Duxford and Fowlmere
IWM Duxford → Fowlmere Airfield Museum
Duxford for most of the day, then 4 miles to Fowlmere on its monthly Sunday; same fighter wing, different scale.
Distances are straight-line miles from Cambridge city centre; roads add a quarter to a half. Prices are adult admission from the gazetteer survey.
Nearest first
Aviation museums within 30 miles of Cambridge
| Museum | Miles | Adult entry | Airframes | Headline exhibit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottisham Airfield MuseumCambridge, Cambridgeshire | 6.1 | £6 | 4 | Bottisham hosted the 361st Fighter Group's Mustangs; the museum's restored buildings, Mustang connections and WWII jeep rides make it… |
| IWM DuxfordCambridge, Cambridgeshire | 7.5 | £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… |
| Fowlmere Airfield MuseumRoyston, Cambridgeshire | 8.9 | 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 | 12.9 | Check website | — | The RAF Witchford Collection: a foyer display at a business park with an outsized emotional payload — the only memorial collection to the… |
| Nuthampstead Airfield MuseumRoyston, Hertfordshire | 15.1 | Free | 1 | The 398th Bomb Group's Nuthampstead story — plus the 55th Fighter Group — in a smart little museum behind the Woodman Inn, which handles… |
| The Shuttleworth CollectionBiggleswade, Bedfordshire | 20.5 | £19.50 | 55 | The 1934 DH.88 Comet 'Grosvenor House', winner of the MacRobertson England–Australia air race, restored to fly; and the Edwardians —… |
| Wethersfield Airfield MuseumBraintree, Essex | 21.5 | Free | — | Wethersfield's 82-year story (WWII to USAF Cold War to MoD police) told from temporary quarters in Finchingfield after eviction from the… |
| Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative MuseumHalstead, Essex | 21.8 | Free | — | Ridgewell was Essex's only long-serving B-17 base (381st BG); the commemorative museum in the old hospital site does jeep rides on event… |
| 306th Bombardment Group MuseumBedford, Bedfordshire | 25.6 | Free | — | Thurleigh's 306th BG museum — the group that flew the first US heavy-bomber raid from England and inspired 'Twelve O'Clock High' — free… |
| Twinwood Airfield: Glenn Miller Museum & Aviation MuseumBedford, Bedfordshire | 25.8 | £5 | — | Twinwood Farm is where Glenn Miller took off into the fog on 15 December 1944 and vanished; the control tower and museums keep his story… |
| Rougham Control Tower MuseumBury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk | 27.6 | Free | — | Rougham's control tower museum (94th BG) is a three-storey restoration with roof access and £1 cake — the tower-museum formula executed… |
From the city
Days out from Cambridge
Around it are small, free airfield museums: Fowlmere, Nuthampstead, Ridgewell and Wethersfield, mostly opening on set Sundays. The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden is 20 miles west, where pre-war aircraft still fly. The RAF Witchford Collection near Ely is open in business hours.
West to Old Warden
The Shuttleworth Collection → Twinwood Airfield: Glenn Miller Museum & Aviation Museum
Shuttleworth, then on to Twinwood when it is open; flying veterans, then Glenn Miller's last airfield.
North to the Fens
Bottisham Airfield Museum → RAF Witchford Collection
Bottisham, then up the A10 to Witchford; a fighter field and a Lancaster base.
- IWM Duxford: Myall's 132 runs from Cambridge station on Sundays and bank holidays; the 7A runs from Whittlesford Parkway Monday to Saturday.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the nearest aviation museum to Cambridge?
Bottisham Airfield Museum. It is about 6 miles east; IWM Duxford is 8 miles south.
Is there a free aviation museum near Cambridge?
Yes. Fowlmere Airfield Museum (about 9 miles), Nuthampstead Airfield Museum (about 15 miles) and Wethersfield Airfield Museum (about 22 miles) are free to enter in our July 2026 price snapshot. In all, 6 of the 11 are free.
Can I get to IWM Duxford from Cambridge without a car?
Yes. Myall's 132 runs from Cambridge station on Sundays and bank holidays. On other days, take the train to Whittlesford Parkway and the 7A bus.