National Emergency Services Museum
Fire engines, police cells and ambulances in a Victorian police and fire station you can climb over.
Housed in the old West Bar police and fire station of 1900, this museum holds one of the largest collections of emergency service vehicles in the world, from horse-drawn fire pumps to modern ambulances.
Visitors can sit in the cabs, walk into the original cells and stables, and climb the tower — it is unusually hands-on, and a reliable rainy-day option with children.
Highlights
- Climb aboard the fire engines
- Original Victorian cells
- Family friendly
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