Jet Age Museum
Museums & Science Centres · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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Closed — opens Saturday at 10am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entryEducational☔ Rainy-day friendly
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Baby changing
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Free car parking on site within Meteor Business Park; cycle rack for 6 bikes; no coach parking on public opening days.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Jet Age Museum is a volunteer-run aviation museum on the north side of Gloucestershire Airport, telling the story of the county's aircraft and engine makers from the early days of flight through to the jet age. The display hall holds restored aircraft, aero engines and a range of cockpits. Children can sit in several open cockpits, including the Trident airliner and Vulcan bomber, with timed tours that are popular on busy days. There are games, puzzles and a quiz trail for younger visitors, while the engine and aircraft exhibits suit older children and adults with an interest in engineering. A café, a shop and outdoor picnic benches overlooking the runways make it easy to stay for a couple of hours. The museum is run on donations and welcomes visitors of all ages.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Spare socksThe single most reliably useful thing on this list.
AntihistamineStings and pollen, both far from a pharmacy.
Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
Sticker book
Sketchbook- Travel sickness bands
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