Founded in 1986, by a group keen to preserve Gloucestershire's aviation history, the Gloucestershire Aviation Collection is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity with about 500 members. With intermittent opening to the public in several temporary locations between 1986 and 2013, the organisation persevered, amassing a unique collection of aircraft and artefacts charting the region's aeronautical heritage.
Fundraising activities reached a target of around 300,000 by early 2013, enabling the build of the first phase of the Museum's permanent home. The organisation is, and always has been, staffed entirely by volunteers with around 170 freely giving their time to share a passion for aviation with our visitors or in supporting roles behind the scenes.
Fundraising activities reached a target of around 300,000 by early 2013, enabling the build of the first phase of the Museum's permanent home. The organisation is, and always has been, staffed entirely by volunteers with around 170 freely giving their time to share a passion for aviation with our visitors or in supporting roles behind the scenes.
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The Jet Age Museum receives no Government support and is entirely run by volunteers, sponsors and donations. Every penny counts and helps us to continue our restoration work and fund our building expansion plans. By keeping Gloucestershire's historic contribution to the Jet Age alive, we inspire the pilots, engineers, crew and businessmen of the future.
Location: Jet Age Museum is at Meteor Business Park, off Cheltenham Road East (the B4063), on the north side of Gloucestershire Airport. Look for the traffic lights between the large white Safran building and the Triumph Actuation building. Turn off the main road into Meteor Business Park at the lights and the Museum's blue gates will be on your right (see pics below).
In addition to Public Days, we are pleased to be able to offer structured private tours of the Museum on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for groups of between 10 and 25 people. The Museum supports a STEM Educational programme based on principles for KS2 and KS3 for local schools on Wednesdays for groups of between 10 and 30 students.
There is no charge for admission to the Museum site, to the building or any exhibits, but donations to help meet our running costs and to fund our future expansion plans are most definitely welcome! There are donation boxes located around the Museum building. Our main collection of aircraft, engines, some projects in progress and other smaller exhibits can be found in the Display Hall.
We have several restored cockpits at the Museum, and offer guided tours on the Avro Vulcan Bomber and the Hawker Siddeley Trident cockpits. Some of the volunteers guiding the tours actually flew that particular aircraft, so as well as learning a little about the aircraft, you may learn a little about the pilots too!
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Jacksno
Jan 17, 2022
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Paul Smith
Nov 08, 2021
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Adriana D'Souza
Sep 24, 2021
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Great day out @Jet Age Museum. Free entry but full of excitement especially for the little ones that can get into several fighter jets cockpits as well as a lovely tour of one of the first airliners cabin and cockpit. Well worth it. And you can either take advantage of the cafe for some refreshments or go for a picnic on the outdoor tables which front the runway. Always exciting on a good weather day with various take-offs and landings.
Em H.
Sep 20, 2021
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Chani Courtney
Nov 16, 2020
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Chloe Jade Parry
Mar 15, 2020
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Andy Edy
Dec 24, 2018
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A. Boyes
Oct 21, 2018
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Brilliant place to take the family. Cant believe its free so please leave them a donation.
Lovely collection of planes and old flying fear. Fantastic old photos to look at.
Plenty of fun for the children as their are several planes for them to sit and even the adults are not left out. 2 tours that you can do but book on them early as they are popular.
Great little cafe at reasonable prices so the outing will not break the bank. Great little gem
Lovely collection of planes and old flying fear. Fantastic old photos to look at.
Plenty of fun for the children as their are several planes for them to sit and even the adults are not left out. 2 tours that you can do but book on them early as they are popular.
Great little cafe at reasonable prices so the outing will not break the bank. Great little gem
Ian Jordan
Sep 09, 2018
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Small but perfectly formed and well run by volunteers, many with direct experience of flying or working on the aircraft exhibited.
There's nothing quite like getting "hands on" with history and there are very few museums that allow it, so being able to climb into the cockpits of a Vulcan and TriStar make a visit truly memorable.
The museum is not funded, so please be generous when visiting :0)
There's nothing quite like getting "hands on" with history and there are very few museums that allow it, so being able to climb into the cockpits of a Vulcan and TriStar make a visit truly memorable.
The museum is not funded, so please be generous when visiting :0)
