Royal Army Chaplains' Museum, Andover

#6 among attractions in Andover

Specialty museum, Museum

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Facts and practical information

The Royal Army Chaplains' Museum tells the story of British Army chaplaincy from earliest times to the present day, with the help of archive material and historical relics from several centuries. ()

Coordinates: 51°11'44"N, 1°34'36"W

Address

Amport HouseAndover United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1264 773144 x4248

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Day trips

Royal Army Chaplains' Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Army Flying, Rooksbury Mill, Andover Guildhall, Danebury.

3.1 miS
Museum, Children's museum, History museum
Museum of Army Flying
80 min walk • The Museum of Army Flying is a testament to the United Kingdom's rich aviation history, particularly that of the British Army. Nestled in the heart of Hampshire, this museum offers an immersive journey through the development of military aviation from early manned kite...
3.7 miE
Watermill, Lake, Park
Rooksbury Mill, Andover
94 min walk • Rooksbury Mill is an old watermill on the River Anton in Andover, Hampshire, England, and a Grade II listed building. The building and its associated structures are privately owned, but the surrounding land is owned by the Test Valley Borough Council and managed as a local nature reserve.
4.3 miE
City hall
Andover Guildhall, Andover
110 min walk • Andover Guildhall is a municipal building in the High Street, Andover, Hampshire, England. The guildhall, which was the headquarters of Andover Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
4.3 miS
Park
Danebury
111 min walk • Danebury is an Iron Age hill fort in Hampshire, England, about 19 kilometres north-west of Winchester. The site, covering 5 hectares, was excavated by Barry Cunliffe in the 1970s.
4.4 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age, Andover
113 min walk • Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age is a museum with two collections: the Andover Museum focuses on the history of the town of Andover, and the Museum of the Iron Age serves as a major focus for museum and educational activities surrounding archaeological work at the nearby Danebury hill fort.
4.3 miNE
Park
Anton Lakes, Andover
110 min walk • Anton Lakes is a 33.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Andover in Hampshire. It is owned by Test Valley Borough Council and managed by the council together with The Anton River Conservation Association.
4.9 miNW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ludgershall Castle
124 min walk • Ludgershall Castle is a ruined 12th-century fortified royal residence at Ludgershall in Wiltshire, England. Three large walls still remain of the castle, which was turned into a hunting lodge by Henry III but fell into disuse by the 15th century.
4.3 miE
Nightlife
The Angel Inn, Andover
111 min walk • The Angel Inn is a public house in Andover, Hampshire. Constructed in the mid-15th century, it is one of England's oldest surviving inns, and the oldest and most complete example in Hampshire. It is a Grade II* listed building, of "more than special interest nationally." Despite...
6.4 miNW
Archaeological site, Forts and castles
Sidbury Hill
163 min walk • Sidbury Hill, or Sidbury Camp, is the site of an Iron Age bivallate hillfort on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
4.4 miE
Monastery
Abbeys and priories in Hampshire, Andover
112 min walk • Abbeys and priories in Hampshire lists abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Hampshire, England.
4.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Tidworth
113 min walk • St Mary's Church in South Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, was built in 1878. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.