combined military services museum

Very large great place to visit has excellent collection of world war 1 & 2 artilaries, weapons,. you should visit once.

one of the best museums on military I have visited.a warm welcome from chap on front desk explained every thing in museum is over 3 floors .various weapons from over the ages. uniforms, mortars best was the donnington collection, a well few hours spent looking around this museum will visit again if in area,a must for anyone who likes military items,

Had a great time and a really interesting place to visit for a couple of hours, my sons enjoyed it and there is plenty to see - also makes you very proud of our armed forces :-)

A small museum but well worth a visit. Very well presented and maintained. Very interesting section on spies and the gadgets they used.

This little place has so much to see and interact with...great for a rainy day outing with kids of all ages. With it being the centenary of the WWI your school kids will get a lot from a visit to this place.

what a great collection we were so impressed with the vast amount of things to see, we would recommend a visit to anyone who has an interest in anything military .the displays cover every age of combat weapons from viking up to present day. the staff are friendly and helpful and took an interest in 3year old harry so refreshing to see thanks military museum.

For its size you wont find a better museum, cant fault anything about the displays, staff, entrance prices and even the 'bunker' outside gave the kids some valuable info and fun.Really amazing to think that the vast majority of the items on display are the result of one man's collection and I for one would love to meet this man and have a personal guided tour from him as there is a lifetime of love gone into these items. Loved the Special Forces / SOE / Spy items and information especiallyAmazing place and if anyone ever says different then they probably got lost on the industrial estate its situated on and ended up here by accident.

Medium size but packed with lots of interesting "stuff". I particularly enjoyed the real "James Bond" display.

Fantastic display of weapons through the ages. The young man on the reception very helpful and knowledgeable,even if you don't like this kind of thing I'm sure you will find this very interesting and educational. Entrance fee very reasonable worth every penny.

A walk through time beginning on the brutal medieval battlefields, through to the English Civil War, Napoleonic wars, then to the heyday of the British empire, World War I & II, then the secretive world of modern day spies. (And everything in-between). Weapons, uniforms, gadgets and documents, you name it, they have it all! Absolutely everything is original! This is a must see!

A wonderful museum with some amazing items on display, especially the Mason collection. Each display is well set out with concise and easy to understand labelling, unlike some other military museums. The collection covers 3 floors all accessible by lift or stairs, the staff are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable and make the visit complete.There is ample parking and very clean facilities, with a snack area on the top floor. The entrance price are very reasonable as are the prices in the gift shop which is not full of overpriced tat.Well worth a visit and you may need to go back as it was impossible to take it all in in a couple of hours.

My pal and I found this museum on the old interweb and decided to take the tour today(sat 17th January 2015)What a truly fantastic collection .the small arms were really interesting with some very rare items.the story of the Masons(spies)was brilliant .the armour displays which are all genuine,not copies were stunning and the large groups of swords,halberds and chain mail was very comprehensive with informative descriptions.cockleshell heroes,soe,and resistance groups were deftly coveredAll in all a great afternoons tour .well worth the cost of entryKids will love itAdults will love it,.Well done the CMSM!,,

This little treasure if definitely worth a visit if you're interested in anything to do with the Cockleshell Heroes or the imfamous Masons. A brilliant little gem!

I found this while searching the internet for places to go locally. I had not realised it was there - what a treasure! Such a lot to see and everything was set out really well. The area dedicated to Mason and his wife was excellent.

An absolutely fascinating museum with some of the best displays I have ever seen.There is a brilliant mix of exhibits spanning centuries & my personal favorite is the Mason exhibit which is fantastic and everything is authentic and original. This museum deserves National status and recognition. P.s the entrance fee is also a nice surprise 2 x adults 3 x children for under £20