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Aviation museums
in South East England

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

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Museums
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Command

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 2026 airshow calendar if you are planning a weekend.

Command SE · 19 stations · last verified 2026-08-09. Figures are gazetteer survey snapshots — confirm hours before travel.

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The most-asked-about collections in this command: Robertsbridge Aviation Society · Shoreham Aircraft Museum · Lashenden Air Warfare Museum · Where to see a Spitfire · Best aviation museums UK

Stations

Museums in South East England

MuseumCitySerialEntryAirframes
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.