National Museum of Flight Scotland

East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

Website

www.nms.ac.uk/flight

E-mail

info@nms.ac.uk

Telephone

0300 123 6789

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Children use the flight simulator at the National Museum of Flight
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Discover the extraordinary story of our human ambition to take to the skies. East Fortune played an important role as an airfield during two World Wars. Now the National Museum of Flight hangars are packed with aircraft that reveal how flight developed from the Wright brothers to Concorde. Join us today and let your imagination fly!
New attractions Fantastic Flight and Fortunes of War let you get hands-on with flying! Visit the UK's only Boeing 707 and see what it was like to fly with the stars in our Jet Age exhibition.

Venue Type:

Museum, Heritage site, Transport heritage site

 Opening hours

April to October: Daily 10.00 - 17.00
November to March: Weekends only 10.00 - 16.00

Closed: Visit our website for seasonal opening times - www.nms.ac.uk/flight

 Admission charges

Adults: £9.50
Concessions: £7.50
Child 5-15: £4
Child 0-4: Free
National Museums Scotland Members: Free
Parking: Free
All tickets include a Concorde Boarding Pass.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
  • Toilets
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events

East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

Website

www.nms.ac.uk/flight

E-mail

info@nms.ac.uk

Telephone

0300 123 6789

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archives, Aviation, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Land Transport, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service

East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

Website

www.nms.ac.uk/flight

E-mail

info@nms.ac.uk

Telephone

0300 123 6789

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Jet Age

1 April 2010 — 31 March 2015 *on now

Have you experienced jet travel? Take a look at the UK's only Boeing 707 cockpit and cabin. Step inside and see what it was like to travel on board!
Discover how the aircraft was made and watch interviews of passengers and crew.
Uniforms, baggage trolleys, airline jet engines and an airport fire engine all help tell the story of the airline that ushered in the 'Jet Age'.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

Admission

Included in museum entry.
Adults £9, concessions £7, children 12 and under free. Parking free.

Fantastic Flight at the National Museum of Flight Scotland

10 April 2009 — 1 January 2050 *on now

Our three new hands-on galleries help you find out how aeroplanes fly, how they are built and the skills needed to fly them. Join in with over 25 activities to feel the force of lift, discover what planes are made of and test your own skills. Can you navigate your way around the world or land an aeroplane? Remember to try out the flight simulations - could you be a fighter pilot?

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Admission

Included in museum admission

Fortunes of War at the National Museum of Flight Scotland

10 April 2009 — 1 January 2050 *on now

What was it like to serve at East Fortune airfield at different times in its history? Uncover the vivid human story of service at this military airfield from RAF crew, photographs, film and rare artefacts.

Suitable for

  • All ages

Admission

Included in museum admission

East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

Website

www.nms.ac.uk/flight

E-mail

info@nms.ac.uk

Telephone

0300 123 6789

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

11 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

12 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

13 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

14 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

15 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

16 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

17 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

18 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

National Museum of Flight

Cold War Experience

19 February 2012

50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Included in admission to the Museum

East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

Website

www.nms.ac.uk/flight

E-mail

info@nms.ac.uk

Telephone

0300 123 6789

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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