Thursford Collection

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The Thursford Collection is a museum located in Thursford, Norfolk. Founded by local man, the late George Cushing, it is now known for the scale of its collection of steam engines, mechanical organs and fairground rides, and its annual Christmas spectacular show, which draws over 100,000 people to the Norfolk countryside.

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museum, United Kingdom, 

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  • North Elmham chapel and manor house ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in North Elmham, Norfolk, United Kingdom  
  • Castle Acre Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom  
  • Baconsthorpe Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK  
  • Hindringham Hall ⓘ
    country house in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Amazona Zoo ⓘ
    British Zoo
  • Felbrigg Hall ⓘ
    Grade I listed house in Felbrigg, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Mid-Norfolk Railway ⓘ
    heritage railway in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Muckleburgh Collection ⓘ
    military museum in Norfolk, United Kingdom  
  • North Norfolk Railway ⓘ
    heritage railway in Norfolk, United Kingdom
  • Wells and Walsingham Light Railway ⓘ
    Heritage railway in North Norfolk, England
  • Blickling Hall ⓘ
    country house in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Holkham Hall ⓘ
    large 18th-century Palladian country house in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Sandringham House ⓘ
    royal residence near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum ⓘ
    building and museum in Dereham, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Cromer Museum ⓘ
    Norfolk museum
  • RNLI Henry Blogg Museum ⓘ
    museum in Cromer, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  • Shirehall Museum ⓘ
    museum in Little Walsingham, England, UK
  • Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse ⓘ
    museum in Gressenhall, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK
  • North Norfolk Railway Museum ⓘ
    museum in Sheringham, England, UK
  • Sheringham Museum ⓘ
    museum in Sheringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  • Rescue Wooden Boats: Maritime Heritage Centre ⓘ
    museum in Stiffkey, England, UK
  • Bellarmine Museum ⓘ
    museum in Swaffham, Norfolk, England, UK
  • RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre ⓘ
    museum in Wicken Green, England, UK
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Thursford collection - stationary steam engineThursford collection - stationary steam engine
Entrance to the Thursford Collection from carparkEntrance to the Thursford Collection from carpark
Courtyard cafe at the Thursford CollectionCourtyard cafe at the Thursford Collection
Christmas Kingdom at Thursford Collection Norfolk UKChristmas Kingdom at Thursford Collection Norfolk UK
Polar bear family at Thursford Collection Norfolk UKPolar bear family at Thursford Collection Norfolk UK
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecastleNorth Elmham chapel and manor housearchaeological site, chapel, fortified manor houseWikidata
    sitecastle1140Castle Acre Castlecastle, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecastle1470Baconsthorpe Castlearchaeological site, fortified manor houseWikidata
    sitegardenHindringham Hallgarden, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseumAmazona ZoozooWikidata
    sitemuseumFelbrigg Hallhouse, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumMid-Norfolk Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
    sitemuseumMuckleburgh Collectionmilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumNorth Norfolk Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
    sitemuseumWells and Walsingham Light Railwayheritage railway, rideable miniature railwayWikidata
    sitemuseum1616Blickling Hallhistoric house museum, English country houseWikidata
    sitemuseum1734Holkham Hallhistoric house museum, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseum1865Sandringham HouseEnglish country house, historic house museum, country house, royal palace, Residence of the British Royal FamilyWikidata
    sitemuseum1953Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museummuseum, building, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1967Cromer Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1967RNLI Henry Blogg Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1971Shirehall MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1976Gressenhall Farm and Workhousemuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1976North Norfolk Railway MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2010Sheringham Museumlocal museum, maritime museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2013Rescue Wooden Boats: Maritime Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
    sitemuseum2016Bellarmine MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2019RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
    commonsimageThursford collection - stationary steam engine Commons
    commonsimageEntrance to the Thursford Collection from carpark Commons
    commonsimageCourtyard cafe at the Thursford Collection Commons
    commonsimageChristmas Kingdom at Thursford Collection Norfolk UK Commons
    commonsimagePolar bear family at Thursford Collection Norfolk UK Commons
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