Milestones Museum
Milestones Museum, taken from the carpark
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| Established | 1 December 2000 |
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| Location | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°15′59″N 1°06′41″W / 51.2665°N 1.1115°W |
| Type | Heritage centre |
| Public transit access | Basingstoke railway station and Centre Shuttle |
| Website | http://www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/milestones-museum |
Milestones Museum of Living History is a museum located on the Leisure Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. It is beside Churchill Way Road, the same road that goes along Festival Place. Milestones is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated according to those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire.
It was opened on 1 December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh as a joint project between Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Amongst typical pay for extras such as the cafe and gift shop you will find a "hidden gem" in the interactive penny (1d) arcade which recreates the atmosphere of a 1910s pier.
In the year running 2007/8 the museum received 88,338 visitors.
In the year 2014/2015 the museum received over 111,000 visitors.
In 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council.
Features include recreations of:
There is a large collection of road vehicles, notably by Thornycroft and Taskers of Andover.
Between February and April 2014 the museum hosted an exhibition of lego models of extinct animals constructed by Bright Bricks. Starting August that year the museum played host to an interactive exhibition entitled Soldiers’ Journey.
From 19 July - 30 October 2016 Milestones will be running a brand new event called 'Mystery of the Vanishing Queen', an interactive experience, perfect for curious kids aged 7yrs+.
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