National Museum of Flight Scotland
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Overview
The National Museum of Flight is situated on 63 acres of one of Britain's best preserved wartime airfields. The museum has four hangars, with more than 50 aeroplanes, plus engines, rockets and memorabilia. An interactive gallery, 'Fantastic Flight', provides an opportunity to fly an airship. Items on display include a Spitfire, a Vulcan bomber and Britain's oldest surviving aeroplane, built in 1896; recent exhibits also include a Jaguar, Nimrod, Boeing 707 cockpit and cabin, Phantom jet fighter, and a Harrier jump-jet. The Concorde Experience is free with admission to the Museum. The Concorde Experience explores the story of this historic plane through the lives of those who worked or travelled on it. See website for details of special events. Photo credits: Paul Dodds, Ruth Armstrong.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Apr-Oct, daily, 10-5; Nov-Mar, Sat-Sun only, 10-4 (contact for details of seasonal variations in opening times)
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
About the area
Said to be the sunniest area of Scotland, East Lothian boasts a dramatic coastline. In summer, you’ll hear larks singing high above the four-mile sweep of dunes, sandy shoreline and saltmarsh that forms the John Muir Country Park, named after the Dunbar-born explorer, naturalist and father of conservation.
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