Welcome
The award winning REME Museum, including Crowns Cafe, is situated in the village of Lyneham in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Opened in June 2017 after a major redesign, the Museum provides a unique, interactive visitor experience for all ages. There are 8 galleries to explore and the Museum is fully accessible. On display you will see large armoured recovery vehicles, weapons, uniforms, medals and there's even a helicopter suspended from the ceiling. Try your hand on a recovery task simulator. From the battlefields of WWII to Afghanistan, to winning medals at the Olympics discover the fascinating stories of the Soldiers and Officers who have served.

Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
Exhibition GalleriesMuseum Main ReceptionMuseum disabled and baby changing toiletCafe and Archives disabled toiletCrowns CafeMuseum reception shopConference roomLyneham Memorial GardenAccess with steps
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General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Buses usually run every 20 minutes and go between Swindon and Chippenham railway stations.
Travel by taxi
Parking
The Museum's car park is directly outside the front entrance to the Museum. There are 4 marked disabled parking bays close to the entrance. The nearest of which is approximately 10m from the door.

Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
The Museum entrance has inner and outer doors. The outer doors are sliding doors, the inner doors are side hung doors that open inwards. Both are automatic activated by sensors as the vistors approaches.


Getting around inside

Ticket/ information desk
Museum Main Reception

Things to See and Do
Exhibition Galleries
Visitors enter the first gallery, the WWII gallery from a WWII Landing craft there is a flashing light and sound show to create the atmosphere of landing on the beaches of Normany on the 6 June 1944. There are no more flashing lights within the the galleries. These lights can be turned off if arranged in advance to suit visitors with sensitity to light.
Public toilet
Museum disabled and baby changing toilet

Public toilet
Cafe and Archives disabled toilet

Shop
Museum reception shop
Place to eat and drink
Crowns Cafe
All specific diets can be catered for if at least 48hrs notice is provided prior to the day of visit.
There is one raised seating area within the cafe that does not have ramp access


Conference room
Getting around outside
The route to the gardens passes through the cafe and is level until the threshold of the cafe door to the outside area, this is navigable by wheelchair users but may require some assistance. The double doors can be opened fully on request to make enough space.
The narrowest point is the path entrance to the garden at 110cm.
On event days an additional entrance is usually open via the Education Suite which has full level access.
Wildlife Garden
The route to the gardens passes through the cafe and is level until the threshold of the cafe door to the outside area, this is navigable by wheelchair users but may require some assistance. The double doors can be opened fully on request to make enough space.
The narrowest point is the path entrance to the garden at 100cm. The gravel pathway has matting underneath to ensure it is suitable for wheelchair users.
On event days an additional entrance is usually open via the Education Suite which has full level access.
Lyneham Memorial Garden
Although not a part of the REME Museum's displays there is a Memorial Garden in the Museum’s grounds. The garden is in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in service of their country and were repatriated back via RAF Lyneham.

Customer care support
Emergency evacuation procedures
Customer care support
We are looking to train Reception Staff in British Sign Language. In the meantime, we have a greetings sheet to ensure our staff are able to offer deaf visitors a friendly welcome into the Museum.
If arranged in advance of your visit, we can turn off lights and surrounding noises to make the visit more comfortable for visitors with sensitivity to light and/or noise.