The Museum is now open Monday to Friday 1000 – 1630, last entry at 1500. Our only Saturday openings during the rest of 2023, will be during half-term on 21st and 28th October, when we will be open from 1000 – 1600, last entry at 1500.| We will be closing for Christmas at 1200 on Friday December 15th and re-open on 2nd January 2024. New volunteers welcome | Visit www.royalsignalsshop.uk for souvenirs and Corps memorabilia |
Royal Signals Museum
A Great Family Day Out
Telling the exciting story of Communications and information.
From laying line, through to advanced, secure satellite, cyber and more.
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Royal Signals Museum, Blandford Camp, Dorset DT11 8RH
Weekdays
Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm) Closed 22 Dec – 2 Jan
Sat – Sun Closed until February half-term.
Open weekends – February half-term to the last weekend in October. Â
A valid photo ID (passport/driving licence/MoD90) is required by all adults 16+ for admission to the museum, no exceptions. Please contact the Museum ahead of any planned visit if you cannot provide photo ID for all adults.Â
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Royal Signals _ The Army’s Communicators
Years of Signals Communication
Serving Soldiers
About The Museum
History & Heritage
History & Heritage
From semaphore to cyberInvestigate the history of military communications.
Explore Corps heritage from the Crimean War to the present day
See
See
- Women at War
- Willy’s Jeep
- Monty’s Command vehicle
- Medals and honours
- White Helmets bikes and memorabilia
Kit Medals Uniform
Kit Medals Uniform
Communications vehicles.
Signalling equipment.
Uniform through the ages.
Medal gallery including the George Cross
Learn
Learn
- Interactive history, science and technology of communications
- The crucial role played by The Royal Signals in the 21st Century Army
Battles & Conflicts
Battles & Conflicts
Frequently first in to conflict.
Providing tactical communications.
Ensuring commanders have battle-winning information.
Experience
Experience
- Transmit your message in morse code
- Create a radio relay
- Experience life in an Afghanistan Compound
- Dine in the NAAFI CafeÂ
First into battle – last out
Understand
- The vital Royal Signals ‘first in to battle, last out’ role
- The importance of communications – past, present and future
- What it takes to operate in war and in peace.
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Falklands War
In 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.The conflict was to provide a severe test of the Royal Signals’ versatility.
All Current Campaigns
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Post-war Exhibitions
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The Korean War
Despite the severe problems associated with terrain and climate, the hasty recall of reservists and the use of a lot of obsolescent equipment the Korean War was a great success for the Corps.
BAOR
Rapid reaction units from the British Army on the Rhine (BAOR) were on stand-by to move at a moments notice, to go anywhere in the world
Northern Ireland
The Royal Corps of Signals provided the second largest element of the force in Northern Ireland; only the Infantry provided more. During the troubles in the Province 13 Officers and Soldiers from the Corps lost their lives.
UN and NATO
The exhibits tell of the many deployments undertaken by the Royal Corps of Signals in support of UN and NATO including those in Aden, Kenya, Turkey, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Namibia.
Palestine Suez and Malaya
The primary aims of the invasion were two-fold: to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power.Â
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