YOU can explore the long history of policing in Cheshire at a Warrington museum this August.

Cheshire’s Museum of Policing is opening its doors to the public again this month, as has been tradition for a number of years

Housed in the police station on Arpley Street in Warrington town centre, the museum preserves and exhibits artefacts spanning a long history of policing in the county.

Visitors of all ages can immerse themselves in the history of their police force, from its conception in 1857 right up to today.

Visitors can expect to find a number of policing artefacts including vehicles, weapons and investigative tools used to tackle crime, as well as a wide collection of uniforms from across the force’s 150-year-plus history.

Museum attendees can also experience life behind bars, locked up in the Victorian-era cells, and step inside a formerly operational police box – which is, unfortunately, not bigger on the inside.

There is also a souvenir shop where you can take away a memento from your visit.

There is no need to book as you can drop in free of charge anytime between 10am and 3pm each Wednesday this month, on August 7, 14, 21 and 28.

The museum is an independent charity run by volunteers in cooperation with Cheshire Police.

It has hosted schoolchildren from across the region, the force’s newest recruits and retired and senior officers alike.

For more information about the museum, which is funded through public donations, call 01606 365803 or visit cheshirepolicemuseum.org.uk