Wellesbourne Wartime Museum

Musée | Warwick | Angleterre | Royaume Uni

Le musée de la guerre de Wellesbourne est situé sur le site historique de l'aérodrome de Wellesbourne Mountford à Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, en Angleterre. Il a été ouvert en 1991 et est dédié à l'histoire de la base aérienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Collections et expositions :

Avions : Le musée abrite diverses expositions d'avions, notamment les cockpits d'un de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 et d'un de Havilland Vampire T.11. Ces expositions offrent un aperçu de la technologie aéronautique de l'époque.

Avro Vulcan B.2 : Une pièce maîtresse de l'exposition est l'Avro Vulcan B.2, un bombardier stratégique utilisé pendant la guerre froide. L'avion est entretenu par la 655 Maintenance & Preservation Society et est en état de fonctionnement, permettant ainsi des runs de taxi publics occasionnels.

Bunker souterrain : Une caractéristique unique du musée est le bunker souterrain, initialement utilisé comme abri anti-aérien pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce bunker est désormais accessible aux visiteurs et offre un aperçu authentique de l'époque de guerre.

Caractéristiques spéciales :

Le musée est situé sur l'aérodrome de Wellesbourne Mountford, une ancienne base de la RAF ouverte en 1941 et utilisée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale comme centre de formation pour les équipages de bombardiers. Aujourd'hui, le site est un aéroport actif utilisé pour l'aviation générale et accueille chaque année des événements tels que le "Wings and Wheels", où des avions et des véhicules historiques sont présentés.

Le musée de la guerre de Wellesbourne offre donc une vision complète de l'histoire de la base aérienne et de la technologie aéronautique pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et au-delà.

Coordonnées

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Téléphone

+441295738718

Adresse

Airfield Estate, Loxley Rd

Wellesbourne

CV35 9EU Warwick

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Avis

23 Avis

Jmk Kkk

28.07.2024

Amazing place if you interested in aeroplanes and their mechanical components there is a Valcan as well the staff will answer all of your questions.

Graeme Sheppard

17.06.2024

Really interesting find,well managed and knowledgeable staff,worth a visit.

Glen Burnham

28.05.2024

Came for the first time with the family. We all loved it. Even my 13 year old daughter loved everything. Definitely will be recommending to friends and family. When my lancaster gets finished maybe you can hang it with your other models 👌

Caroline Brougham

26.05.2024

A lovely little museum. A very knowledgeable staff member was engaging and friendly. Fascinating to be able to go down into an original control bunker. The kids very much appreciated and enjoyed being able to sit in the vampire.

Darren Summers

12.05.2024

Popped in while visiting the airfield cafe. Had a wonderful experience. Will certainly be going back again and very much enjoyed the explanation of the museum by a member of the preservation group.

Matthew Powell

14.04.2024

Really enjoyed my time at this museum, the museum curators have preserved a huge chunk of the local history of the airfield from during wartime. Most of the aircraft cockpits are open allowing for access to view the instruments and interiors, with some of the nose cones also being open. The staff working at the museum are incredibly friendly, and eager to share the history of the airfield and chat about the aircraft on display. Thoroughly enjoyed my time talking with the staff and looking at the exhibits.

Erin Tedesco

11.04.2022

Great museum, a very comprehensive collection of local & national wartime exhibits & really informative staff/volunteers. Cafe is also good and a lovely spot to watch planes take off and land. Our kids loved it but worth a visit for anyone passing through or with an interest.

Mark Campbell

24.01.2022

Small museum but really friendly and informative volunteers who are happy to explain how things work

Brian Lacey

28.09.2021

So interesting friendly staf3

SuSiE „2Dbird“

29.01.2020

Interesting museum and loved learning more about planes and the part they played in WWII.

Gabi Mia LunaSun Jklv

07.07.2019

Beautiful little museum & lovely stuff. This museum is near airfield, where u can watch planes from coffee shop. Beautiful place to spend sunday afternoon.

D a c Karter

28.05.2019

Brilliant place to spent Sunday afternoon,lovely staff very helpful,.make point of going their ..under threat of being turn into new housing estate

Rat Man 2018

20.02.2019

Great cheap little museum, with excellent bunker. Right little gem

Andy B

06.11.2018

This place is a little gem. Loads of interesting things to see and knowledgeable folk to show you round. I was there for ages and donated a fiver.

Cathey Horsfall

30.09.2018

This is a lovely little gem of a local museum. Only £5 quid for us and the two kids it is a total bargain. It is open on Sundays and bank holidays and is totally staffed by volunteers. The same volunteers look after and maintain the aircraft and are happy to stop their tinkering and talk to you about the collection. There are several wartime aircraft that you can get very close to indeed and the original wartime bunker you can walk down into. There is also a little exhibition with wartime items and aircraft components that again you can get very close to. For locals, there is a lot of reference to local people and communities, including the wasperton air craft crash landing. Will definitely be going back.

Matt Packwood

30.08.2018

Tiny....

Redman Ardgeeza

05.04.2018

Nice to see some old British world beating warbirds out in the sticks, pity you can't visit them up close, it's only open 3 times a year but I'm pleased they're there. Maybe next time folks... Here's a sample..

John Cole

29.01.2018

Lovely museum lovely people well worth the visit, cafe next door is also pleasant and reasonably affordable.