RAF Hendon
Explore the history of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future, and the stories of its people.
Book NowRAF Hendon - Royal Air Force Museum London
Saturday 12th October 2024
Adults £22pp
Children (under 16) £18pp
Pick Ups A B C D E
Visit the Royal Air Force Museum London for great day out for all the family – whatever the weather.
Explore the history of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future, and the stories of its people.
There are 100s of reasons to visit. Highlights include:
- Three new innovative galleries explore the first 100 years of the RAF, its roles today and invite you to imagine its future contribution and technology
- Perfect for picnicking - a new open, grassed landscape reflects the heritage of our site as The London Aerodrome and RAF Hendon
- A new themed outdoor play area for under 11s
- Our new restaurant, Hendon Kitchen
- A packed programme of family activities and events for all ages.
Food and Drink
Our onsite cafés offer a full range of drinks, snacks and food to suit every visitor.
The Sunderland Café (Hangar 1)
Tea, coffee and pastries are served all day (weekends and holidays only) . Sit under the magnificent Short Sunderland flying boat or take away to picnic outside.
Hendon Kitchen
Our new restaurant serves hot and cold food and drink in the unique setting of a 1931 heritage building from RAF Hendon.
Picnic Areas
Picnicking is welcomed on the grassed areas of our site. Why not borrow a parachute rug or an outdoor bean bag? An outdoor picnic area with seating can be found near the playground to the rear of Building 51, and an indoor area is located at the entrance to Aeronauts in Hangar 3.
Requests for particular seats on the coach can be made when booking and we will do our best to accommodate these requests, but allocations are made on a first come first served basis, dependent upon customer mobility. We reserve the right to change your seat and allocate you a different one for operational reasons. On single bookings, we reserve the right to alter your seating to maximize the seating available. We accept no liability in the event of any such change.
Day Trip
Arrival 11.30am
Departure 4pm
Accessibility
The Royal Air Force Museum London welcomes everyone and aims to ensure an enjoyable visit for all. If you need any assistance please do ask any member of staff (look for the red jackets!)
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The Museum has a number of manual wheelchairs available free of charge. These are available on a first come first served basis.
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Mobility scooters are welcome on site.
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All our hangars have accessible toilets. All have baby changing facilities and in Hangar 2 you will find a Changing Places Toilet.
We have step-free access around our site. All of our hangars offer the following:
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Wide aisles, enabling access for wheelchairs and pushchairs
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Lifts to upper levels
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Seating for breaks during your visit
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Free Wi-Fi is available
For full accessibility information, please visit the Useful Links tab.
Day Trip Departures
Timetable
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Our timetables are unique. Bookings are taken throughout the year, approx. one month prior to travel we release the balance reminders and your final itinerary, including your pickup times. This allows us to ensure our pickup routes are kept to a minimum and our days run exactly to time.
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Commonly pickups start between 7.45am and 9.00am. We like to arrive at our destinations for approx. 11am.
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Commonly our departures from venues are between 4-5pm. Allowing us to return to our first drop off between 6-7pm.
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Please note, occasionally we use a feeder coach along our pickup routes to accommodate booking requests and keep our main coach pickup route to a minimum.
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Terms and Conditions can be found on our website or copies supplied upon request.
Seating arrangements
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Requests for particular seats on the coach can be made when booking and we will do our best to accommodate these requests, but allocations are made on a first come first served basis, dependent upon customer mobility. We reserve the right to change your seat and allocate you a different one for operational reasons. On single bookings, we reserve the right to alter your seating to maximize the seating available. We accept no liability in the event of any such change.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Berkhamsted, South | Berkhamsted High Street Bus stop near WH Smiths |
| Cheddington South | Cheddington, The Green, Opp Red post box |
| HH Bridge Street | Hemel Hempstead, Bridge Street. |
| HH Park & Ride | Hemel Hempstead Gadebridge Park & Ride |
| LB Greenfields North | Leighton Buzzard, Greenfields Billington Road Bus Stop (by Warren Close) |
| LB Morrisons | Leighton Buzzard Morrisons, The Sun Bus Stop |
| LB Tesco North | Leighton Buzzard, Bus stop opposite Tesco (near the Connells building, Lombard house) |
| LB West Street North | Leighton Buzzard West Street Outside the British Legion |
| NC Durrants Lane South | Northchurch Durrants Lane Bus stop opp Side to Durrants Lane |
| NC Old Grey South | Northchurch, Darrs Ln, Bus stop (Old Grey Mare) |
| Pitstone South | Pitstone Marsworth Rd Bus stop (Near Memorial Hall park) |
| Tring South | Tring, Brook Street Bus stop Next to Petrol Station |
| Tring, Newmill South | Tring, Newmill Bus stop Opposite side of Elizabeth Drive |
