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Favourite museum?

BeaE

I don't generally like museums much but there are a few that I did really enjoy.

My favourite is the Beamish living museum. I liked seeing all the old fashioned things and visiting the old fashioned shops (sweet shop, chip shop etc). Going on the old fashioned public transport was really fun and quite a lot of the museum was outside, so it wasn't crowded.

I also like the Black Country living museum and the Weald and Downland living museum for similar reasons. I used to love going to the zoo (if that counts as a sort of museum?) but I'm now unsure whether zoos are ethical.

The postal museum was also very cool, as I went through a phase of being fascinated by the postal service. They have an underground train tour you can do, which uses some of the old postal tunnels. It is a bit claustrophobic, but I was able to anticipate this in advance so it wasn't too bad. I probably wouldn't go back, but that's just because I avoid London.

I'm trying to plan a holiday, but don't want to travel too far or go away for very long, and thought a trip to a cool museum might be a good idea.

Do you have a favourite museum? What is it and why do you like it?

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  • I too, have been to the Postal Museum and enjoyed the displays as when I went they had a room dedicated to The Great Train Robbery and it was set up as the kitchen at Leatherslade Farm. I did enjoy the chance to ride on the Royal Mail Underground train although as you say, it is a tight squeeze and noisy when going around the tight curves. I do go to London a lot and find there is always a quiet spot, sometimes just around the corner. I recently went to Statfold Country Park near Tamworth as they have an extensive narrow gauge railway system as well as a museum with more trains and a traction engine workshop and fairground museum too.     

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  • I too, have been to the Postal Museum and enjoyed the displays as when I went they had a room dedicated to The Great Train Robbery and it was set up as the kitchen at Leatherslade Farm. I did enjoy the chance to ride on the Royal Mail Underground train although as you say, it is a tight squeeze and noisy when going around the tight curves. I do go to London a lot and find there is always a quiet spot, sometimes just around the corner. I recently went to Statfold Country Park near Tamworth as they have an extensive narrow gauge railway system as well as a museum with more trains and a traction engine workshop and fairground museum too.     

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