RAF Museum London — Hendon (free entry)

The Royal Air Force Museum London sits on the old London Aerodrome at Hendon, which is why people still search for RAF Museum Hendon, Hendon aviation museum, air force museum London and the Hendon air / war museum. They are all the same free national collection: Bomber Command hall with Lancaster R5868 "S for Sugar", Battle of Britain fighters, a Vulcan, and the paid Spitfire Experience cockpit session.

General admission is free, but timed-entry tickets are still recommended — book on the RAF Museum site before you travel, especially at weekends and school holidays. The museum normally opens daily from 10am to 5pm at Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL, with last entry before closing. Paid extras include the Spitfire Experience cockpit session and some special events; parking on site is charged.

Plan half a day around the Bomber Command and Battle of Britain halls alone. Highlights that draw most first-time visitors: Lancaster R5868 "S for Sugar", the Spitfire and Hurricane line-up, the Avro Vulcan, early jets, and the Grahame-White factory building with pioneer-era machines. Serials and current display status move — use this gazetteer page plus the museum's own labels on the day.

Colindale on the Northern line is about a ten-minute walk, and Mill Hill Broadway is the nearest mainline station. There is on-site parking but it is charged — the one thing visitors consistently grumble about — so the Tube is usually the easier arrival. Pair a Hendon morning with Croydon Airport Visitor Centre only if you already have a first-Sunday ticket booked; they are different visits on different calendars.