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Events and places of interest

These are listed here as being considered to be of potential interest to our members.

1. Bottisham Air Museum

Welcome to Bottisham Airfield Museum Cambridgeshire

Bottisham Air Museum, Wilbraham Road, CB25 9BU

The Museum was opened in 2009 to commemorate the sometimes forgotten role of the airfield at Bottisham in World War Two. It is the only UK museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States 8th Army Air Force and Belgian Air Forces.  It is now operated out of the last remaining airfield buildings to exist within the airfield’s original perimeter.

A Nissen Hut was erected in the original location of one that was there in 2016. The restoration of the original buildings was completed in 2020.

The museum is now fully functioning with modern facilities including a coffee shop and shop.

Admission: Adults £5, Children free, Well behaved dogs welcome!

 

2. Stowe Maries Great War Aerodrome

Events at Stow Maries

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the largest surviving Great War aerodrome in Europe, nestled between Chelmsford and Maldon in the Essex countryside, this aerodrome has a unique and captivating history spanning over a century.