Thames Valley Police Museum

Thames Valley Police Training Centre
Sulhamstead
Nr Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4DU
England

Website

www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news_info/info/museum/index.htm

Telephone

0118 932 6748

Fax

0118 932 5748

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The museum can be found at the Force Training Centre at Sulhamstead near Reading. Schools and youth organisations such as cub and brownie packs are particularly welcome to visit the museum. To make an appointment call the museum on 0118 932 6748. The curator is available to visit schools with exhibits from the museum and to talk about policing during Victorian times and the Second World War. The Curator is also able to do research enquiries for a small fee. There is an annual family fun day which is open to all and offers displays from numerous police departments, including the mounted and dog sections.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon-Fri drop-in. Curator tours by appt only.

 General services and facilities
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Loan service
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Thames Valley Police Training Centre
Sulhamstead
Nr Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4DU
England

Website

www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news_info/info/museum/index.htm

Telephone

0118 932 6748

Fax

0118 932 5748

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Exhibits include items from the Great Train Robbery, a Triumph Saint Motorbike, an old control room desk, old uniforms and various photographs, helmets, truncheons, whistles and charge books.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Land Transport, Social History

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Thames Valley Police Training Centre
Sulhamstead
Nr Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4DU
England

Website

www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news_info/info/museum/index.htm

Telephone

0118 932 6748

Fax

0118 932 5748

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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