Dig deeper into the collection with one of the Museum’s free talks and tours.
There’s loads of great, added value activities every day. Find out more about your favourite tank or period of history with a talk or tour. If you would like to book a private tour from £30, you can do so here. If you’d like to know the specific timings of the tours on the day of your visit, you can call the day before – 01929 405096.
Monday to Friday, you’ll be able to take part in some of the following tours and talks. Topics and timings vary daily depending on staff availability and other activities that are taking place across the museum. Please visit our What’s On Board at the Museum for talks and topics available on the day of your visit.
Tommy in the Trenches: From the recruiting office to the Front Line
Cut-in-Half Centurion: See inside one of the best British tanks of all time
The Story of the Tank: 1916-1918: The evolution of the first tanks
The Story of the Tank: 1939-1942: Learn about Allied & Axis WW2 tanks
The Story of the Tank: 1943-1945: Learn about British WW2 tanks
The Story of the Tank: The Modern Era: Tank development from WWII to 2019
On Saturdays and Sundays, we run interactive kids activities alongside our tour programme. Topics and timings vary daily depending on staff availability and other activities that are taking place across the museum. Please visit our What’s On Board at the Museum for talks and topics available on the day of your visit.
Have you ever wondered… how to float a tank? Learn how they floated a 30 ton tank in WWII, and try it for yourself on a miniature scale.
Tommy in the Trenches: From the recruiting office to the Front Line
Cut-in-Half Centurion: See inside one of the best British tanks of all time
The Story of the Tank: 1916-1918: The evolution of the first tanks
The Story of the Tank: 1939-1942: Learn about Allied & Axis WW2 tanks
The Story of the Tank: 1943-1945: Learn about British WW2 tanks
The Story of the Tank: The Modern Era: Tank development from WWII to 2019
School holidays will each have an exciting range of tours, trails and children’s activities and crafts, based around different wartime and tank-related themes, such as D-Day, rationing or animals in the military.
The jammed-packed programme will be put on each school holiday event page when they are confirmed.
Spring and Summer Holidays will also feature vehicle rides in the arena in an M548 tracked vehicle (additional charges apply) and live Tanks in Action displays on weekdays.
Please visit our dedicated School Holidays event pages HERE for holiday-specific information.
Subject to availability on the day – please see our What’s On Board at the Museum for talks and topics available on the day of your visit.
