Aerospace Bristol

Over het museum

Aerospace Bristol is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust. The Concorde Trust was formed in 2007 to find support for a museum that could house one of the Bristol-built Concordes, and in 2014 the project received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of 4.7 million pounds. The museum opened to the public on 17 October 2017.

The main exhibition is in a First World War hangar with Grade II listing, and a second listed hangar of the same period is used as a conservation workshop and store. Concorde is shown in a new purpose-built hangar. Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the last Concorde to be built and the last to fly, landed at Filton in November 2003 and was moved into its new home on 7 February 2017.

The galleries follow more than a hundred years of aviation history, from early aeroplanes built at Filton through the two world wars and the space race, with hundreds of exhibits from small models to helicopters, rockets and missiles. The Bristol Britannia airliner and objects from the Brabazon airliner are also on show. Visitors can go on board Concorde and a Bristol Freighter, watch volunteers at work in the conservation hangar, and take part in talks and hands-on activities.

Hoogtepunten

• Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the last Concorde to fly, which visitors can board
• Bristol Britannia airliner and Brabazon objects
• Conservation hangar with the Bristol Freighter and Bolingbroke
• Hangar 16R store of more than 60 aero engines, with guided tours
• Hands-on exhibits, a time-travelling trail and an outdoor play area
• Concorde After-Hours Tours

Vaste collectie

• Concorde Alpha Foxtrot – The last Concorde to be built and the last to fly, shown in its own hangar with a short film show and the chance to step on board.
• Aviation history galleries – More than a century of aircraft built at Filton, from early aeroplanes through two world wars to the space race, including the Bristol Britannia.
• Conservation workshop – A restored First World War hangar where volunteers work on aircraft such as the Bristol Freighter and the Bolingbroke.

Opgericht

2017

Beheerder

Bristol Aero Collection Trust (registered charity no. 1010632)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices shown are the online prices; at the admissions desk an adult ticket costs 22 pounds, a child ticket 15 pounds, a student ticket 20 pounds and the family tickets 48, 54 and 67 pounds. Booking online saves up to 10 percent. Tickets include free return visits for 12 months from first use; visitors bring the ticket and photo ID to be scanned at admissions.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The whole site is step-free, including the entrance, galleries and café, with wheelchair-accessible lifts in both hangars and two dedicated lifts for boarding Britannia and Concorde. The aisle in Concorde is narrow and hard to use for wheelchair users, and the Filton Blitz Experience and the Red Arrows simulator are not wheelchair accessible. There are accessible toilets and a Changing Places facility, two free wheelchairs (booking advised), disabled parking bays near the entrance and audio loops in both hangars; screens with audio commentary have subtitles. Galleries have low lighting, benches are placed throughout, and a downloadable visual guide is available for autistic visitors. Assistance dogs are welcome on a lead.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Family tickets, a time-travelling trail for children, hands-on reaction-skill exhibits, an outdoor play area and family events such as the October programme are offered. Baby changing facilities are in the main exhibition hangar and the Concorde hangar, the café is pushchair-friendly with high chairs, and the museum is a registered Breastfeeding Welcome venue. Children under 4 are free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on Hayes Way next to Filton Airfield, just after the Lidl supermarket, and is signposted from M5 junctions 16 and 17 and the A38. The postcode may not lead to the exact entrance, so the museum suggests the what3words address pilots.factories.chew. Cycle racks are available.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Flightline Kitchen + Bar serves breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks, with a children's menu and high chairs. The shop sells souvenirs, books, models and toys.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 500 personen.

Spaces include the Concorde Gallery (dinner for up to 500), the Concorde and Heritage hangars, the John James Theatre and several meeting rooms; used for conferences, team building, award ceremonies, dinners and private celebrations.

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