Royal Logistic Corps Museum

About the museum

The Royal Logistic Corps Museum first opened to the public in 1995, in a purpose-built building beside the Corps headquarters at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut. When those barracks closed in 2019 the museum moved with the Corps to Worthy Down, north of Winchester, where the Princess Royal opened a new museum in May 2021.

The building cost about seven million pounds and offers a much larger exhibition area than the old site, together with a cinema and a dedicated space for temporary exhibitions. It tells the story of military logistics, the supply, transport, catering, ordnance and pioneer work that keeps an army moving, and brings together the collections of the Corps' forming museums, including the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps and the Army Catering Corps.

The galleries cover about 300 years, from Waterloo to Kabul, with uniforms, medals, ordnance, vehicles and personal mementoes. A D-Day annex added in 2024 shows an amphibious DUKW and a Mulberry Harbour anchor, and a dedicated section looks at the Corps' horse-drawn heritage. The museum is an Accredited Museum and a registered charity; about 20,000 objects are cared for behind the scenes, and a free digital guide can be used on site.

Highlights

• Rolls-Royce staff car used by Field Marshal Montgomery after D-Day
• D-Day annex with a DUKW amphibious vehicle
• RASC and RCT medal collection
• Horse-drawn heritage section
• Logistics vehicles, a Boer War train and EOD robots

Permanent exhibitions

• The Collection – Galleries on about 300 years of military logistics, with uniforms, medals, vehicles and personal objects from the Corps and its forming corps.
• RLC Horse-Drawn Heritage – A section on the Corps' horse-drawn transport history.
• RASC and RCT Medal Collection – Medals of the Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport, shown to the public in the new building.

Founded

1995

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free entry; donations towards the upkeep of the museum are welcome, in person or online.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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 describes itself as modern and accessible: the entrance is step-free and a lift is available. A downloadable access information sheet for visitors is available on the website.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities

The museum is a Kids in Museums member. A free indoor LEGO Logistics activity runs during the October half-term (27 to 31 October 2026). Baby changing facilities are available.

Getting there & parking

Sat-nav address: Connaught Road, Worthy Down, Winchester SO21 2RG. The museum is on the Worthy Down military site.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Small café serving light bites and hot and cold drinks when the museum is open. Gift shop with toys, games, badges and other items. Secure lockers are available. Wi-Fi is mentioned in the venue hire information. Free car park at the entrance.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The Presentation Room seats 10 boardroom-style or 30 lecture-style, and the whole museum can be hired for evening events such as networking events and awards evenings. Catering is available on request.

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