AP 118 · No. 10 Section I · Museums MI
Command MI · Regional hub

Aviation museums
in Midlands & Lincolnshire

22 gazetteer stations across Midlands & Lincolnshire — opening times, tickets and aircraft.

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Museums
MI
Command
7
Free or donation
323
Listed airframes

Bomber County and the engine rooms. Lincolnshire flew the Lancasters; the Midlands built the engines, trained the crews and now stores the V-bombers. Between Cosford, Newark and East Kirkby this is the densest concentration of serious metal in Britain.

This regional hub lists every gazetteer station in Midlands & Lincolnshire with entry prices and airframe counts. Use Start here for the collections that draw the most search demand, then open any museum page for opening times, tickets, inventory and visitor notes. Cross-check the best aviation museums guide or the 2027 airshow calendar if you are planning a weekend.

Command MI · 22 stations · last verified 2026-09-30. Figures are gazetteer survey snapshots — confirm hours before travel.

The count

How many aviation museums are in Midlands & Lincolnshire?

The gazetteer records 22 public aviation museums, heritage centres and preserved airfield collections in Midlands & Lincolnshire.

Where to begin

Start here

The most-asked-about collections in this command:

MI-04East Kirkby Air Museum — Lancaster NX611 Just Jane MI-01Royal Air Force Museum Midlands — RAF Cosford MI-05International Bomber Command Centre MI-06Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre — RAF Coningsby MI-03Newark Air Museum MI-13Hibaldstow Airfield Museum — North Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Stations

Museums in Midlands & Lincolnshire

MuseumCitySerialEntryAirframes
Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre Lincoln MI-06 £12.50 11
Chetton Heritage Museum Bridgnorth MI-22 Free 3
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum Sleaford MI-14 Free 2
East Midlands Aeropark Derby MI-07 £5 35
Harrington Aviation Museum Northampton MI-15 £8 —
Hucknall Flight Test Museum Nottingham MI-21 By appointment 3
International Bomber Command Centre Lincoln MI-05 £12.50 —
King's Cliffe Airfield Museum Peterborough MI-20 Free —
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Spilsby MI-04 £13.50 11
Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre Lincoln MI-08 £8 2
Midland Air Museum Coventry MI-02 £11 66
Newark Air Museum Newark MI-03 £12.50 95
North Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Brigg MI-13 Free —
Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre, RAF Ingham Gainsborough MI-12 £8 1
RAF Defford Museum Worcester MI-11 £18 1
Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Derby MI-16 By appointment 1
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands Shifnal MI-01 Free 78
Sywell Aviation Museum Northampton MI-09 Free 5
The Potteries Spitfire Gallery (RW388) Stoke-on-Trent MI-17 Free 1
Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre Lincoln MI-10 £7 5
Wellesbourne Wartime Museum Warwick MI-19 — 3
Wellington Aviation Moreton-in-Marsh MI-18 £3.50 —
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Questions

Frequently asked

How many aviation museums are there in Midlands & Lincolnshire?

The gazetteer lists 22 open aviation museums, heritage centres and airfield collections in Midlands & Lincolnshire.

What is the biggest aviation museum in Midlands & Lincolnshire?

By aircraft listed, Newark Air Museum, with 95 airframes in the gazetteer inventory.

Are there free aviation museums in Midlands & Lincolnshire?

Yes: 7 museums admit adults free or for a donation, including Chetton Heritage Museum, Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum, King's Cliffe Airfield Museum.

Browse the full map on the Aviation Gazetteer, every type on charge in the Compendium, or free & donation museums.