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

Aviation museums
in South East England

19 gazetteer stations across South East England — opening times, tickets and aircraft.

19
Museums
SE
Command
5
Free or donation
273
Listed airframes

Battle of Britain country. Fighter Command's forward airfields are now a necklace of museums from Kent round to Hampshire, several of them within scramble distance of the coast they defended.

This regional hub lists every gazetteer station in South East England 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 SE · 19 stations · last verified 2026-09-30. Figures are gazetteer survey snapshots — confirm hours before travel.

The count

How many aviation museums are in South East England?

The gazetteer records 19 public aviation museums, heritage centres and preserved airfield collections in South East England.

Where to begin

Start here

The most-asked-about collections in this command:

SE-18Robertsbridge Aviation Society SE-12Shoreham Aircraft Museum SE-16Lashenden Air Warfare Museum
Stations

Museums in South East England

MuseumCitySerialEntryAirframes
Army Flying Museum Stockbridge SE-04 £21.50 43
Eastchurch Aviation Museum Sheerness SE-14 £2 —
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Farnborough SE-06 Free 16
Gatwick Aviation Museum Gatwick SE-02 £13.50 16
Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Folkestone SE-09 £12 8
Lashenden Air Warfare Museum Ashford SE-16 £3 2
Maidenhead Heritage Centre Maidenhead SE-17 £4 —
RAF Manston History Museum Ramsgate SE-07 £7 22
Robertsbridge Aviation Society Robertsbridge SE-18 Free 6
Romney Marsh Wartime Collection Romney Marsh SE-10 £8 5
Shoreham Aircraft Museum Sevenoaks SE-12 £5 1
Solent Sky Southampton SE-01 £14 23
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston Ramsgate SE-05 Free 3
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Chichester SE-03 £15 23
The Gliding Heritage Centre Alton SE-19 Donation 72
Trenchard Museum Aylesbury SE-13 By appointment 6
Upper Heyford Heritage Centre Bicester SE-15 £25 —
Wight Aviation Museum Sandown SE-11 Free 2
Wings Aviation Museum Haywards Heath SE-08 £13 25
Go deeper

South East England, sliced

Counties

Aviation museums in KentAviation museums in Hampshire

By era

Second World War aircraftEarly jet age aircraftCold War aircraft

Near a city

Museums near GuildfordMuseums near MaidstoneMuseums near CanterburyMuseums near SouthamptonMuseums near ReadingMuseums near PortsmouthMuseums near BrightonMuseums near Oxford

Field lists

Free museums in South East EnglandOpen cockpits in South East England
Questions

Frequently asked

How many aviation museums are there in South East England?

The gazetteer lists 19 open aviation museums, heritage centres and airfield collections in South East England.

What is the biggest aviation museum in South East England?

By aircraft listed, The Gliding Heritage Centre, with 72 airframes in the gazetteer inventory.

Are there free aviation museums in South East England?

Yes: 5 museums admit adults free or for a donation, including Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, Robertsbridge Aviation Society, Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston.

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