Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum

Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum The RAPTC Museum is based at the Army School of Physical Training in Aldershot and tells the story of the Corps from 1860 to the present day.

The RAPTC Museum is excited to announce that we will have a stall at the National Armed Forces Day Event on Saturday 27t...
11/06/2026

The RAPTC Museum is excited to announce that we will have a stall at the National Armed Forces Day Event on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June!

Talk to the Curator, meet our Physical Training Instructors, try on uniform and equipment, and learn about the Royal Army Physical Training Corps!

FREE tickets are available at

On This Month!On 1st May 1861, the 12 Apostles - the first Sergeant Instructors of the AGS, having completed their train...
31/05/2026

On This Month!

On 1st May 1861, the 12 Apostles - the first Sergeant Instructors of the AGS, having completed their training under Archibald Maclaren, began their duties as 1st Class Physical Training Instructors at Aldershot Gymnasium. This month marks 165 years of continued tradition, skill, and professionalism at Aldershot.

Above is an artist's rendering of Instructors and troops undergoing physical training at Aldershot Gymnasium in 1861.

Object of the Month!A humours poem by journalist Ralph Wotherspoon on PTI's and physical training, possibly published in...
02/04/2026

Object of the Month!

A humours poem by journalist Ralph Wotherspoon on PTI's and physical training, possibly published in June 1942.

Object of the Month!Princess Mary's 1914 Christmas Gift Box, received by an AGS Instructor.A brass gift box was distribu...
24/12/2025

Object of the Month!

Princess Mary's 1914 Christmas Gift Box, received by an AGS Instructor.

A brass gift box was distributed to British and Empire forces serving on all fronts during Christmas 1914. The box contained a variety of comforts such as to***co, chocolates, sweets, and letter writing materials.

Princess Mary envisioned the Christmas box as a 'gift of the nation' to service personnel serving overseas during the First Chistmas of the war, and gave her support to a public fund for the purchase of the boxes.

Address

Queen's Avenue
Aldershot
GU112LB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm

Telephone

01252 787852

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