BBMF Visitor Centre – Christmas and New Year closure

Header Image: BBMF technicians at work on Spitfire IIa P7350 in the Flight’s hangar, with Hurricane Mk IIC PZ865 in the background. The BBMF Visitor Centre provides guided tours of the hangar to visitors. (Photo: Darren Harbar)

The BBMF Visitor Centre will be closed to visitors for the Christmas and New Year period from Thursday 21st December 2023, with the last day for hangar tours being 20th December. The Visitor Centre will re-open with tours of the BBMF hangar recommencing on Monday 8th January 2024.

Outside of the Christmas and New Year closure dates the BBMF Visitor Centre is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays. Hangar tours begin at 10.30am. The last tour is at 3pm from November to February and 3.30pm from March to October. Free parking is available. The Visitor Centre is fully accessible, but only manual wheelchairs are permitted in the hangar. Note that no bags are permitted in the hangar, including handbags. Hangar tours are free to members of the RAF Memorial Flight Official Club on production of a valid membership card on arrival. Admission charges apply to non-members.

Tours of the BBMF hangar are available on a walk-in basis with no booking required. Details can be found on the BBMF Visitor Centre website. The BBMF Visitor Centre also has a Facebook page here.