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19 of the best sports museums in the UK and London

If sporting history and memorabilia is your thing, then there are plenty of places to visit in Britain. From football and rugby to cricket and tennis, the UK has a wide range of world-class sports museums for fans to experience. Here we pick out some the best sports museums to visit in the UK and in London.

Football museums

National Football Museum
Scottish Football Museum
Wembley Stadium Tour and Museum
Arsenal FC Museum
Chelsea FC Stadium Tour & Museum 
The Liverpool FC Story
Manchester City FC – Etihad Stadium tours
Manchester United FC – Old Trafford stadium tours and museum
Sim racing at Silverstone Interactive Museum
Image: silverstonemuseum.co.uk

Motorsport museums

Silverstone Museum
Brooklands Museum of British Motorsport and Aviation
Jim Clark Motorsport Museum

Cricket museums

Marylebone Cricket Club and Lord’s Museum 
  • Where: Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Road, London, England  
  • Website: lords.org 

Tennis museums

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour 
  • Where: Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England 
  • Website: wimbledon.com 

Golf museums

The R&A World Golf Museum

Rugby union museums

World Rugby Museum – Twickenham 

Cycling museums

National Cycle Museum
  • Where: The Automobile Place, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, Wales 
  • Website: cyclemuseum.org.uk

Horse racing museums

National Horse Racing Museum
  • Where: Palace House, Newmarket, England 
  • Website: nhrm.co.uk

Rowing museums

River & Rowing Museum
  • Where: Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames, England 
  • Website: rrm.co.uk 

Surfing museums

The Museum of British Surfing

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