Yeomanry Museum Opening

On Good Friday, April 19th, at 12noon, the Warwickshire Yeomanry Regimental Museum in the basement of the Court House will open for the 2019 season. 

The museum will be open at weekends and on Bank Holidays, 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm between now and the end of October 2019. Free admission – the museum welcomes donations.  Visits at other times can be arranged by appointment; see the website for details. www.warwickshire-yeomanry-museum.co.uk  01926 492212

It is a fascinating museum, manned by volunteers who can tell dramatic tales of the brave exploits of the regiment since it was first raised in 1794.

There are many artefacts, uniforms, medals and weapons on show, including a field gun captured from the Turkish army at Huj in Palestine during WW1. The Yeomanry charged the position on horseback in the last unsupported cavalry charge in the history of warfare. The charge is commemorated in a painting by the noted artist, Lady Butler.

During the Second World War, the regiment exchanged its horses for tanks and served in the North Africa Campaign. The museum is well worth a visit. The entrance is just inside the Castle Street door of the Court House.