Lancashire Infantry Museum
The museum and archive of the Lancashire infantry regiments, housed in Fulwood Barracks in Preston and open to pre-booked visitors.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1929 as the museum of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) and was later known as the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum. It stands inside Fulwood Barracks, a listed military site in the north of Preston.
Today it tells the story of the East Lancashire, South Lancashire and Loyal North Lancashire regiments and their predecessors from 1689, and of their successors up to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The collections cover many units, including the battalions raised in Lancashire for the First World War, as well as militia, volunteer and territorial units.
The best-known object is a French imperial eagle captured at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812. The museum also keeps one of the largest regimental archives in the north of England and offers a family history research service.
Highlights
- The French imperial eagle captured at Salamanca in 1812
- Regimental history from 1689 to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- Large regimental archive
- Ticket valid for unlimited return visits for 12 months
- Family history research service
Permanent exhibition
- Regimental collections – Displays on the Lancashire infantry regiments and their antecedents from 1689, including the French eagle captured at the Battle of Salamanca.
- Founded
- 1929
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £6 |
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| Reduced | £4Senior citizens (65+), veterans, students and armed forces personnel |
| Children & teens | £4free up to age 10 · Ages 11 to 16 |
| Seniors | £4Aged 65 and over |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Carers accompanying the person they care for enter free |
| Students & apprentices | £4With student ID |
| Groups | £8 per personGuided tour for groups of up to 20 on Fridays and Saturdays; minimum charge £80 for groups under 13 |
| Families | £182 adults and 2 children |
Every ticket allows unlimited return visits for 12 months (return visits must still be pre-booked). Adding Gift Aid raises the adult price to £6.60 and the family price to £19.80. Free entry for serving members of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Friends of the Museum and carers. Half price with a valid National Art Pass. Group supper and tour evenings cost £15 per person including entry.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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 entrance is ramped and a wheelchair-operated lift serves the first floor. All public areas are wheelchair accessible and there is an accessible toilet on the ground floor. Staff can bring archive items to public areas for viewing. Free parking for disabled visitors is inside the barracks.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Preston Central Bus Station (bus 19)
Preston railway station is a major rail interchange with a taxi rank outside, about ten minutes by taxi. From Preston Central Bus Station, bus 19 runs every 5 minutes from bay 19.
By car
Free parking
Free parking inside Fulwood Barracks after collecting passes at the guardroom.
- Accessible parking
Use the satnav postcode PR2 8AB, which leads to the main gate of Fulwood Barracks, rather than the postal address postcode. From the M6, leave at junction 31A (from the south) or junction 32 (from the north) and follow the signs.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Refreshments are normally not provided for daytime visits; special arrangements can be made for evening group events.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Adult visitors must show photo ID (for example a driving licence or passport) because of Ministry of Defence rules, and each visitor collects a personal pass at the guardroom at the main gate. Guided group tours need at least two weeks' notice and a list of all attendees and vehicles. Family history research costs £30 per enquiry. |
