Bates Collection of Musical Instruments

The Bates Collection of Musical Instruments has over 2000 immaculately maintained instruments from Western orchestral music traditions, all the way from the renaissance period, through the baroque, classical, romantic and up to modern times! More than a thousand instruments are on display at any one time, by all the most important makers and from pre-eminent collectors. It's an amazing stop for kids who love instruments, but even if they don't most children and indeed adults will find themselves fascinated by the sheer range and variety of instruments.