Museum of the Manx Regiment

About This Museum

Now re-designed and co-located with the Manx Aviation and Military Museum at the Island’s airport, the Manx Regiment Museum commemorates the part played by the Island’s Regiment during WW2 both in the defence of the Isle of Man itself and in overseas theatres such as Egypt, Eritrea, Crete, Italy, France, Holland and Germany. The collection is rich in regimental memorabilia and includes a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun on a towed mounting and a very rare 1944 Morris- Commercial C9/B self-propelled Bofors gun as used by the Regiment in North-West Europe. The museum also includes local civilian aviation history.

Regiments in this Museum

2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), The Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) (45th/95th Foot), Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment), Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters), 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment, Sherwood Foresters, 45th (1st Nottinghamshire) Regiment, Robin Hood Volunteer Rifles, 45th Regiment of Foot, 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot, 95th Regiment of Foot.

Visiting Advice

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Nottingham Castle's redevelopment, our gallery within Nottingham Castle is now closed until 2020. We have a display in Mansfield Museum, titled 'Remembering the end of WW1: Museum of the Mercian Regiment on tour, which is free to enter. All enquiries should be directed to our office in Chilwell.

Facilities Information