Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge

On Remembrance Sunday 2009 we visited the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. Remembrance Sunday is the one day of the year when the museum opens its gates to visitors without charging an entrance fee and we thought that this was too good an opportunity to miss. However, I am not sure that we were totally prepared for the sheer volume of visitors that had flocked to take advantage of the free day out, the whole place was packed. To give us some idea of what to expect we had already investigated the museum on-line, the amount of information led us to believe that there would be more than enough to ... more

IWM Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR Telephone: +44 (0)1223 835 000 Fax: +44 (0)1223 837 267 Email: duxford@iwm.org.uk Having two boys with a large age gap, eight years in fact, we can at times find days out difficult to plan as they have such varying interests. However, my youngest has decided that this month his favourite word is “plane” so thinking this was a great opportunity to engage him and encourage yet more words, we thought instantly of The Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. It is a great day out for people of any age. Whether you are an aviation fanatic or have like me a ... more

CAUTION LONG WINDED REVIEW! The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation in warfare, though it does have a small land warfare section which I will describe later. The Museum itself is next to Duxford which is just south of Cambridge, junction 10 on the M11. The opening times are: every day except 24-26 December. summer (mid-March to mid- October) 10 till 6 and Winter 10 till 4 the phone no. is 01223-835000, www.iwm.org.uk. Standard Daily Admission Prices (from 1 January 2008) - Individuals Children (aged 0-15 years inclusive) FREE Adult (person aged 16-59 ... more