![]() Pass more cafeterias and closed buildings. No staff around and no semblance of any order. The First World War hanger is a sad relic dusty and unkept. Walk out side and there is no directions to were you can go. ![]() Ask staff for help and they shrug their shoulders. You are forced via their over priced shop and cafe. Then all you meet is one person who looks in your bags. First, the signage to we’re to go once park is one notice by a pay and display machine. The people who now run this museum should hand in their notice. Well worth a visit, I'd happily go again. Plenty of interactive displays to keep the kids, and adults, entertained. There are several nice little cafes and a well stocked souvenir shop. Well worth it, especially since the rest of the displays are available free. I also chose to pay extra and be able to sit in a Spitfire and have an explanation of the history and controls of the plane. The displays are nicely broken up into various eras, mostly revolving around conflict periods. In spite of these minor issues, I would highly recommend a visit if you have any interest in aircraft. I discovered the remaining displays by accident. There was nothing to indicate that there were more, and vast, displays in other buildings nearby. I had a good look around the first hall and thought it had some good displays, but was quite small for a museum. This was also the gate closest to the main entrance, so it seemed a bit ludicrous that I then had to walk a few hundred metres up the road to the car park entrance and back again to a door a few metres from the locked gate. A couple of problems I encountered were as follows the closest gate to the station was locked. If you drive, there is a good sized car park though, like everywhere in England, they will charge you for parking. It's an easy walk to the Museum from Colindale station on the Northern Underground line. For a child of the 50s I was awe struck to stand beneath a Lancaster Bomber and to actually sit in the cockpit of a genuine Spitfire. There is a vast collection of aircraft and related equipment covering the entire history of the RAF. ![]() So many hands on attractions too you can sit in a spitfire watch films and documentary’s there’s places to eat and they serve up a great cup of tea. This was so much more than I imagined I’m planning to return with friends and family in the near future. Being a Sunday afternoon it was quite quiet which was to my favour as I could spend time looking and reading all the information on the displays every where you look there are planes hanging from the ceiling walls and floor standing all full size it’s amazing how much there is for anyone interested in world war 1 there’s a new attraction for this celebration of 100 years. On entering the entrance I was meeted by a smiling face and a warm welcome given a map of the site and if there’s any questions please ask. First impressions was wow this is a large space spread over 5 plus hangers and not small ones in fact they are massive you want good walking shoes. The museum is free but the parking is not but unexpected it was good value at £4 for 5 hours you would pay that just for 20 minuets normally in London. ![]() I work in the event industry and had a job in north London to return to in 5 hours so I looked at local attractions and found the Royal Air Force museum at Hendon.
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