Staffordshire

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Our family friendly aviation-themed playground is perfect for youngsters who dream of becoming pilots!

The playground features a mock control tower, mini hangar and even aircraft to climb on board. Children will enjoy an interactive RAF experience including physical training instructor stations, air traffic control and refuelling missions.

Of course, no playground would be complete without a slide and climbing frame, these features have been incorporated into the bespoke Handley Page Victor, inspired by the real aircraft on display within the Museum.

The outdoor playground is conveniently located next to the Visitor Centre with outdoor seating available.

Bring your future pilots for a great day out at the RAF Museum Midlands and learn about the RAF through play! 

Admission to our playground and to the Museum is free of charge. It's open daily from 10.00am.

Free Outdoor Playground at RAF Museum Midlands

Ideal for young aviators our free outdoor playground will provide them with hours of fun.

Here they will find mini-models of iconic aircraft including the legendary Vickers Vimy, famous Spitfire and powerful Sea-King helicopter. We even have a mini-version of the historic Grahame-White building, that they can clamber over just by the actual gallery. Each item has been specifically designed to fire their imaginations and aid their sense of exploration.

The Grahame-White Watchtower: features a climb wall, slide, side pole and climb net together with ladders and a balcony, plus 3 floors with tube netting that take you up into the Watchtower

Our Vickers Vimy features a climbnet, plus space to climb through the wings to sit in the cockpit, plus slide poles and ladders

Take off in our Tornado which has a double slide

Sit in one of two cockpits in our mini Spitfire and become either the pilot or a VIP passenger

Climb through the wheels of our Road Roller

Specially created for toddlers our Tug Vehicle and Trailer features and double steering wheel and ramp trailer, all at a low height

Our Airfield Tractor with Fuel Bowser features a sit in cab with steering wheel and a climb through fuel bowser tunnel
Sit inside our Nissen Hut with openings at both ends and seating inside

All pathways are made of a rubber play surface and all grassed areas incorporate safety matting through which it grows

Our Sea-King Helicopter features a climbing net, peg climb, parachute slide pole and tube net.

This facility is open at our London site daily from 10.00am until the Museum closes at 5.00pm.

Free Outdoor Playground at the Royal Air Force Museum London

Head on over to the RAF Museum Midlands for some fun activities this October Half Term!

Become a spy-hunter, climb aboard the Nimrod “Spy in the Sky”, or build your own Lego spy racer. The choice is yours.

Individual Activities are listed below:



October Half Term at the RAF Museum Midlands

Head on over to our London site for some fun activities this October Half Term! Some familiar favourites are back including Robot Races and RC Helicopters, or try our new activities such as the LEGO Berlin Wall Workshop!



October Half Term at the RAF Museum London

Join us on 1 November 2024 as we welcome one of the first all female fighter crews in the world – Helen Seymour, the RAF’s first female typhoon pilot, and Rosie Stevenson, a former frontline Tornado navigator. They will be sharing their experiences of life in the RAF.

Helen and Rosie will talk through how they came to join the RAF, sharing experiences from both an individual and a crew’s perspective in fascinating talk taking place in our Hangar 3 Lecture Theatre at 1.00pm.

This will contain rarely heard insights into the life on the front line. How did they work so well under pressure, and how did they learn to operate so effectively in such a high-performance culture? How do they hope to inspire future generations? 

Their talk in the lecture theatre will answer these questions and more.
Time – 1.00pm

Then after their talk Rosie and Helen will move to Hangar 4 to answer questions from the public beside the Tornado, the aircraft they flew in together.

Date: Friday 1st November 2024
Time – 2:30pm

Admission to this talk and the Q&A sessions are free of charge.
Recommended age – 8+

Meet a female pilot and navigator at the RAF Museum London

The Royal Air Force Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum is located at two sites in the U.K.

One in Colindale, north London on the site of the former RAF Hendon and one in Shropshire, next door to RAF Cosford. 

Our purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future – using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inspire and encourage learning.

We are open daily from 10.00am and admission to our sites is free of charge. At each site you will find a world-beating collection of aircraft from the earliest days of aviation, right up to the modern day, plus amazing interactives that educate children through play.

Our aim is to ensure that if you take the time to visit us that you have a great family day out. 

So book your free timed entry and get ready for take off. 


Free Outdoor Playground at RAF Museum Midlands

The Royal Air Force Museum

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