From Princess Diana's lawnmower to 'mummified fairies': The weird and wonderful items on 陳列する，発揮する at Britain's quirkiest museums

By Jessica Hamilton

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Britain is celebrated for its world-class museums yet some of its most unique 展示（する）s remain under the レーダ.

From taxidermy and teapots to items once owned by 王族, their lesser-known 古記録s are truly fascinating.

MailOnline Travel 明らかにする／漏らすs six of the most unique museums across the nation where these weird and wonderful artefacts - and more - can be 設立する.

Read on to discover what's on 陳列する，発揮する and how to visit...

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 罰金 Art & UnNatural History - Hackney, London

The Viktor Wynd Museum plays host to an eccentric collection of objects obtained by Viktor Wynd. Pictured is 'the devil's table' cluttered with unusual objects. In the glass case behind, a two-headed lamb is shown

The Viktor Wynd Museum plays host to an eccentric collection of 反対するs 得るd by Viktor Wynd. Pictured is 'the devil's （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する' cluttered with unusual 反対するs. In the glass 事例／患者 behind, a two-長，率いるd lamb is shown

This obscure museum is tucked away under The Last Tuesday Society's absinthe cocktail 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業. Guests descend a spiral staircase to a 地階 filled with horrors and wonders of the natural world.?

A two-長，率いるd?taxidermy lamb, 'mummified fairies', an eight-legged lamb and a gold-plated hippopotamus skull once belonging to Colombian 麻薬 lord Pablo Escobar are just some downright bizarre items on 陳列する，発揮する.

Each unusual 反対する was brought in by Viktor Wynd, an artist and curator who's arguably just as eccentric as his collection.?Tickets to 'the country's only curiosity museum' cost £6.72. Walk-ins are 普通は 受託するd, but guests are advised to 調書をとる／予約する online.

演説（する）／住所: East London (Hackney) - 11 損なう Street, E8 4RP

The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret - Southwark, London

Visitors can take a 52-step spiral staircase to view this semicircular operating theatre located in the attic of St Thomas Church

訪問者s can take a 52-step spiral staircase to 見解（をとる） this semicircular operating theatre 位置を示すd in the attic of St Thomas Church?

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is a museum of surgical history and （人命などを）奪う，主張するs to be the oldest 生き残るing operating theatre in Europe for 女性（の） 患者s.

The museum sits in the attic of St Thomas Church, Southwark, on the 初めの 場所／位置 of St Thomas Hospital. It was built in 1822 and predates both anaesthetics and antiseptics.?

The 場所／位置 has been 回復するd with 初めの furniture and 器具／備品, 含むing a 19th-century operating （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する and surgical 器具s. 訪問者s enter through a 52-step spiral staircase to 見解（をとる） a semicircular theatre with tiered seats, built for 医療の students.?

Tickets can be 購入（する）d upon arrival or online. Admission costs £9 for adults and £5.50 for children 老年の six and above.

演説（する）／住所:?9a St Thomas St, London SE1 9RY

British Lawnmower Museum - Southport, Merseyside

The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport houses hundreds of lawnmowers, including one owned by King Charles and Princess Diana

The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport houses hundreds of lawnmowers, 含むing one owned by King Charles and Princess Diana

The Lawnmower Museum claims to retain 'a character not often seen in these modern times'

The Lawnmower Museum （人命などを）奪う，主張するs to 保持する 'a character not often seen in these modern times'

It features antique machines from the 1800s

It features antique machines from the 1800s

This small museum in sunny Southport is home to hundreds of lawnmowers and 機械／機構.

によれば its website, the museum '保持するs a character not often seen in these modern times'.

It's the brainchild of ex-lawnmower racing 支持する／優勝者 Brian Radam, who 見解（をとる）s the lawnmower as a piece of history to be celebrated.

It features both antique machines from the 1800s and cutting-辛勝する／優位 科学（工学）技術 of the 現在の day.?

