City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Over het museum

The museum began in 1977 as an aviation enthusiasts' group among the staff of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company. It was soon opened to people outside the company and first ran from a temporary site on a runway at Norwich Airport. By 1985 it had moved to its present site next to the airport at Horsham St Faith, where it has stayed since.

The museum won accreditation in 1996 and is run as a registered charity by volunteers. Its best-known exhibits arrived by air: the Avro Vulcan XM612 landed at the airport on retirement from service in 1983, and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 XV255 followed in 2010. Fenland Hall, a new exhibition hall, opened to visitors in 2024.

The collection ranges from small propeller aircraft to bombers and airliners, with cockpit sections, a display of aero engines and an archive of more than 25,000 items about Norfolk's air bases, people and aircraft. The museum is also the official museum of 100 Group, the RAF's wartime radio countermeasures group, and has indoor displays on local aviation firms, RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich Airport and the American 8th Air Force in the Second World War.

Hoogtepunten

• Walk-through visits to the Avro Vulcan, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod and Avro RJ85 (staff permitting)
• Outdoor aircraft park with civil and military aircraft and cockpit sections
• Engine display from piston radials to jets, with cutaway engines
• Official museum of 100 Group, with a memorial room
• Displays on Norfolk aviation and the 8th Air Force
• Archive of more than 25,000 items

Vaste collectie

• Aircraft park and cockpit sections – Nearly 30 civil and military aircraft and cockpit sections stand outdoors, including the Avro Vulcan, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod and Avro RJ85.
• Engines – Aero engines from piston radials to modern jets, several with cutaway sections showing the internal parts.
• Indoor displays and 100 Group Memorial Room – Displays on Norfolk aviation, RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich Airport and the 8th Air Force, plus a memorial room for 100 Group.

Opgericht

1977

Beheerder

City of Norwich Aviation Museum (registered charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets can be booked online in advance, but not on the day of the visit; they can always be bought at the door at the same prices. Event tickets are sold only on the day at the museum. Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult. The extra charge for the large aircraft supports their restoration and upkeep.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• 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 museum says all areas are accessible to visitors with disabilities, but the car park surface is gravel and the aircraft compound is grass. Accessible parking spaces are next to the main entrance, and cars can stop at the entrance to drop off passengers. There is no ramp or wheelchair access into any of the aircraft; the Nimrod and RJ85 are reached by passenger steps and the Vulcan by two ladders. Only assistance dogs are allowed inside.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte

Baby changing is available in the toilets and there are high chairs in the tea room. Children aged 5 and under enter free and child tickets are reduced; during some school holidays all child tickets cost 1 pound. Children can go inside the larger aircraft with a supervised visit, subject to the height limit for the Vulcan.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car, take the A140 Norwich to Cromer road and follow the brown aviation museum signs to Horsham St Faith, turning right at the bus shelter and right again into Old Norwich Road; the museum is at the end of that road. From the bus stop it is about a three-quarter mile walk.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel

The Friendship Tea Room serves light refreshments and pre-packed snacks; no hot food is served. High chairs are available on request, and visitors can eat their own packed lunches indoors or at the outdoor picnic area. The gift shop sells models, kits, books and museum merchandise.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Visits outside normal opening hours, for example for groups in the evening, are possible only in exceptional cases and are priced individually.

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