[8][9] The main indoor exhibition is in chronological sequence with a wide selection of uniforms, weapons and associated items from campaigns in India, Burma, the Crimea, Persia, South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan, as well as from the First and Second World Wars.

[7] A major exhibit is an outdoor replica of a First World War British Army defensive trench system.

It is named after Lance Corporal William Harold Coltman, who was awarded a Victoria Cross whilst serving with the North Staffordshire Regiment as a stretcher-bearer.

The trench is 100m long and 2m wide,[12] it includes dug-outs and other features which are named after the other Victoria Cross holders from the Regiment in World War I.

It is dedicated to WO2 Ian Fisher who was killed on operations in Afghanistan whilst serving with the 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment in 2013.

[3][20] It operates an active Educational Programme which provides for curriculum-based visits to serve multi-subject Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) using World War I, World War II, and Victorian era resources.

[21] The archives (which are available for reference and detailed research) include a wide range of books and documents relating to the Regiment and a variety of source material.