Archives in the UK

We list 18 archives in the UK. The most are in London, Glasgow and Hull. Typical weekday hours are 10:00 to 17:00. 18 of them link to their own website (100%).

18 places Checked October 2026

By city

London 5Glasgow 2Hull 2Reading 2Bristol 1Plymouth 1Leeds 1Bedford 1Belfast 1Swindon 1Southampton 1

Name	Category	Address	City	Opening times
Aabsolute Self Storage Glasgow East	Self storage facility	Ste 4, M8 Business Centre, 259 Summerlee Street, Queenslie Industrial Estate, 259 Summerlee St	Glasgow	Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00
Kingston Studios - Video Transfer Specialists	Video production service	159 Hessle Rd	Hull	Tue–Fri 10:30–16:00
Studio Flax	Archive	10 Christmas Steps	Bristol	Sat 12:00–17:00
The Box	Shop	Tavistock Pl	Plymouth	Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
The London Archives	Archive	40 Northampton Rd	London	Mon 10:00–16:30
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds	Archive	Nepshaw Ln S	Leeds	Tue–Thu 09:30–16:00
Architectural Association Archives	Archive	32 Bedford Square	London	Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00
Duke Street Storage	Archive	Unit 10B Duke St	Bedford	Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00
Happy Ireland Productions	Video editing service	439 Lisburn Rd	Belfast	Mon 10:00–13:00
Hull History Centre	Archive	Worship St	Hull	Tue–Thu 09:30–16:30
Save Those Memories	Video editing service	3 Lovell Cl	Swindon	Thu–Fri 08:30–20:30
Society of Genealogists	Archive	Unit 2, 40 Wharf Rd	London	Thu 10:30–16:00
Southwark Archives	Archive	St Dunstans House, 211 Borough High St	London	Tue 10:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
The Museum of English Rural Life	Museum	6 Redlands Rd	Reading	Fri 09:00–17:00
Archive Management Systems	Archive	Unit 2 Sterling Way, Norcot Rd	Reading	—
Hackney Archives	Archive	Dalston Square	London	Wed–Fri 10:00–18:00
Southampton Archives	Archive	Civic Centre Rd	Southampton	—
University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections	Archive	13 Thurso St	Glasgow	Wed–Thu 09:30–16:30