About this museum
Not a museum and all the better for it: the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar is a working Spitfire restoration shop holding one of the largest concentrations of airworthy Spitfires anywhere, on the most famous fighter station of them all. Tours walk you between live rebuilds — rivets out, history exposed — and for the price of a decent used car you can be flown in a two-seat Spitfire over the Weald.
A rotating dozen-ish airworthy and in-rebuild Spitfires plus a Hurricane and Buchón; the 'Sit in a Spitfire' add-on is the affordable gateway drug, per near-unanimous reviews.
- Up to 15 Spitfires on site at any time
- Battle of Britain-veteran Bf 109E
- 1940 Sea Hurricane Mk.X
Pre-booked tours only (~£49 for the technical evening tour, widely endorsed). This is a live workshop: expect engineers, noise and the best kind of untidiness.
“I had a fantastic experience during the sit in a Spitfire experience.”— Alex, visitor report
Airframe checklist
Tick them off as you go. Identities are as held in the gazetteer survey — verify against the museum’s own labels if something has moved.
| Type | Identity | |
|---|---|---|
| Hispano Buchón 'White 9' | — | |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, Battle of Britain veteran | — | |
| North American Harvard | — | |
| Piper Cub | — | |
| Sea Hurricane Mk.X (1940-built) | — | |
| Up to 15 Spitfires — airworthy and in rebuild, roster rotates | — |
Location & contact
- Address
- 204 Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, Westerham TN16 3BN
- Phone
- 01959 576767
- Website
- bigginhillheritagehangar.co.uk/
- Hours
- Pre-booked guided tours only
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- LD-02 on the situation map