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Aviation museums
with cafes

Gazetteer stations known to have on-site refreshments — tea rooms, cafes or restaurants.

47
Tagged

Gazetteer stations known to have on-site refreshments — tea rooms, cafes or restaurants. 47 stations currently tagged.

Amenity tags last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities change — confirm on the museum website before travel.

How many UK aviation museums match this list?

47 museums are currently tagged for aviation museums with cafes in the gazetteer amenity survey.

Which of these aviation museums are free?

5 have free adult admission: 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, Royal Air Force Museum London, Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston. A further 1 museum asks for a donation.

What should visitors check before travelling?

Check serving days and kitchen hours separately from museum opening times; volunteer tea rooms have been known to observe their own flight plans.

List

Aviation museums with cafes

MuseumCitySerialEntryAirframes
100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts Diss EA-05 Free —
Aerospace Bristol Bristol SW-05 £20 6
Airworld Aviation Museum Caernarfon WA-02 £7 10
Army Flying Museum Stockbridge SE-04 £18 28
Avro Heritage Museum Stockport NO-02 £9 10
Battle of Britain Bunker Uxbridge LD-05 £12.50 2
Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre Lincoln MI-06 £12.50 11
Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Westerham LD-02 £49 6
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Salisbury SW-03 £13.50 9
Bournemouth Aviation Museum Christchurch SW-01 £10 31
Brooklands Museum Weybridge LD-04 £24–£27 10
City of Norwich Aviation Museum Norwich EA-08 £9 29
Cornwall at War Museum, Davidstow Camelford SW-06 £7 7
De Havilland Aircraft Museum St Albans LD-03 £12 47
East Midlands Aeropark Derby MI-07 £5 33
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Farnborough SE-06 Free 13
Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovil SW-02 £21 40
Gatwick Aviation Museum Gatwick SE-02 £12.50 14
Hooton Park Hangars Ellesmere Port NO-09 £9 25
International Bomber Command Centre Lincoln MI-05 £12 —
IWM Duxford Cambridge EA-01 £29 98
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Spilsby MI-04 £13.50 6
Midland Air Museum Coventry MI-02 £11 53
Montrose Air Station Museum Montrose SC-02 £10 17
Morayvia Forres SC-03 £8 16
National Museum Of Flight North Berwick SC-01 £15 27
Newark Air Museum Newark MI-03 £12.50 99
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum Bungay EA-06 £10 26
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums Sunderland NO-06 £7.50 28
RAF Air Defence Radar Museum Norwich EA-07 £14 2
Royal Air Force Museum London London LD-01 Free 87
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands Shifnal MI-01 Free 55
Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport Altrincham NO-03 £6–£15 5
Shoreham Aircraft Museum Sevenoaks SE-12 £5 1
Solent Sky Southampton SE-01 £14 33
Solway Aviation Museum Crosby on Eden NO-05 £8 15
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Doncaster NO-07 £7.50 27
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston Ramsgate SE-05 Free 3
Spitfire Visitor Centre, Hangar 42, Blackpool Blackpool NO-04 £12 3
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Chelmsford EA-03 £12 1
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Chichester SE-03 £15 19
The Gliding Heritage Centre Alton SE-19 Donation 57
The Helicopter Museum Weston-super-Mare SW-04 £15 59
The Shuttleworth Collection Biggleswade EA-02 £19.50 45
Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh) Lisburn NI-01 By appointment 57
Vulcan Restoration Trust (XL426), Southend Southend-on-Sea EA-04 £10 1
Yorkshire Air Museum York NO-01 £17 45

See also free museums, regional hubs, and the full gazetteer.