Forthcoming Events
Visitor Information – Tamiya Hall Closure - Wednesday 15th September15th September 2010 Visitors to The Tank Museum on Wednesday 15th September 2010 please note:Due to a private function, the Tamiya Hall will be closed on this date. |
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The Light Cavalry Band: "In The Mood" - The 1940's Dinner Dance16th September 2010 We're very sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. |
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Tank Ride Day16th September 2010 Climb into the Commanders seat of a main battle tank and see how it feels to take charge of a 50 tonne war machine!This event must be pre-booked and includes a guided tour of The Museum. SOLD OUT |
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Chris Ryan - Evening Lecture & Book Signing18th September 2010 Soldier turned best-selling author Chris Ryan is to speak at The Tank Museum to mark the release of his new novel `The Kill Zone`. |
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Access All Areas7th October 2010 Access All Areas is a new behind the scenes tour which will include:A tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. Get closer than ever before to our unique collections. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day12th October 2010 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. SOLD OUT |
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The Light Cavalry Band: At The Movies21st October 2010 Join the Light Cavalry Band as they perform a range of popular movie themes. |
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David Willey: Tank Collecting for Beginners28th October 2010 The Tank Museum’s Curator explains the origins of our tank collections, and how vehicles are obtained within the increasingly buoyant private collectors market. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day2nd November 2010 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day3rd November 2010 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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Access All Areas11th November 2010 Access All Areas is a new behind the scenes tour which will include:A tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. Get closer than ever before to our unique collections. |
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David Fletcher: The Tank is Dead? Long Live the Tank!25th November 2010 World tank expert and museum historian David Fletcher discusses the mechanisation of the British Army between the wars. |
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Under Cover of Darkness: Tanks At Night26th November 2010 In an evening hosted by the army’s Export Support Team, you’ll find out how soldiers see and fight from tanks in the dark. |
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Access All Areas2nd December 2010 Access All Areas is a new behind the scenes tour which will include:A tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. Get closer than ever before to our unique collections. |
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Wartime Christmas Festival 2010From 4th December 2010 to 5th December 2010 Take a step back in time and discover how Christmas was celebrated during the two world wars and beyond; from the Christmas truce of 1914 to the frontline today. |
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The Band of The Royal Signals: - 1940’s Christmas Dinner Dance8th December 2010 Step back in time to the 1940’s for a special wartime Dinner Dance. |
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The Band of The Royal Signals: - Traditional Christmas Concert9th December 2010 The Band of The Royal Signals present a Christmas concert featuring all your favourite seasonal songs and carols. |
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Ian Daglish: German Armoured Tactics after D-day27th January 2011 Author & historian Ian Daglish has been widely published on the subject of the contribution of British Armour to the Normandy Campaign following D-Day. |
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Richard Doherty: Only The Enemy in Front24th February 2011 Ireland’s leading military historian and author, Richard will reflect on and revive the exploits of this now often ignored Corps |
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Capt. Noel Swales: “An Almighty Punchy Tour’’ - An Armoured Soldiers Story24th March 2011 A rare chance to hear the authentic voice of a soldier explaining his own personal experience on the front line during Op Herrick 10; covering everything from combat patrols to war poetry. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day5th April 2011 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day26th April 2011 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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David Loyn: The Most Dangerous Frontier - Lessons of History from Afghanistan28th April 2011 David will examine the lessons he feels have been learned (or not) from the experience of two hundred years of Western involvement in Afghanistan. |
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Tankfest 2011 – The Most Explosive Weekend In History!From 25th June 2011 to 26th June 2011 The World’s best display of moving armour returns to The Tank Museum for a special weekend event in June.More information, including a programme of events, will be posted here as soon as it becomes available. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day4th October 2011 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day18th October 2011 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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The Tank Museum Experience Day1st November 2011 Ride in a Main Battle Tank, learn to drive an armoured personnel vehicle and take an in depth guided tour of The Tank Museum with one of our experts. This event must be pre-booked. |
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