De Havilland Aircraft Museum Reviews Summary

Exhibits and Aircraft

Pros:

• "Great collection of sometimes very rare aircraft in a nice setting with very good information and volunteers to ask anything."
• "There were 3 Mosquitoes, and loads of other De Havilland aircraft from over the years."
• "Exhibits include three beautifully restored Mosquito fighter bombers and other De Havilland aircraft that are accessible to enter and touch."
• "It's the only museum displaying three Mosquitos, and the only museum in the world displaying a WW2 prototype in the same place it was designed and built."
• "The highlight for me was seeing a Comet with the square window design which caused metal fatigue and cracking."
• "Find dozens of WW2 aeroplanes in addition to the more modern ones."
• "The mosquitoes are worth the visit alone but there are many other exhibits that are well worth seeing."

Cons:

• "Don't expect stuff to be in pristine condition because this is a museum in the making."
• "Nice to see the planes, a little bit of a sad vibe as they seem to not be able to take care of all their planes."
• "Most planes are shut, no entry allowed, could not sit in any cockpits."
• "All the outdoor aircraft closed to visitors, even though weather was dry and mild."
• "Just opened after covid so unfortunately we couldn't go in any aircraft displays."
• "The museum has some minor but annoying problems: the most notable was the lack of proper pavement around the external collection aircraft."
• "The only suggestion I would make is that the single track access road needs some passing places or perhaps a one way system if that could be implemented?"

Volunteers and Staff

Pros:

• "Lovely friendly team with lots of knowledge."
• "I had a great experience here, the volunteer staff make the visit very worthwhile, very knowledgeable."
• "The volunteers are very knowledgeable."
• "Friendly, dedicated volunteers make this museum a joy to visit."
• "Fantastic band of staff/volunteers who made the visit memorable."
• "The volunteers made the visit, very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable."
• "The staff who are all volunteers are so knowledgeable and friendly."

Cons:

• "We seemed to inconvenience one volunteer when we wanted to buy lunch as we disturbed his lunch."
• "The museum have to rethink their target audience and their approach. Very expensive for very little fun."
• "Since they didn't bother to update Google that they were closed for the season they not only wasted my money they wasted my time."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "The site is fairly easy for wheelchair users to navigate."
• "My husband is a wheelchair user but only the standing aircraft were inaccessible."
• "Their facilities are clean and well maintained."
• "A nice cafe and being a model show day hot food and drinks were outside very reasonably priced."
• "A nice cafe on site."
• "Small cafe and gift shop on site, entrance fee was good value."
• "Good car parking and facilities (cafe, shop, toilets)."

Cons:

• "But it was soo cold, colder inside the hangar than outside."
• "Mind you £2. 50 for a mint magnum seemed rather steep."
• "The cafe was quite limited in choice of food but reasonably priced."
• "Only let down by lack of GF options in the half hearted attempt at a cafe."