The Museum at Kemble Airfield

Through its collection of artifacts, ranging from aircraft, aero engines, missiles, spacecraft, and transport vehicles, through to model aircraft, the museum allows visitors to appreciate how the Bristol Aeroplane Company developed through pioneering work in new designs, processes and products.

The time-line route around the edge shows how aeroplane design and production changed, and includes a section on how WW2 affected life on the home front, then moves on to post-war aircraft including Concorde and helicopters, and past the Cold War weapons and nuclear armaments, to space exploration and satellites.  Large models of Airbus passenger aircraft brings us up to the present day.  The central areas have collections of aero engines and wind-tunnel development models, together with a horse-drawn tram under restoration, a Bristol double-decker bus and a 1920s Bristol Lorry representing the part played in road vehicle manufacture.   How to find us

                           Museum Opening Times

Open Sundays and Bank Holidays 10am – 4pm, from Easter (Good Friday), until the end of October, excluding Christmas and the New Year,
and every day during National Families Week, Sat 29 May - Mon 7th June.

Also Mondays 10am – 4pm all year, when the restoration team will tell you all about their project (team not there on Bank Holiday Mondays).  

Pre-arranged groups and school parties are also welcomed at other times.

Find out about the Kemble museum, its exhibits, Concorde at Filton 
and the Bristol Aero Collection charity at bristolaero.com (new window)

We welcome pre-arranged visits from all ages of children, up to a group size of about 30, and find that a visit of around 2 hrs is sufficient, which can include a short practical session on rockets, weather permitting.  For smaller numbers we can include some practical work in our Activity Zone. For large numbers we can provide activity packs for use in school or youth centre.

There are MP3 audio-guides available if required, and quiz sheets at a number of levels.

Visit info and forms

Resources for Schools:

We have a range of loan resources for schools, including support materials for studying World War II, large Airbus models, activity packs for Science and Technology, MP3 recorders for living history projects, and some other items.

If a talk and/or activity session at school would be of interest, we have a number of aviation-related talks and design/technology activities which we can offer.

Resources for Schools