About this museum
Neatishead is the museum of the invisible war: one of the world's longest-serving radar stations, now telling the story of Britain's air defence from Chain Home to the Cold War ROTOR bunker era. The preserved Cold War operations rooms — left as they were on the last day of use — are the standout, and the volunteer talks (many by ex-operators) convert even radar agnostics.
The original 1942 Ground Controlled Interception room and its Cold War successor: Britain's actual air-defence nervous system, in situ, switched off mid-thought.
Ticket includes a year of returns. Limited opening days — check first. Reviewers rate the talks as the best value lecture series in Norfolk.
“What an absolutely brilliant visit to the RAF Museum we had!”— Rimma, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodhound Mk.2 surface-to-air missile | — | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar (cockpit) | — |
Inventory researched 2026-07-18: source 1. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Birds Ln, Norwich NR12 8YB
- Phone
- 01692 631485
- Website
- www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
- Hours
- Tue–Sat 10am–5pm (Mar–Nov)
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- EA-07 on the situation map