Thames Valley Police Museum
Thames Valley Police has a small museum at Sulhamstead House, at the Thames Valley Police training centre in Sulhamstead.
It includes displays on the history of Thames Valley Police and the five police forces that merged to form it: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxford City, Oxfordshire and Reading Borough.
The museum's collections include items from the Great Train Robbery of 1963, uniforms, equipment, medals, scenes of crime evidence, and Amelia Dyer.
Visits
Non-appointment Wednesdays
Visitors can attend between 10:00-12:00 on Wednesdays without having to book an appointment or pay a visitor fee.
NOTE: The Thames Valley Police Museum is located within an operational police facility. You must remain accompanied by a member of the Museum team throughout your visit.
Interactive Visitor Experience
Museum guests are encouraged to bring their smartphone and headphones to benefit from the full interactive visitor experience.
Book a visit
To make a booking please email [email protected]
To help cover costs, the museum asks for the following donations:
- Adults, £3 per person
- Senior citizens, £2.50 per person
- Children under 12 – n/a
- School groups and youth organisations – n/a
- Charity organisations – n/a
- Non-appointment Wednesday between 10am and 12pm – n/a
Visits to the museum are by appointment only. Although no charge is made to youth, school and charity organisations, donations are encouraged to help us maintain the museum.
Talks
Book a talk with a museum volunteer to learn about Thames Valley Police, our people and events throughout the years.
To help cover costs, the museum asks for the following donations:
- Private/Organisations £50.00
- School groups and youth organisations – n/a
- Charity organisations – n/a
Please note that we're only able to deliver talks within the area that Thames Valley Police serves – Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
The museum charges £0.45 per mile to cover travelling expenses.
Research requests
The museum team can no longer conduct research requests into service or family history.
Due to the ongoing archive work the Thames Valley Police museum is currently unable to accommodate any research requests.
Donation of Artefacts and Exhibits
Unfortunately, we can't take any donations of artefacts and exhibits at this time.
Contact the Museum
For more information, please email us at [email protected] or write to:
The Curator
Thames Valley Police Museum
Sulhamstead House
Sulhamstead
Reading
RG7 4DU