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

Aviation museums
in Wales

5 gazetteer stations across Wales — opening times, tickets and aircraft.

5
Museums
WA
Command
0
Free or donation
86
Listed airframes

Sunderland flying boats at Pembroke Dock, a Spitfire in the back of a Haverfordwest charity shop, and a hangar at St Athan where you are actively encouraged to climb into the cockpits.

This regional hub lists every gazetteer station in Wales 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 WA · 5 stations · last verified 2026-09-30. Figures are gazetteer survey snapshots — confirm hours before travel.

The count

How many aviation museums are in Wales?

The gazetteer records 5 public aviation museums, heritage centres and preserved airfield collections in Wales.

Where to begin

Start here

The most-asked-about collections in this command:

Stations

Museums in Wales

MuseumCitySerialEntryAirframes
Airworld Aviation Museum Caernarfon WA-02 £7 10
Carew Cheriton Control Tower Carew WA-04 £7 1
Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre Pembroke Dock WA-03 £7 1
South Wales Aviation Museum Barry WA-01 £12.50 73
Welsh Spitfire Museum Haverfordwest WA-05 £2 1
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Questions

Frequently asked

How many aviation museums are there in Wales?

The gazetteer lists 5 open aviation museums, heritage centres and airfield collections in Wales.

What is the biggest aviation museum in Wales?

By aircraft listed, South Wales Aviation Museum, with 73 airframes in the gazetteer inventory.

Are there free aviation museums in Wales?

Not at present: every museum listed in Wales charges for adult entry.

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