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Opening Times	Winter (Nov-Mar)	Summer (Apr-Oct)
Monday - Saturday	10:00 - 16:30	10:00 - 17:00
Sundays & Bank holidays	10:00 - 16:30	10:00 - 18:00

We are closed Christmas and Boxing Day.

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Admission charges
Adult	£6.00
Child (5+)	£3.00
Infant	FREE
OAP	£5.50
Family (2+2)	£16.50

Upcoming Events

Date	Event
Mon 4th June	Open Cockpit Day

Picture of the Month

Amstrong-Siddeley were a locally based firm that built luxury cars and aero engines. This was an advert from December 1953 extolling the virtues of the Armstrong-Siddeley-built Meteor night fighter. 8 years after the first Meteors had entered service with the RAF, A-W and Glosters were still selling the aircraft to foreign air forces and the RAF. It was rapidly becoming outclassed by newer fighters, but as a night-time bomber-destroyer it was still a useful aircraft and around 550 Meteor night fighters were built. An example of the Meteor NF.14 is on display at the Museum.

April News

Sorry for the longer than usual interval between postings.

The weather has been so unpredictable in the last 4 weeks that painting and outside activities have almost been at a standstill, When you start painting in a cloudless morning sky you dont expect a torrential downpour during the afternoon to spoil all your hard work. The net result is that despite a carefully study of the weather forecasts, experience tells you they are not always correct and you become reluctant to take a chance. This has affected the Vulcan team more than most but steady progress has been made as shown in the accompanying photos. The tail area still remains to be tackled but the team are chomping at the bit to get it completed. But it is looking considerably smarter and is a credit to the teams efforts.... read more

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