Established 1961 Phone +44 1228 573823 | Type Aviation Museum | |
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Location Carlisle Lake District Airport
Irthington
Cumbria Website www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk/ Address Aviation House, Carlisle Airport, Crosby on Eden CA6 4NW, United Kingdom Hours Open today · 10:30AM–5PMSunday10:30AM–5PMMonday10:30AM–5PMTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursday10:30AM–5PMFriday10:30AM–5PMSaturday10:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Talkin Tarn, Tullie House Museum, Wetheral railway station, Carlisle Cathedral, Gretna Green railway st Profiles | ||
Solway aviation museum aircraft from the air
The Solway Aviation Museum is an independently run aircraft museum located at Carlisle Lake District Airport in Cumbria.
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The solway aviation museum carlisle
About the Museum
The Museum is run by The Solway Aviation Society Ltd and staffed by unpaid volunteers. The Society is a registered charity supported by entrance charges to the Museum, and public donations. In addition to normal opening (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays plus Bank Holidays from April until October end) the Museum hosts educational visits for school classes studying the Second World War and for Scout, Cub and Beaver packs achieving their Air Activities Badge. Following the closure of the RAF Millom Museum many of the artefacts were moved to Solway Aviation Museum for safe keeping and eventual exhibition when space permits. The Museum is now the sole aviation Museum left in Cumbria.
The Buildings contain exhibits and artefacts relating to aviation in Cumbria, including the Second World War and also houses individual displays featuring the development of Blue Streak, Martin Baker ejection seats and the development and activities of the Airport itself since the Second World War.
The Collection
The current collection includes the following: