane, Wellington, Lancaster and other famous planes for days bygone. Worth the visit.

BTW, I've never been to the Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum in Dorset. It's suppose to be well worth the day and they have a running Tiger I tank.

Eating in pubs is cheaper than restaurants. Carry-away (might be a different term) is cheaper than eating in-house.

 

[kentucky bucky]

Of course!

How could I forget the HMS Victory! Also there is the first steam powered British Navy warship, the Warrior.

Stay in good B&B's and eat everything they offer you in the morning, and you can save a little money at lunch!

 

[Gary]

BTW, see the Captain's potty on the Warrior. It's the first shipborne potty. Sorry but the rest of the crew had to use the head.


OK, the Captain's crapper is a recreation since the Warrior was gutted and used as an oil barge. Then one day some bright folks decided she was worthy of restoration.

Our USS Monitor was the first ship to exclusively have shipborne water closets. They had to since the entire hull was virtually submerged.

 

[PaulN/KS]

Try the Haggis in Edinborough and go to the castle to view the collection of weapons as well as the crown jewels of Scotland.Had a ghost whisper in my ear there once...
Avoid the coffee at Victoria Station.Mind you,it has been 25 years but that still was the worst coffee that I ever paid for.

 

If you're going that far north, try "The Witchery by the castle". Here's their website:

The Witchery by the castle

Just my two pence...

 

[robinghewitt]

Maybe I should get out more :thumbsup:

So much to see, too much time, need another excuse ::

 

[cellis242001]

Thanks for all the great tips on the sights everyone. If I get any good pics I'll post some up. Have a good un'.

Chris