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Aerospace Bristol offers a fun family day out for all ages, with interactive exhibits, an outdoor play area, and children’s trails for budding engineers and pilots to enjoy.

The Aerospace Galleries

Journey through 100 years of Aviation History

Starting in the early 1900s, your journey will take you through two world wars. Explore the vital role of aircraft in these global conflicts, through the drama and technological advances of the space race and on to the modern day, and discover the latest technologies of today’s aerospace industry.

Find out how a small, pioneering company manufactured some of the earliest aeroplanes at Filton, evolved over the decades to influence the course of aviation history and shaped the world we see today.

With hundreds of exhibits from small model aircrafts to helicopters, rockets and missiles, explore the galleries and discover more about the local history.

The Concorde Hangar

Step aboard the last Concorde

The stunning centrepiece of your visit will be Concorde Alpha Foxtrot: the last of the iconic supersonic passenger jets to be built and the last to fly.

Enjoy a spectacular projection show of three short films displayed onto the side of the aircraft telling its remarkable history before you step aboard. Explore the exhibition gallery showcasing a fascinating collection of memorabilia including a pilot’s uniform, model and a flight deck.

Capable of crossing the Atlantic in under three hours, Concorde cruised at over twice the speed of sound and reached an altitude of 60,000ft. Her passengers would marvel at the curvature of the Earth and look up at a blue-black sky, as they travelled at 1320mph and sipped Champagne on the edge of space.

Aerospace Bristol is committed to providing an exceptional experience for all visitors, and we recommend you allow at least three hours to enjoy your visit.

Aerospace Bristol is open 7 days a week, 10am to 4.30pm, aside from a few dates when the museum is closed for private events. These closure dates are listed below.

The Conservation in Action Workshop

See the Bristol Freighter, Bolingbroke 9048 and meet Conservation Volunteers

Top 10 things to see and do

There’s loads to discover at Aerospace Bristol, and no visit would be complete without checking off our top 10 favourite activities.

That’s why we’ve given you free return visits for a whole year so you can return time and again.

Step aboard Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the last Concorde ever to fly

Explore the aerospace galleries View a list of our main exhibits >

Experience the thrill of flight in the Red Arrows Experience simulator

Get to grips with the physics of flight with fun interactive exhibits

Take off on Alfie & Amelia’s time-travelling adventure (pick up your free comic book story upon arrival)

Enjoy a spectacular projection show displayed on the side of Concorde

Get your Concorde selfie - no visit would be complete without it!

Visit the conservation hangar and watch live restoration work

Let the kids run around whilst you relax with a coffee in the Little Pilots outdoor play and seating area

Grab a souvenir to take home from the shop, including your very own Alfie Fox toy

Book your tickets now and blast off for supersonic family fun with a visit to Aerospace Bristol.

Situated in a restored Grade II listed WWI aircraft hangar, built around 1915, the latest addition to Aerospace Bristol allows visitors to get up-close to conservation projects. Visitors can explore the Bristol Bolingbroke 9048 and now go on board the Bristol Freighter.

Watch as volunteers work on these historic Bristol aircraft.

Opening Hours
Aerospace Bristol is open 7 days a week, 10am to 4.30pm, aside from a few dates when the museum is closed for private events. These closure dates are listed below.

Closure Dates
Aerospace Bristol will be closed on the following dates:

Tuesday 9 September

Christmas Eve - 24 December

Christmas Day - 25 December

Boxing Day - 26 December

Flightline Kitchen+Bar

Aerospace Bristol’s new café, Flightline Kitchen + Bar, offers hot and cold drinks, freshly baked sweet treats, snacks, sandwiches and a variety of meals, including breakfast burritos, burgers, salads and flatbreads.

Our new cafe Flightline Kitchen + Bar is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm. You do not need a museum ticket to visit the cafe.