RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

Station briefing

About this museum

RAF Hornchurch heritage in Havering: the Spitfire station that covered the Thames approaches, remembered in a small, dense volunteer centre.

Sortie notes

Limited openings; check ahead.

Visitors liked

“Great place to literally feel the history of them times,very passionate and knowledgeable people to guide you around! Absolutely hidden treasure!”— spaceart Ltd
“We visited to talk about donating my late father-in-law's WW2 RAF logbooks and memorabilia. We were made extraordinarily welcome and we're impressed by the care and respect shown for the collections in their custody.”— Ian King
“A great place to visit, the history of RAF Hornchurch and Suttons Farm and the men who flew from there is well documented, manned by helpful and knowledgeable volunteers and they do a nice toasted sandwich too!”— Cliff Stone

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Visitor questions

Adult admission is listed as £6. Check the museum's current prices before travelling.

No on-site parking is recorded; no cafe or restaurant is recorded. Check current facilities with the museum before travelling.

Order of battle

No preserved airframes are on public display here.

This is an aviation-history, memorial or archive collection rather than an aircraft collection.

Inventory last verified 2026-07-18: source 1 · source 2 · source 3. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.

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