ACCESS AND FACILITIES

We want every visitor to feel welcome and comfortable when exploring the museum. Our site has been designed to make it easy to get around and enjoy the collection at your own pace.
We are a dog friendly museum. Well-behaved dogs are welcome across the site and in most buildings, provided they are kept on a lead at all times. Dogs are not permitted in the Shop or the rooms beyond it, and we ask owners to clean up after their pets.
Our collection is extensive, so we recommend allowing at least a couple of hours to explore — and many visitors find they need more than one visit to see everything. With new items being added regularly, there is often something new to discover each time you return.
Car parking is available on site, with clearly marked spaces and disabled bays conveniently located close to the Shop and main hangars.
We look forward to welcoming you and hope you enjoy discovering the stories of aviation history throughout the museum.

All of our main hangars and display buildings are on a single level, making them easy to access. Wheelchairs are also available to borrow if you would prefer not to bring your own.

The three main hangars — including the NAAFI café area — are all under cover and linked together, so you can move between them easily whatever the weather. The Shop is located next door, and several additional display rooms showcasing local aviation history can be reached from the same covered route.

If you’d like to take a break during your visit, the NAAFI offers light refreshments such as cakes, scones, crisps, and hot or cold drinks. For hot meals, The Dove pub is located around a mile away at the junction of the B1062 and A143 (please check their opening times before visiting).

Toilets, including an accessible facility, are located beside the first hangar and the NAAFI.
Some of our specialist exhibitions — including displays dedicated to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Coastal Command & Air-Sea Rescue, the Royal Observer Corps, and the 446th Bomb Group USAAF — are located in nearby buildings just a short walk across the site.
At the rear of the museum you’ll also find the Adair Walk, a raised boardwalk stretching around 350 yards (320 metres) to the river — a peaceful place to enjoy the surrounding landscape.
Families are very welcome, and younger visitors can enjoy several hands-on activities in the hangars, along with a small sit-in fun aircraft and boat located outdoors. When museum volunteers are present in the Link Trainer Room, visitors may even have the chance to experience a short “flight” in a WWII simulator for a small donation.