Inside, 訪問者s can see 'Lawnmowers of the Rich and Famous', 含むing those owned by King Charles, then Prince of むちの跡s, and Princess Diana, Brian May, Alan Titchmarsh and more.

入り口 costs £3 for adults and £1 for children. For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） visit?lawnmowerworld.co.uk/.

演説（する）／住所: ?106-114 Shakespeare St, Southport PR8 5AJ

The Bubblecar Museum - Boston, Lincolnshire?

These quirky vehicles are on display in Lincolnshire. Visitors can view the extensive collection and can even book to drive one

These quirky 乗り物s are on 陳列する，発揮する in Lincolnshire. 訪問者s can 見解（をとる） the 広範囲にわたる collection and can even 調書をとる／予約する to 運動 one?

This quirky museum has more than 50 microcars on 陳列する，発揮する. It's the only public museum in Britain 献身的な to cars with an engine capacity of いっそう少なく than 700cc.

These 有望な and bubbly 燃料-efficient 乗り物s were born in 地位，任命する-World War II 緊縮 Britain and became a symbol of the 1950s and 早期に 1960s. While they fell out of 人気, the cars 設立する fame in BBC comedies such as Only Fools and Horses and Lucky Feller.

The museum also has scooters on 陳列する，発揮する, 同様に as a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 of period shops where 訪問者s can discover memorabilia from the 1950s. It also 申し込む／申し出s 'ride 週末s', giving 顧客s a chance to 調書をとる／予約する a 15-minute ride in a tiny 乗り物.??

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £1 for children. 訪問者s can show up on the day or 調書をとる／予約する by calling?07989 433 101. For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） visit?bubblecarmuseum.co.uk.

演説（する）／住所:?Clover Farm, Main Rd, Langrick, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7AW

Teapot Island - Maidstone, Kent?

The above image shows a glimpse into the extensive collection of teapots in Teapot Island

The above image shows a glimpse into the 広範囲にわたる collection of teapots in Teapot Island

Teapot Island in Kent houses the biggest collection of teapots in England, with over 8,400 on 陳列する，発揮する.?

The family 商売／仕事 grew from the personal collection of?告訴する Blazye, who received her first teapot from her grandmother in 1983. She now runs the museum with her husband Keith and son Luke.?

The two-time Guinness World 記録，記録的な／記録する-winning museum was visited in 2014 by King Charles and Queen Camilla, then Prince of むちの跡s and Duchess of Cornwall. The pair even left with a souvenir from the gift shop - a camel '（機の）カム-ella'? teapot.

告訴する and Keith put the 所有物／資産／財産 up for sale last year as they're looking to live a quieter life. But the museum is still running in the 合間.?

入り口 costs £3.00 for adults and £2 for children. For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）, visit?teapotisland.co.uk.

演説（する）／住所:?Hampstead Ln, Maidstone ME18 6HG

The Fan Museum - Greenwich,?London

The Fan Museum is located in a Grade II* listed building in Greenwich and is home to more than 7,000 objects

The Fan Museum is 位置を示すd in a Grade II* 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d building in Greenwich and is home to more than 7,000 反対するs

You'll surely be a fan of this museum. 位置を示すd in a Grade II 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d Georgian townhouse in Greenwich, it has an 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の collection of fans.?

Opened in 1991, The Fan Museum is the only organisation 献身的な?to the history, culture and （手先の）技術 of the fan. It's home to over 7,000 反対するs, 含むing?a rare Elizabethan-period fan, Japanese 法廷，裁判所 fans and a Faberg? fan 会社にする／組み込むing gold work and enamelling.?

In 新規加入 to its 広範囲にわたる fan collection, there are examples of period 衣装s, fan-making 道具s and 構成要素s, 目録s and rare 調書をとる／予約するs. You could even try your 手渡す at the intricate art of fan-making in one of the workshops.

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children, and can be 調書をとる／予約するd online.

演説（する）／住所: 12 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER

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