Glenn Miller Museum
A museum in the restored RAF Twinwood control tower near Bedford, devoted to the bandleader Glenn Miller, who took off from the airfield in 1944.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the former control tower of RAF Twinwood Farm, a wartime airfield north of Bedford. During the Second World War Glenn Miller's band was based in the area. Miller gave a concert at Twinwood on 27 August 1944 and disappeared on a flight from the airfield in December 1944, which has made the site a place of remembrance for his fans.
The control tower was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 2002 by Beryl Davis, who had sung with Miller during the war. Visitors can see the restored control room overlooking the airfield, displays about the Royal Air Force at Twinwood, an exhibition of aviation art and a room about Miller and his music.
The museum is one of several small museums on the Twinwood site, which also include an aviation museum, a motor transport section, a wartime fire service museum, a recreated 1940s airman's billet and a First World War display. They are open to the public on Sundays in the summer season.
Highlights
- Restored RAF control room overlooking the airfield
- Room dedicated to Glenn Miller and his music
- Aviation art exhibition
- Several other wartime museums on the same site
Permanent exhibitions
- Glenn Miller room – A room about the life, music and disappearance of the bandleader Glenn Miller, who is closely linked to the airfield.
- Restored control room – The wartime control room of RAF Twinwood Farm, restored to show how the airfield was run, with views over the airfield.
- RAF displays and aviation art – Displays on the history of the Royal Air Force at Twinwood together with an exhibition of aviation art.
- Founded
- 2002
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bedford railway station is about 3 miles away, and the organisers suggest a taxi. Bus 51 runs from Bedford to Clapham, but the site is an uphill walk from the village.
The site can only be reached by Twinwood Road, which starts at a roundabout on Milton Road in Clapham. Some satnav systems give wrong directions near Clapham; the organisers suggest entering the coordinates N52.1692492 W0.5049295 and checking a conventional map.
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| Good to know | The Glenn Miller Museum shares the Twinwood site and opening days with the other Twinwood museums. |
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