UK air Museum closures -

[Tom105]

Brooklands, Boscombe and SWAM all now also closed

[FlankerPhoto]

Museum of Army Flying the latest to close.

[5944]

Shuttleworth now shut, but Swiss Gardens open 10am - 5pm, free of charge.

[Tom105]

Good to see the swiss gardens still open to give people space to go!

[PeteM]

Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre closed until further notice.

[xm612]

City of Norwich Aviation Museum also now closed due to COVID-19

[Tom105]

Wings are now closed, I make it that every UK museum is now closed that I can think of

[Bill16STN]

Wings are now closed, I make it that every UK museum is now closed that I can think of

I would've put the full stop between "closed" & "that"

[Tommy]

The Helicopter Museum is closed "until further notice".

[Mike]

Every museum in the UK, of any kind, is closed until further notice.

Apart, apparently, from a lawnmower museum situated within a garden centre in Sussex.

[psquiddy]

Apart, apparently, from a lawnmower museum situated within a garden centre in Sussex.
Mike

Have you got a link? I do like engines and lawnmowers - not for now but when things are better I might like to visit.

[starbuck]

Every museum in the UK, of any kind, is closed until further notice.

Apart, apparently, from a lawnmower museum situated within a garden centre in Sussex.

I'm betting it will be closed in a few days. Somebody is bound to grass them up

[FarnboroJohn]

Every museum in the UK, of any kind, is closed until further notice.

Apart, apparently, from a lawnmower museum situated within a garden centre in Sussex.

I'm betting it will be closed in a few days. Somebody is bound to grass them up

Daily displays from the blades?

[starbuck]

Good call, although personally I would go with the Wildcats because as everyone knows ‘it’s a lot less bover with a hover’.

I’ll get my coat....

[FlankerPhoto]

Perhaps worth mentioning that museums will be able to re-open from July 4th.

[iainpeden]

Perhaps worth mentioning that museums will be able to re-open from July 4th.

Last night's Lockdown Lecture from the Museum of Army Flying mentioned opening from the 13th - shame it's a bit far for a day trip for me.

[AndrewW]

Boscombe Down / Old Sarum - opening 7th July
http://www.boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk/

RAF Museum - opening 6th July
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ ( I assume both Hendon and Cosford)

Elvington - opening 4th July
https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/

That's my week sorted

[NAM Updater]

Here's the main part of a tweet that we posted earlier - "Encouraged by the change in guidelines allowing museums to reopen; we’re putting in place the Covid-Secure policies & will make a decision on the date of our reopening once we are happy that this is complete. .."

As I type it is unlikely that we'll re-open on the 4th, but perhaps shortly there after - still working on a few aircraft moves related to the eventual arrival of DA4 - the shop will continue to remain open each Tues, Weds, Fri, Sat & Sun until we re-open fully.

All shop sales are vital to our future operations: http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_To_Re-Open

[Wissam24]

Has to be said, I'm excited for museums opening again. Another big part of the summer I've missed.

[ianf]

Yorkshire Air Museum will reopen 4th July. https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/ Pre booking is how it will operate.

[NAM Updater]

Picking out the main point from the post in historic .. "we’re are provisionally aiming to reopen on Monday 6th July – full details in here!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum_Re-Opening_Plans

Some of the aircraft moves mentioned have already taken place this morning & a few photos are already on the museum's Twitter feed!"

[AndrewW]

Booked my ticket for Hendon next week Limited places remaining for 6th, 7th

Re-openings announced so far:

Elvington - 4th July
Weston Helicopter - 4th July
Cosford - 6th July - Booking Required
Hendon - 6th July - Booking Required
BDAC Boscombe - 7th July
Newark - 8th July
Solent Sky - 8th July
Bournemouth - 10th July - Friday to Monday inclusive only
Jet Age Museum Gloucester - 11th July (Sat & Sun, 1pm - 4pm)
Brooklands - "Beginning of August"
East Midlands - "sometime in 2021"

Tangmere - nothing on their website about reopening yet
Middle Wallop - nothing on their website about reopening yet
Coventry - nothing on their website about reopening yet
FAAM Yeovilton - nothing on their website about reopening yet
Doncaster Aeroventure - nothing on their website about reopening yet
FAST Farnborough - nothing on their website about reopening yet
Gatwick - nothing on their website about reopening yet

[MiG_Eater]

Surprised nothing from Duxford yet. I would have thought with all their hardstanding it would be easy enough to do a limited opening.

[Pen Pusher]

The IWM have 3 museums, a ship and an underground bunker to organise social distancing for. Might take a bit longer.

[MiG_Eater]

If they've any sense they'll devolve responsibility on a site by site basis. Especially at such a financially lean time I would have thought they'd open the sites that they safely can as soon as they're allowed.