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PLANNING YOUR VISIT

If you have already decided to visit The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, the information below will help you.   If you are planning to visit Winchester, you should include a visit to our Museum.

The average length of a visit to the Museum is from one to two hours. 25% of our visitors spend longer. 

Visitors of all ages, especially children, are welcome.
 

Fun day at The Royal Green Jackets Museum

   

HOW TO FIND US

The Museum is easy to find adjacent to the Great Hall and within 100 metres of the High Street and the West Gate. The Guildhall, the Cathedral and the mainline railway station are all within 10 minutes’ walking distance.

To help you find your way to the museum see maps below:
 

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or click here for pdf

OUR ADDRESS

The Museum’s postal address and
contact details are:

The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Peninsula Barracks
Romsey Road
Winchester, Hants, SO23 8TS

Tel: 01962 828549
E-mail:  curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk  
 

OPENING HOURS

The Museum is open: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Last entry 4.15 p.m.)

Sundays The Museum is closed on Sundays and also over Christmas and the New Year.

Visits to the Museum’s archives are by appointment only. For more information click here

ADMISSION CHARGES

Adults £3 per person
Senior Citizens £2 per person
Children/Students £1.50 per person
Family groups £6 per group

Serving Service personnel and Friends of the Museum are admitted free.
Members of The Royal Green Jackets Regimental Association are admitted half price.

GROUP VISITS INCLUDING SCHOOL CHILDREN'S VISITS

Special terms, including group concessions, are available, on request, for group visits, including school children’s visits, involving 10 or more persons. With sufficient advance notice, conducted tours may be arranged at a cost of £25 per hour.

Children visit The Royal  Green Jackets Museum

For more information, please contact the Museum staff by telephone: 01962 828549 or e-mail:   curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk  

Teachers seeking to organise school visits in support of the National Curriculum are encouraged to make use of the tailored school children’s visit programmes offered collectively by Winchester’s Military Museums. For more information click here

FACILITIES

The Museum has a shop and lavatories. The Museum is also able to offer facilities for corporate hospitality – for example, receptions for up to 50 people and lunches/dinners for up to 30 people. e-mail:   curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk   for more information.

The Museum occupies two floors with a stair lift between floors. There is also a lavatory for disabled visitors.

There is a café adjacent to the Museum in Winchester’s Military Museums’ Visitors’ Centre open from Tuesday to Saturday inclusive, 10 am to 4 pm.

CAR PARKING

There is limited free car parking on site for visitors to Winchester’s Military Museums only. Please follow the signs and/or ask the Museum staff for advice on where to park.





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