Yorkshire Air Museum - The Largest Independent Air Museum in the UK

Summer Holidays at The Yorkshire Air Museum!

If you’re on holiday in Yorkshire this summer, your holiday will not be complete until you’ve visited The Yorkshire Air Museum. Whether you’re on holiday in Yorkshire or are simply looking for some great days out with with the whole family, we have some great events and activities that you simply must see.

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Group Visits

Many people who visit the museum enjoy their visit as part of an organised group. They quickly realise that The Yorkshire Air Museum is not only for … Read More

Plan Your Visit

The Yorkshire Air Museum sits on the site of former RAF Elvington in North Yorkshire, a World War Two airfield used extensively by Allied bomber crews … Read More

Family Days Out

The Yorkshire Air Museum is considered to be one of the top visitor attractions for days out in Yorkshire. Our team of volunteer guides and stewards … Read More

Shop

Our Shop offers a selection of carefully chosen gifts for aviation enthusiasts. From amazing publications such as the Ferry Pilots Notes, to aircraft … Read More

The Cayley Glider

Sir George Cayley (1773-1857) was first to design an aerofoil and one of his flying machines made the world's first manned heavier-than-air flight at … Read More

NAAFI Style Restaurant

The Museum NAAFI lies at the heart of our operations in many ways. Located centrally on our historic aerodrome layout, alongside the Control Tower, … Read More

Volunteering

We Are Recruiting for the Firefighting Team We are currently inviting applications for the firefighting team from persons with a suitable background, … Read More

Schools and Education Visitors

Join us for a day of fun, discovery and excitement at the Yorkshire Air Museum and let our Museum Guides enthral your pupils by bringing to life over … Read More

Corporate Events

The Yorkshire Air Museum makes a wonderfully unique and atmospheric corporate event hire facility close by the City of York. Our parkland location in … Read More

Pre World War Two Aircraft

Our constantly growing collection of Pre World War Two Aircraft is complemented by our new Pioneers of Aviation exhibition in 2010. Below is the … Read More

World War Two Aircraft

Our World War Two Aircraft collection is probably best know for our Handley Page Halifax "Friday The 13th". But our collection extends beyond this … Read More

Post World War Two Aircraft

Alongside the collection of Cold War Aircraft, we have a collection of both civilian and military aircraft from the period after the Second World War. … Read More