BBMF Visitor Centre – Christmas and New Year closure

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Header Image: BBMF aircraft in the Flight’s hangar at RAF Coningsby undergoing winter maintenance. The BBMF Visitor Centre provides guided tours of the hangar for visitors. (Photos: Clive Rowley)

The BBMF Visitor Centre will be closed to visitors for the Christmas and New Year period from Saturday 20th December 2025, with the last day for hangar tours being Thursday 18th December. The Visitor Centre will re-open with tours of the BBMF hangar recommencing on Monday 5th January 2026.

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.

[A model of a plane on a green table AI-generated content may be incorrect.] While the BBMF Lancaster PA474 is away undergoing Major maintenance at Duxford, the BBMF Visitor Centre has a six-feet wingspan RC model of a Lancaster on display in a small exhibition, so that the guides can continue to talk to visitors about the Lancaster at the end of hangar tours.

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