Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum

The Mayor of Warwick, Councillor Jackie D’ARCY visited the Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum on the morning of the  24 September 2025.


Major David HARDY TD outlined the history of the Museum and gave her a conducted tour of the Museum with the support of three of our Museum Volunteers, providing a fascinating glimpse into the origins of the Warwickshire Yeomanry outlining the history of some of the exhibits on display.


Jackie who is an ex-officio Museum Trustee signed the visitors book “Many thanks for inviting me to our Museum, your knowledge is amazing. Thank you for keeping our local history alive.” 


If you have yet to visit the Museum then please consider doing so, we are open at weekends and bank holidays from Easter to 11 November (10am – 4pm) and at other times by appointment.  Admission Free – Donations welcomed by Cash or Card. 

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    Researching  Yeoman 

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  • Yeomanry WW2 in Italy

    Warwickshire Yeomanry WW2 in Italy.

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  • Signing Visitors Book

    Signing Visitors Book

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    Thank you for the visit

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As one lad said 


"Wow this is Cool"


Keep the Family Happy, 


Models, Our  Cavalry Horse, 


Tanks, and a Huge Gun.


Warwickshire  Yeomanry 


Cavalry 


and their wars.


All for just a donation

All you need to know for your visit to the Museum


The Museum covers the history of the Regiment from 1794 to 1956 and includes some items relating to the successor Regiment: The Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry from 1956 to 1969.


Time lined displays include a Field Gun captured at ‘The Affair at Huj’ on 8th November 1917 in Palestine. 


The Warwickshire Yeomanry fought with distinction in both World Wars and in 1939 was a Cavalry Regiment equipped with horses and swords, transitioning to Mechanised Infantry in March 1941 and then as an Armoured Regiment as part of 9th Armoured Brigade in North Africa in 1942 and in Italy in 1944 - returning to the UK in October 1944 as a Tank Holding Regiment. 


This year sees the 80th Anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day. There will be an Exhibition in the Warwick Visitor Information Centre to mark both Anniversaries during May/June. 2025.

The Museum also includes some artefacts and archive material relating to the Warwickshire Gunners, including the Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery but these are not extensive.


As the year progresses with Armed Forces Day 28 June and the WDC Heritage Open Days in September the emphasis will be on sharing stories of the Second World War Generation.


The Museum forms part of the Warwick Military Heritage Trail and is working collaboratively with others in the Warwick Military Heritage Network:  to encourage more people to visit Historic Warwick, ‘giving visitors the chance to walk in the footsteps of those who came before'.


Those wishing to view the Warwickshire Yeomanry Archives or have research enquiries are requested to use the contact form on the Museum Website. 


We are open at Weekends and Bank Holidays from Easter to end of October (10am to 4pm) and at other times by appointment throughout the year.  

Admission Free – Donations Welcomed 


You can also meet the team of Volunteers of the Museum many who are former Soldiers and are happy to explain the exhibits bringing them to life for you.


Read the new addition to the History pages

and follow the story of the Warwickshire Yeomanry in protecting the Suez Canal

and the fighting on their journey

to take Jerusalem and peace .

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    Archivist Philip Wilson switching on the video of El Alamein.

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  • Volunteers at the Museum

    Volunteers

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    Volunteers

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Latest  Updates: Visit of Mayor 10 October 2025

Playing in the museum we have a range of DVD's a number with stories from the men

that were there at the time.

This DVD is a short extract from the Horses to Tanks DVD.

Sound is required.