13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) and The Light Dragoons Museum

Facilities

Coach Parking
Car Parking
Restaurant/Cafe
Toilets
Lecture Room
Shop

Other: Education service. Corporate events.

How to get there:
Heritage signposted off the A635 and only 10 minutes off the M1 motorway. Bus 236 (Huddersfield), along A635 & A637 roads to Cawthorne and Kexbrough

The Collection covers the history of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars with a series of displays illustrating the life of the Regiment in peace and war from 1715 to the present time. Exhibits relate to the Battle of Waterloo, Charge of the Light Brigade, Boer War, both World Wars and The Light Dragoons’ involvement in more recent operations. i.e.The former Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan 2009 where the LD Battlegroup led the operation "Panther's Claw". The regimental collection is within the museum of Cannon Hall which has its own website at http://www.barnsleylive.co.uk/properties/239/canno n-hall-museum-park-gardens

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Opening Hours:
April to October,Saturday to Wednesday 11am to 5pm. (last admission 4.15pm) November to December and March, Sundays only. Museum closed Jan & Feb.

Address:
13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) and The Light Dragoons Museum
Cannon Hall,
Cawthorne,
Barnsley,
S75 4AT

Tel: 01226 790270

Fax: 01226 792117

Email:
mail@lightdragoons.org.uk

Web:
www.lightdragoons.org.uk

Curator:
Captain G E Locker

Admission charges:
Adult: Free
Seniors: Free
Children: Free
School Parties: By appointment