About this museum
RAF Manston's history museum spans 1916 RNAS days to Cold War Meteors, with strong 1940s room-sets — and it sits next door to the Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum for an easy double.
Listed inventory: 21 airframes.
Cafe's all-day breakfast is repeatedly endorsed by reviewers with conviction.
- “Fab place. Slightly ramshackle but full of stuff to see. Shout out to Adam who very enthusiastically showed me round my Dad's old aircraft which made me very proud. So much to see that a return trip is needed. Tea and cake in the Naafi was very good.”— Nick Taylor
Public map reports · excerpted for reference · not reviews collected by this gazetteer
Frequently asked
How much does RAF Manston History Museum cost?
Adult admission is listed as £7. Check the museum's current prices before travelling.
Which aircraft can you see at RAF Manston History Museum?
The listed collection includes Avro Vulcan B.1 nose (XA893), English Electric Lightning F.6 (XR770), SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3A (XZ106), Westland Wessex HU.5 (XS482), Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (G-BYOY). Aircraft move between displays, so confirm current holdings before travelling.
Does RAF Manston History Museum have parking or a cafe?
Parking is recorded on site; no cafe or restaurant is recorded. Check current facilities with the museum before travelling.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT.20 | WD646 | |
| Avro Vulcan B.1 nose | XA893 | |
| Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B | XV864 | |
| Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B nose | XV352 | |
| Canadair CT-133 Silver Star | G-BYOY | |
| de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 | WP772 | |
| English Electric Canberra nose | WT205 | |
| English Electric Lightning F.6 | XR770 | |
| English Electric P.1B | XA847 | |
| Handley Page Victor K.2 nose | XL190 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 nose | XV229 | |
| Huntair Pathfinder 2 | — | |
| Hunting Jet Provost T.4 | XR658 | |
| Panavia Tornado GR.1 nose | ZA325 | |
| Pitts Model 12 | SE-XZS | |
| PZL TS-11 Iskra | G-BXVZ | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3A | XZ106 | |
| Slingsby Cadet TX.3 | XA312 | |
| Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1 | XA231 | |
| Taylorcraft Auster V | RT486 | |
| Westland Wessex HU.5 | XS482 |
Inventory last verified 2026-07-18: source 1 · source 2. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Manston Rd, Ramsgate CT12 5DF
- Phone
- 01843 825224
- Website
- rafmanston.co.uk/
- Gazetteer
- SE-07 on the situation map