City of Norwich Aviation Museum
ENTRY
from £5
SETTING
Outdoors
WHERE
Norwich
What it’s like
Wander among nearly 30 real aircraft outdoors and climb inside a Vulcan Bomber cockpit if you meet the height limit.
This is an outdoor aircraft park rather than a gallery, so you're walking between nearly 30 planes and cockpit sections rather than reading labels indoors. There's a quiz or treasure hunt tailored by age, aircraft identification sheets to work through, and table-top activities aimed at primary school age children, so a seven or eight-year-old with a clipboard will happily disappear for a couple of hours.
The big draw is getting inside the aircraft. Tours of the Avro Vulcan Bomber, the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod or the Avro RJ85 run subject to availability, and cost a bit extra on top of admission, £3.50 for adults and £2.50 for children. Worth knowing before you queue up though: the Vulcan has a 1.2m height minimum and you get up via staggered ladders.
Entry itself is £10 for adults, £5 for children aged 6 to 16, with under-5s free, and a family ticket covering two adults and up to three children comes to £28. That's a fair chunk for a day out, though the annual family pass at £45 makes sense if you reckon on coming back. The site is outdoors and the surfaces are grass and gravel rather than tarmac, so buggy wheels and best trainers rather than best shoes.
There's a tea room on site for when everyone's had enough of the wind, and the car park is free. Last admission is an hour before closing, and hours shift a fair bit between summer and winter.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- 1 hour before closing
- Parking
- Free on-site car and coach parking
- Food
- Tea room on site
- Wheelchairs
- All areas accessible to disabled visitors
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only. No pets allowed in museum or external display areas
- Getting there by bus or train
- Sanders Coaches services 43 & 44 run hourly from Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre
- Wear proper shoes, not sandals, for gravel and grass underfoot and for aircraft access
- The Vulcan tour needs a 1.2m height and a climb up staggered ladders
- An annual family pass is £45, worth it if you'll visit more than once a year
- Last admission is an hour before closing, so don't leave it too late in the day
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£10 for adults, £8 concessions, £5 for children 6 to 16, and under-5s go free. A family ticket for two adults and up to three children is £28.
Do we need to book?
Nothing in how it's set up suggests you need to book ahead, you can just turn up during opening hours.
What are the opening hours?
Summer runs Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Winter is Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, with last admission an hour before closing either way.
Can we go inside the aircraft?
Tours of the Vulcan Bomber, the Nimrod or the Avro RJ85 run subject to availability for a small extra charge, £3.50 for adults and £2.50 for children.
Is there a height limit for the Vulcan?
Yes, you need to be at least 1.2m tall, and you get up via staggered ladders rather than a ramp.
Is it OK for a wheelchair user?
All areas of the museum are accessible and there's accessible parking by the entrance, but there's no ramp access to any of the aircraft themselves, and the car park is gravel with grass underfoot in the aircraft compound.
Is there parking?
Free on-site car and coach parking.
Can we bring the dog?
Assistance dogs only, no other pets are allowed in the museum or outdoor display areas.
Is there anywhere to eat?
There's a tea room on site.
How do we get there without a car?
Sanders Coaches services 43 and 44 run hourly from Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre, stopping opposite the church in Horsham St Faith.
Do you do birthday parties or group visits?
Group bookings are available; it doesn't specify a birthday party package.
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