Fleet Air Arm Museum

Fleet Air Arm Museum
Royal Naval Air Station
Yeovilton
Ilchester
Somerset
BA22 8HT
England

Website

Museum website

www.fleetairarm.com

E-mail

Telephone

General enquiries

01935 840565

Education

01935 842620

Curatorial Division

01935 842611

Fax

01935 842630

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The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses a very large and well presented collection of aircraft and memorabilia. Four display halls portray the development of Naval aviation from World War I to the Gulf War.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

April-October
Daily 10.00-17.30

November-March
Wed - Sun 10.00-16.30

Open all Bank Holidays and Half Terms

Closed: Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Admission charges

Adults: £13.50
Children (5-16 years): £10.00
Children (under 5): free
Students & Unemployed: £12.00
Disabled Adult: £12.00
Disabled Child: £7.50
Senior citizens: £12.00
Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children): £39.00
Family Ticket (1 Adult & 2 Children): £27.00
School groups, cubs, scouts, cadets (prebooked with Ed Officer): £7.00
Adult groups: £11.00
Other groups: £9.00

The centrepiece of the museum is the 'Carrier' display, in which visitors are 'flown' inside a Wessex helicopter onto the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Here they can examine the aircraft arranged on deck and follow a guided tour of the Carrier's 'island' - finishing up at FlyCo where all aircraft operations are controlled. In addition, the 'Leading Edge' gallery contains a Concorde prototype and examples of several post-war research aircraft. Across the road from the Museum, is Cobham Hall and it houses the Museum's extensive reserve collection not currently on display and is open to visitors on a few days each year.