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- [Digitisation](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/)
- [Bound Volume Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/bound-volume-collections/)
- Registers, guard books, journals, diaries and more
- [Archive Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/archive-collections/)
- From index cards, maps, posters and reports to letters
- [Photograph Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/photograph-collections/)
- All 35mm slides, glass plates, transparencies & photos
- [Film Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/film-collections/)
- Including aperture cards, microfilm and microfiche
- [Audio Visual Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/audio-visual-collections/)
- From Betamax, compact audio cassette and CD to VHS
- [3-Dimensional Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/3-dimensional-collections/)
- Including 3D and 2D object photography and VR tours
- [Data Capture](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/)
- [Audio Visual Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/audio-transcription/)
- Make audio searchable by transcribing content to text
- [Handwritten Text Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/handwritten-text-recognition-htr/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through automatic text recognition
- [Optical Character Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/ocr-scanning-service/)
- Make typed text searchable with accurate data capture
- [Data Entry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/data-entry/)
- Make ambiguous records fully searchable with data entry
- [Handwritten Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/metadata-transcription-service/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through transcription
- [Publishing](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/publishing/)
- [Digital Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/archive-management-software/pastview/welcome-to-pastview)
- Manage, publish and share digital collections online
- [Digital Records](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/archive-management-software/chronicle-cemetery-management/)
- Reimagine the digital management of cemetery records
- [Virtual Tours](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/virtual-reality-tour/)
- Bring internal spaces to life digitally with a VR Tour
- [Industry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/)
- [Academic](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/academic/)
- Futureproof education with digitally enabling online resources
- [Bereavement Services](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/bereavement/)
- Counter operational costs with digital control and management
- [Business and Corporate](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/business-and-corporate/)
- Protect brand value & discover the power of digital management
- [Cultural Heritage](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/cultural-heritage/)
- Harness the value of collections with financial autonomy
- [Public Sector](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/public-sector/)
- Combat damage and loss with robust digital duplicates
- [Military](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/military/)
- Respectfully and globally mark significant figures and conflicts
- [About](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about)
- [Our Vision & Mission](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#vision-mission)
- Supporting collections to thrive in the digital landscape
- [Our Values](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#values)
- Integrity, Empathy and Truth – Our commitment to you
- [Meet The Team](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#team)
- Dedication with a personal touch – names and faces!
- [Careers](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/recruitment/)
- Passionate about culture and heritage? Join the team!
- [TWA Digitisation Grant History](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation-funding-grant/grant-history/)
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# Cultural heritage VR resources to safely enjoy from your sofa - Our top 5!
| **Published By:** [Jess Sturman-Coombs](https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/author/jess-sturman-coombs) **Published:** March 26, 2020 **Last Updated:** September 21, 2026 |
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To follow on from our most recent ['Top 5 cultural heritage resources to enjoy from the safety of your sofa'](https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/2020/02/our-top-5-online-resources), we have gathered something very special to help wile away some of those long hours (let’s face it, there’s only so much hoovering and homework you can do!)
Virtual reality tours let you explore world-class museums, galleries and collections without leaving home - whether you're planning a visit, revisiting a favourite place, or simply curious. Here are five of our favourite cultural heritage VR tours, including free ones you can explore right now.
So sit back, plump up your pillows, and enjoy the following fantastic Virtual Reality Tours. These interactive tours are fun, informative and engaging, and, most importantly, defy our current accessibility restrictions.
Thanks to all those hard working and dedicated archivists and museums, VR is the new ‘going out’!
Please share so that others can enjoy and learn, and let us know what new and exciting thing you discover today.
## **Great North Museum**
The Great North Museum's VR tours focus on the Ice Age and Iron Age, taking visitors into the Biology and Ethnographic Stores, including a family-friendly Ice and Iron Age tour.
Wildlife, habitats, archaeological finds, mummies, art, cultural objects from across the world and a focus on what’s special about the natural environment specific to North East of England. The Great North Museum’s VR tours concentrate on the Ice and Iron Age and take us into the depths of the Biology and Ethnographic Stores. There is even an Ice and Iron Age VR Tour aimed at families. What an exciting way to spend the day!
View website: [https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/](https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/)
View VR tours: [https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/visit-us/virtual-tours](https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/visit-us/virtual-tours)
## **The British Museum**
The British Museum's virtual tour, hosted via Google Arts & Culture, lets visitors explore the building itself and zoom into selected exhibits from its two-million-year collection.
The British Museum quite rightly boasts: *‘Two million years of history and culture’.* And it's all under one roof! But did you know that you can explore the beauty of the building beneath that roof with a variety of virtual tours? So even if we can’t take a walk into history, we can still explore, wander and roam to our heart’s content. You can also zoom in to read about what you’ve found and click on selected exhibits to learn more.
Visit website: [https://www.britishmuseum.org/](https://www.britishmuseum.org/)
Visit VR tours: [https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/british-museum](https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/british-museum/AwEp68JO4NECkQ?sv_lng=-0.1266024509257022&sv_lat=51.51905368906714&sv_h=312.7280969973791&sv_p=5.758100886010595&sv_pid=JeKwUFYAMWXNWPh3IOg3jw&sv_z=1.0000000000000002)
## **The National Gallery**
The National Gallery's VR tour covers over 270 paintings across 18 gallery rooms, spanning centuries of European masterpieces.
The National Gallery offers wall to wall European masterpieces, as well as exhibitions, videos, bios, learning opportunities and the option to see what goes on behind the scenes. The National Gallery’s VR tour offers a journey of over 270 paintings across 18 gallery rooms, displaying the most wonderful art in the most tranquil of settings. *Aaaand Relax*.
Visit website: [**https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/**](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/)
Visit VR tour: [**https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/**](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/google-virtual-tour)
## **The Natural History Museum **
The Natural History Museum's virtual tour, via Google Arts & Culture, allows visitors to explore interactive exhibitions and roam the museum's galleries online.
Who doesn’t love the Natural History Museum? A trip to London isn’t complete without a visit here, but obviously that isn’t possible right now, so we were very pleased to discover that they have the most wonderful virtual tours! It’s like all the best bits without the crowds! Visit online interactive exhibitions, or just roam the corridors of this magnificent, awe inspiring building.
Visit website: [https://www.nhm.ac.uk/](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/)
Visit VR tours: [https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/](https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/the-natural-history-museum/JQF3coVswSVUVw)
## **The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh**
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh offers a free VR tour of its historic building, letting visitors explore the vestibule and corridors and zoom into portraits and artefacts linked to its wider archive collections.
The history of medicine is a fascinating one indeed and the Royal College of Surgeons offer a free VR tour, that not only invites you to explore the wonderful vestibule, but also to wander the corridors where you can zoom in on framed portraits and artifacts. Link to their vast collections and find related items that will take your journey of discovery even further. Just don’t get carried away and forget to put the dinner on!
Visit website: [https://library.rcsed.ac.uk/](https://library.rcsed.ac.uk/)
Visit VR tour: [https://archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk/virtual-tour/](https://archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk/virtual-tour/start-room/31134)
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