The British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum

NOTE: Appointment required! Call and book ahead.
This museum is one of the most exciting places I have visited for a long time. This victorian home is filled with hundreds of vintage wireless sets – almost certainly the largest display of radios in the world. What really makes this place special is the incredible feeling that it was put together not by an aristocrat who spent his lavish wealth on a museum, but rather by a man who dedicated his entire life to radio and turned his house into a museum (that man, Gerry Wells, sadly passed away in December). Now the museum is operated by a group of dedicated men and women who are incredibly passionate about radios, electronics and history. I spent hours talking about what life was like in the 40s and 50s, drinking tea, and listening to vintage radio sets (and even a gramophone with a huge brass horn)! I highly recommend this for anyone interested in radio, industrial design, history, or electronics.