Aviation museums in South East England

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.

Command SE · 19 stations · last verified 2026-07-20. Figures are gazetteer survey snapshots — confirm hours before travel.

Stations

Museums in South East England

Museum	City	Serial	Entry	Airframes
Army Flying Museum	Stockbridge	SE-04	£18	28
Eastchurch Aviation Museum	Sheerness	SE-14	£2	—
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum	Farnborough	SE-06	Free	13
Gatwick Aviation Museum	Gatwick	SE-02	£12.50	14
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	21
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	33
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston	Ramsgate	SE-05	Free	3
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum	Chichester	SE-03	£15	19
The Gliding Heritage Centre	Alton	SE-19	Donation	57
Trenchard Museum	Aylesbury	SE-13	By appointment	5
Upper Heyford Heritage Centre	Bicester	SE-15	£25	—
Wight Aviation Museum	Sandown	SE-11	Free	2
Wings Aviation Museum	Haywards Heath	SE-08	£13	15

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