Prices are adult admission from the gazetteer survey; opening times change by season, so check each museum page before travelling. County from the museum's postcode.
Every museum in Cambridgeshire
| Museum | Adult entry | Airframes | Headline exhibit |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWM DuxfordCambridge, Cambridgeshire | £29 | 146 | Concorde 101 (G-AXDN), the pre-production development aircraft and the fastest Concorde of them all at Mach 2.23 — plus an SR-71A… |
| Bottisham Airfield MuseumCambridge, Cambridgeshire | £6 | 4 | Bottisham hosted the 361st Fighter Group's Mustangs; the museum's restored buildings, Mustang connections and WWII jeep rides make it… |
| Fowlmere Airfield MuseumRoyston, Cambridgeshire | Free | — | Fowlmere Airfield Museum — Duxford’s Battle of Britain satellite, then the 339th FG’s Mustang base — still on an active farm airfield;… |
| RAF Witchford CollectionEly, Cambridgeshire | Check website | — | The RAF Witchford Collection: a foyer display at a business park with an outsized emotional payload — the only memorial collection to the… |
Cambridgeshire and its aviation
IWM Duxford is the largest collection in the gazetteer, with 146 airframes, from a B.E.2c to Concorde 101 and TSR-2 XR222. It became an IWM site in 1976. The other three are small. Bottisham has a P-51D replica and opens seasonally. Fowlmere, 3 miles from Duxford, is free. The RAF Witchford Collection near Ely tells its station’s story without aircraft.
- Fowlmere is 3 miles from Duxford but opens only one Sunday a month.
- Budget a full day for Duxford; it has seven hangars and exhibition halls.
- Bottisham is 10 miles from Duxford; its 1940s weekends are the best time to go.
Aircraft you can only see in Cambridgeshire
Frequently asked
What is the biggest aviation museum in Cambridgeshire?
IWM Duxford, with 146 airframes, the largest in the gazetteer. Adult entry is listed at £29.
Are there free aviation museums in Cambridgeshire?
Fowlmere Airfield Museum is free. For RAF Witchford, check its website before visiting.
How long do you need at Duxford?
A full day. Duxford has seven hangars and exhibition halls and is still a working airfield.