Our new exhibition explores life as a WWI pilot, the first to take to the skies in combat. Inspired by this, join us for this fun craft activity - decorating WWI shaped aircraft in camouflage and dazzle patterns. Available on Wednesdays, 11am - 3pm, from Wednesday 26th July - Wednesday 30th August.
To complement our new WWI exhibition, our summer holiday activities are all World War I themed for 2017. Join us on any of our open days for our new garden trail. World War I pilots would drop messages from their aircraft down to ground crew below. Inspired by this, find the hidden clues ‘dropped’ around the gardens with … Continue reading Message in a bottle family trail
Inspired by our new exhibition explores WWI aerial warfare, have a go a coding and decoding Morse code messages with your family and friends. Can you crack them all? Available on Fridays, 11am - 3pm, from Friday 28th July - Friday 1st September.
To complement our new WWI exhibition, our summer holiday activities are all World War I themed for 2017. Join us on any of our open days for our new garden trail. World War I pilots would drop messages from their aircraft down to ground crew below. Inspired by this, find the hidden clues ‘dropped’ around the gardens with … Continue reading Message in a bottle family trail
Inspired by our new exhibition looking at Sir Hugh Dowding's experience as a WWI pilot, join us over the school summer holidays to explore our new WWI Object Handling collection. Available on Saturdays, 11am - 3pm, from Saturday 22nd July - Saturday 2nd September.
We will be open on Sundays throughout September 2017. September is traditionally the month in which the Battle of Britain is commemorated. To mark this, we will be open every Sunday in September 2017. Standard opening hours and admission charges apply.
* PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED * This year we are offering we're offering 4 themed tours of the Museum. Thursday 7th, 3-4pm - Bentley Priory: From Where The Battle of Britain Was Won. This tour explores Bentley Priory’s pivotal role as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. Please note: … Continue reading Open Heritage Day Tour
* PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED * This year we are offering we're offering 4 themed tours of the Museum. Friday 8th September, 3-4pm – Dowding and WWI: The Making of a Commander. This tour is in conjunction with a temporary exhibition which explores how ACM Sir Hugh Dowding’s experiences as … Continue reading Open Heritage Day Tour
* PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED * This year we are offering we’re offering 4 themed tours of the Museum. Saturday 9th, 3-4pm - Bentley Priory: The Evolution of an Historic House. This tour explores the 250 year old history of the beautiful Mansion House, from family home to royal residence and … Continue reading Open Heritage Day Tour
We will be open on Sundays throughout September 2017. September is traditionally the month in which the Battle of Britain is commemorated. To mark this, we will be open every Sunday in September 2017. Standard opening hours and admission charges apply.
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