The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum was established in Belvoir Castle in 1964 and left in October 2007. It will remain in storage throughout 2008 pending relocation to a new site. We apologise to all who had hoped to visit the exhibition at Belvoir. For further information, please contact the Curator.

Belvoir Castle, home of the museum from 1964 to 2007

We are currently working on an online Virtual Museum to tell the thrilling story of the old and famous cavalry regiments that make up The Queen's Royal Lancers, and to let you see some of our unique and fascinating artefacts. Please call back soon to take the tour! Until then, you can see a small number of our artefacts by clicking here. You can also access an online history of the six cavalry regiments - the 5th, 16th, 17th and 21st Lancers, the 16th/5th Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers - now amalgamated to form The Queen's Royal Lancers. Click here to go to the History.

Silver mounted skull and crossed bones in the form of the regimental motto - Death Or Glory

Our collection includes artefacts from the American War of Independence, the Battle of Waterloo, the Charge at Aliwal, the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, the Indian Mutiny, the Charge at Ulundi in the Zulu War, the Charge at Omdurman, the Boer War, the Great War, the Second World War and the Gulf War. Items include the bugle that was blown at the Charge of the Light Brigade, silver elephant tusk bracelets captured during the Indian Mutiny, 100 years old chocolate from the Boer war, and a Kalashnikov assault rifle as still used by terrorists today.

An original 'red coat' as used by the 16th and 17th Lancers during the American War of Independance

Many of the references in our archives are to named individuals who served with one of our antecedant regiments, and for a small fee you can discover whether we have information on your ancestor and perhaps a photograph. Please note that we do not hold full service records. For more information on how to research your ancestor's army service, how to access our archives, and how to obtain his full service record, click here. All historical enquiries should be made by email only to qrlmuseum@btinternet.com

Sergeant Williams, 17th/21st Lancers, 1943.

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