South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Reviews Summary

Entry Price

Pros:

• "Honestly one of the best types of these museums I've been too and super cheap entry price."
• "It was £10 for our entry and we both had a great experience."
• "Really competitive ticket pricing. Was just under £30 for 3 under 10s and 4 adults."
• "So much to see for such a small price."
• "Super cheap entry price."
• "The prices are fair enough £12 for an adult and 2 children."
• "Affordable price 6 pounds / adult."

Cons:

• "There is little order, and ultimately not worth the entry fee."
• "I would not consider this worth the ticket cost, as a fan of aviation."
• "Very sorry I've given 1 star... Please update your website."

Staff and Volunteers

Pros:

• "Staff are polite and knowledgeable."
• "Lots to see and very knowledgeable volunteers staffing the venue."
• "An excellent and varied collection, with informative and helpful volunteers."
• "The staff can not do enough for you, taking time to talk about their own experiences and even open up other planes for the kids to explore."
• "The staff, all volunteers, were very knowledgeable, and willing to share their stories of restoration challenges and how things actually worked."
• "Staff very helpful and gift shop has lots of choices."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful with anything we needed."

Cons:

• "Assistant in the shop needs to be more polite and wear a smile."

Exhibits and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Exhibits inside and out, loads of full size historical exhibits."
• "Amazing place, a hidden treasure, go you won't be disappointed, we was shocked at how big it actually is."
• "This museum is not full of polished exhibits but don't let that put you off. You can get up close to most of the aircraft there and there are plenty of open cockpits to climb in to including the Vulcan."
• "Plenty of variety from cockpits to helicopters plus historical displays, such as wartime and history of flight."
• "Great place to visit with or without children, plenty of amazing aircraft to view."
• "A large number of aircrafts, engines and exposures, for this relatively small museum."
• "This Museum is absolutely full of exhibits and displays that will delight anyone with an interest in aviation."

Cons:

• "Not much opportunity to interact or get in the cockpits."
• "Some exhibits are not wheelchair friendly, as in they are aircraft cockpits etc that is no fault of the museum."
• "Aircraft haven't been restored/had tlc for years as they all feel battered."
• "Felt like someone had gone to an aircraft scrap yard and selected the best bits and just placed a piece of paper in front of it 20 years ago."
• "Many of the aircraft are a bit tatty but under restoration."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

• "Nice cup of tea and coffee."
• "Small cafe, latte was only £1.50 and lovely - fill your boots."
• "Good value and a great cup of tea in the cafe."
• "Staff were all very friendly (and they serve a pretty good cup of tea!)"
• "Interesting afternoon out. Well worth a visit."
• "The admission charge is excellent value for money."
• "Definitely worth the entry fee."

Cons:

• "When you arrive at the museum, following your nav set, you wonder 'Have I arrived at a scrapheap?'"
• "On my visit in January 2023, there were no cafe or catering facilities."
• "Could benefit from a proper cafe then we may have stayed longer and spent more money."
• "Too many covid restrictions in place still."
• "Toilet facilities very basic could do with an update."
• "Beware that it doesn’t have a dedicated cafe, just a coffee bar and standard snacks and longer-life cakes."
• "But a lot of moisture in the main hangar this morning, not properly heated."