This list of museums in Surrey, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
| Name | Image | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Heath | Medical | Uniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, medals of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Corps and the Royal Army Dental Corps | |||
| Ash Museum | Guildford | Local | Local history[1] | ||
| Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre | Surrey Heath | Transportation | website, displays about the history of the Basingstoke Canal, an interactive lock model, video display and replica barge cabin | ||
| Bourne Hall Museum | Epsom and Ewell | Local | Local history[2] | ||
| Elmbridge | Transportation | History of Brooklands, a motor racing circuit and aerodrome, includes automobiles, racing cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft; includes entry to the London Bus Museum | |||
| Runnymede | Local | Local history, archaeology, story of Chertsey Abbey, fine and decorative art, costumes and textiles, social history[3] | |||
| Chobham Museum | Surrey Heath | Local | Local history[4] | ||
| Guildford | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Palladian mansion with collection of 18th-century furniture, porcelain and textiles, gardens feature a Māori meeting house | |||
| Waverley | Art | Contemporary crafts | |||
| Waverley | Art | website, arts centre with exhibit gallery | |||
| Guildford | Maritime | Operated by the National Trust, visitor centre exhibits about the Wey and Godalming Navigations and barges | |||
| Dorking Museum | Mole Valley | Local | website, local history | ||
| East Surrey Museum | Tandridge | Local | website, local history, social history, geology, archaeology | ||
| Egham Museum | Runnymede | Local | website, local history | ||
| Waverley | Historic house | Tours of the medieval Bishop's Palace, and visits to the Keep | |||
| Mole Valley | Aviation | www.gamc.org.uk aircraft engines and over 500 aircraft models | |||
| Waverley | Multiple | website, local history, culture, art, crafts | |||
| Guildford | Guildford | Historic house | |||
| Guildford | Guildford | Art | 17th-century town house with art gallery | ||
| Guildford | Guildford | Multiple | Housed in the gatehouse of Guildford Castle, exhibits include archaeology, local and social history, needlework | ||
| Waverley | Multiple | Natural history, geology, human history, ethnography | |||
| Guildford | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 18th century country house with nautical-style interiors by Robert Adam, home to the Cobbe Collection of historic keyboard instruments | |||
| Holmesdale Natural History Museum | Reigate and Banstead | Natural history | website, natural history, archaeology, local history, operated by the Holmesdale Natural History Club | ||
| Elmbridge | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 20th century Modernist house and garden designed by architect Patrick Gwynne | |||
| Spelthorne | Technology | Two large triple-expansion steam engines | |||
| Leatherhead Museum of Local History | Mole Valley | Local | website, local history | ||
| Guildford | Guildford | Art | Art gallery at the University of Surrey's Guildford campus, which hosts exhibitions, lectures and events including sculpture, paintings and photographs | ||
| Woking | Multiple | Art, local history, exhibits of science and nature | |||
| Elmbridge | Transportation | Historic London buses and associated vehicles and memorabilia. Now situated in the grounds of Brooklands Museum so you get the Brooklands and the Bus museum for the one entry fee. Formerly the Cobham Bus Museum. | |||
| Guildford | Historic house | 16th century manor house | |||
| Elmbridge | Automotive | Exhibits of cars, facility at the Brooklands motor racing circuit | |||
| Waverley | Local | website, local history, culture, artistic heritage, social history | |||
| Museum of the National Rifle Association | Surrey Heath | Sports | website, rifles, sport trophies, operated by the National Rifle Association | ||
| Waverley | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, restored and furnished labourer's dwelling reflecting four centuries of ownership, open by appointment only | |||
| Mole Valley | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, Edwardian period house with collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver, gardens and grounds | |||
| Reigate | Reigate and Banstead | Local | website, local history, culture | ||
| Runnymede | Art | Features world-class paintings,sculptures, prints, drawings and watercolours from a wide range of artists including William Powell Frith, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones | |||
| Surrey Heath | Military | Regimental artifacts and memorabilia, including transport vehicles and items used to transport, feed and arm soldiers | |||
| Waverley | Open air | Rural life displays, including domestic, agriculture and trades | |||
| Send & Ripley Museum | Guildford | Local | website, local history | ||
| Guildford | Mill | Operated by the National Trust, 18th century watermill | |||
| Shere Museum | Guildford | Local | website, local history | ||
| Spelthorne Museum | Spelthorne | Local | website, local history | ||
| Spike Heritage Centre | Guildford | Guildford | Local | website, history of the former workhouse site and area social history | |
| Surrey Fire Museum | Reigate | Reigate and Banstead | Firefighting | website, open by appointment | |
| Surrey Heath | Local | website, local history, culture | |||
| West Clandon | Guildford | Military | Regimental artifacts and memorabilia, located at Clandon Park | ||
| Guildford | Guildford | Law enforcement | website, open by appointment | ||
| Tandridge | Historic house | 19th century country house, garden and park | |||
| Guildford | Art | Features work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts | |||