Adjutant General's Corps Museum

About the museum

The Adjutant General's Corps Museum is housed in the former guardroom of Peninsula Barracks, at the top of Winchester High Street. It opened in November 2003 and brought together the collections of several predecessor corps that had previously been kept at different places around the country.

The Adjutant General's Corps itself was formed in 1992 from the Royal Army Pay Corps, the Royal Army Educational Corps, the Women's Royal Army Corps, the Army Legal Services Branch, the Military Provost Staff Corps and the Royal Military Police. The museum's main collection covers the pay, education and women's corps, while the military police and provost staff collections are held at their own sites.

The displays run in order of time from the eighteenth century to the present day, using text, photographs, objects and dioramas to describe the social history of the British Army, from the way soldiers were paid and taught to the history of military law, guarding and women in the forces. The building also serves as the visitor information point for Winchester's Military Museums.

Highlights

• Social history of the British Army from the 18th century to today
• Displays on army pay, education, military police and women's corps
• Dioramas, photographs and objects in the former guardroom
• Quick Visit Guide with twenty highlights
• Children's dressing-up box, floor game and quizzes

Permanent exhibition

• History of the Adjutant General's Corps – Chronological displays on the Corps and its predecessor corps, from the 18th century to the present.

Founded

2003

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Entry is free according to tourism listings; the museum website does not state an admission price. Donations are welcome, and there is currently no charge for pre-booked group tours. School programmes cost £5 per pupil (2025 prices), with accompanying adults free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is on a single level with no steps at the entrance and is fully accessible for standard wheelchairs; larger mobility aids may struggle in the narrower areas and the two entrance doors sit close together in an L-shape. The approach from the city centre is steep. An accessible unisex toilet with a baby-changing table is halfway through the displays (the door is heavy to open from a seated position). All audio points have an induction loop. Seating is provided throughout and text panels can be read from a seated position. Free parking spaces for disabled visitors are in front of the neighbouring Rifleman's Museum, but cannot be reserved and a car pass is still needed.

Kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Baby changing facilities

A children's dressing-up box, a floor game and quizzes are available, and a free pumpkin trail runs in the October half-term (24 to 31 October 2026).

Getting there & parking

The museum stands at the top of a steep hill above the city centre. Ask at the museum office for directions to visitor parking.

Amenities & dining

The building houses the visitor information point for Winchester's Military Museums.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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