Date: 29th Oct 2026
Location: Worthy Down Camp, Winchester, Hampshire
Situated on the perimeter of the new Defence School of Logistics, Policing & Administration at Worthy Down Camp is the Museum of the Royal Logistics Corps. This purpose-built museum was opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 21st May 2021 having been relocated from Deepcut in Surrey. Being purpose built the museum has been designed to offer excellent parking & access throughout with plenty of space for those less able.
The museum itself is comprised of a main building & a smaller annex which currently houses a DUKW vehicle. On entering the main structure you are immediately greeted by a cafe, a merchandise section & a secondhand book stall, all of which act as catnip to someone such as myself. Then from this you pass into the museum hall itself.
Overall the exhibits were of great interest with many artefacts & uniforms dating from 17th Century to the modern day. There was also a highly impressive medal room.
Notable exhibits
Napoleon’s field bakery
A rare find from the Battle of Waterloo 1815. The French troops relied on bread as their staple ration.
7-pounder muzzle-loading artillery gun
Active as a mountain/boat gun this piece was manufactured towards the end of the 19th Century. It fires 7 to 9lb shells.
British QF 18-pounder with limber
Built circa 1904-1906. Used extensively during WW1. Fires 3.3 inch (84 mm) projectile. VSM stamp at the end of the barrel stands for ‘Vickers, Sons & Maxim’.
Model T Ford Ambulance
This elderly lady is known as ‘Agatha’ & was built in 1915. She saw service with the 1st Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps during WW1 & has a 4-cylinder, water cooled petrol engine.
Bedford OYD 3-ton truck
The OYD 3-ton payload truck (‘O-series’, ‘Y’ long wheelbase, ‘D’ General service) was adapted from civilian use & then used extensively from 1939 to 1953. Over 72’000 units were produced used in different roles.
Bedford RL
Replacing the Bedford OYD was the Bedford RL. This 4.9 litre petrol truck was originally rated at carrying a payload of 3 tons but was upgraded to 4 tons. The range saw service from 1953 to the 1970s where it was replaced by the Bedford MK/MJ.
Monty’s Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Staff Car
other stuff
Temporary Exhibition
Located upstairs in the main hall was a small temporary exhibition about the history of Worthy Down Camp itself from Neolithic times right through to the construction of the new Defence School of Logistics, Policing & Administration.
(Note: I intend to provide a more detailed history of Worthy Down Camp at a later date.)
I would thoroughly recommend a visit to this museum although I’d suggest doing so when the kids are back at school.
Kind regards
Dan
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