We are the UK's largest independent aviation museum and among the top ten places for a day out in York. We're on the site of RAF Elvington, a WW2 …
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Mar 20, 2025
Excellent although wish cafe had stayed open longer. Guides very friendly and knowledgable. Beautiful location for cycling toFull review by Paul T
Mar 20, 2025
Have planned to visit here for a while, came today and was not disappointed! Lots of interesting aircraft which were relevant to my family, father in WWII and my uncle after the war. The various buil…Full review by Y5036UJrs
Mar 15, 2025
I have never visited Elvington before, but was in the RAF as an Engineer and worked on Nimrod XV250 at RAF Kinloss before it was retired here. Nice to see it again. Must also commend the enthusiasm…Full review by T105VYpeterg
Really interested in visiting. Is it a guided visit or can we walk about at our own pace. Thanks
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As far as I can remember I don’t think there is a guided tour. Whenever we have visited, we’ve just walked around at our leisure. You can spend as long as you want at each section.
I remember finding information about sgt Hannah. VC. . Are those records still available?
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Not sure but I would think so. I know the Hannah story and there is a VC gallery on the right as you enter the Restaurant building. Should be in there. paul
How far from York city center is it as we don’t drive so would need a wheelchair taxi as my husband is in a wheelchair thankyou
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I would estimate a 20 to 25 minutes drive. All depends on the traffic in York city centre. I'm not a wheelchair user but I'd say the Air Museum is very wheelchair friendly. The staff are …
I would estimate a 20 to 25 minutes drive. All depends on the traffic in York city centre. I'm not a wheelchair user but I'd say the Air Museum is very wheelchair friendly. The staff are also extremely helpful.
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