Staverton and Croome
Jet Age Museum → RAF Defford Museum
Jet Age, then north up the M5 to Croome; jets built down the road, then the radar they carried.
Distances are straight-line miles from Gloucester 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 Gloucester
| Museum | Miles | Adult entry | Airframes | Headline exhibit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Age MuseumGloucester, Gloucestershire | 3.5 | Donation | 15 | Gloucestershire's jet-age shrine (free!) beside Staverton airport: Gloster heritage from the E.28/39 replica to Javelins, with… |
| British Phantom Group & Bristol Britannia XM496 (Kemble)Cirencester, Gloucestershire | 15.3 | Seasonal | 5 | A working restoration compound at Cotswold Airport (Kemble): the only place on Earth with F-4J, K and M Phantoms together, plus Britannia… |
| RAF Defford MuseumWorcester, Worcestershire | 16.9 | £18 | 1 | RAF Defford's museum at National Trust Croome tells the secret radar-flight-trials story — TRE's airborne laboratory squadrons — from… |
| Wellington AviationMoreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire | 24.2 | £3.50 | — | Wellington Aviation in Moreton-in-Marsh: a one-room, one-man Cotswolds institution crammed with Wellington bomber history from the local… |
| Aerospace BristolBristol, Gloucestershire | 27.7 | £20 | 14 | Concorde G-BOAF, the last Concorde ever built and the last ever to fly (26 November 2003, into Filton, forever). You can board her.… |
From the city
Days out from Gloucester
Kemble, 15 miles south-east near Cirencester, holds open days for its Phantoms and Britannia. RAF Defford at Croome is 17 miles north. Wellington Aviation at Moreton-in-Marsh is 24 miles east. Aerospace Bristol is 28 miles down the M5. It has Concorde, and makes the longest but strongest day out from the city.
South-east to Kemble
Jet Age Museum → British Phantom Group & Bristol Britannia XM496 (Kemble)
On a Kemble open day, start at Staverton; Gloster jets, then Phantoms and a Britannia.
- Jet Age Museum: Stagecoach 94 from Gloucester to the Safran stop, then a short walk to the Meteor Business Park entrance.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the nearest aviation museum to Gloucester?
Jet Age Museum. It is under 4 miles away at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton.
Is there a free aviation museum near Gloucester?
None is listed as free, but Jet Age Museum asks for a donation rather than a fixed price, going by our July 2026 snapshot.
Can I get to the Jet Age Museum by bus?
Yes. The 94 between Gloucester and Cheltenham passes the Meteor Business Park entrance. Use that entrance, not the main airport one.