Name: Farnborough Air Sciences Trust
Rating: 5.0

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, Trenchard House, 85 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6TF, UK

1-99 Years

Description

Welcome to the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) exists to safeguard and promote Farnborough’s great heritage in aviation science. Explore the Museum, plan your visit, or book a guided tour on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

The FAST Museum adjacent to Farnborough airfield holds a collection of aircraft (actual and model), satellites, simulators and other unique material related to Farnborough’s world famous Royal Aircraft Establishment. FAST also offers exclusive guided tours of areas of Farnborough’s historic aviation quarter not normally open to the public.

Admission is Free but donations are very welcome. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Free
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Air Sciences Museum & Tours: The FAST Museum includes a fascinating collection of aircraft, equipment, machinery, photographs, films, reports and books related to Farnborough’s illustrious aviation history.
Wind Tunnel Tours: The historic Wind Tunnels at Farnborough are some of the few remaining buildings from the world famous Royal Aircraft Establishment. Saved from demolition by FAST and given listed status, these magnificent buildings were at the forefront of aerodynamic research and development from the early 1930s until 1994.
Centrifuge: Opened in 1955, the Farnborough centrifuge was the first machine in Britain able to test human subjects and their equipment under the effects of high-G without exposing them to the potentially fatal risk of actual flight.
Archive: Explore our extensive archive of documents, photographs and artefacts, and historic film footage available for licensing.
Shop: A wide range of books, DVDs, models and souvenirs is available in our Museum Shop. We are working on a new online shop.

Facilities

Parking: Parking is free at the Museum and there are plenty of spaces.
Food & Drinks: The museum has a fully accessible ground floor coffee lounge, which is open during museum opening hours, serving hot and cold drinks, cakes and biscuits.

Website

Contact

Video

Price

Price: Free

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

OPEN to the public: Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, from 10am to 4pm.

Address: Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, Trenchard House, 85 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6TF, UK

Post Code: GU14 6TF

Council: Rushmoor

County: Hampshire

BY Car: Satellite Navigation: GU14 6TF. Junctions 4 and 4A of the M3 are minutes away and the Museum is just 15 miles from junction 12 of the M25, making Heathrow and Gatwick airports readily accessible.The Museum is situated on the A325 Farnborough Road, close to the Eastern end of the main runway at Farnborough Airfield.
By Train: Farnborough is on the London to Southampton rail line and is just 37 minutes from central London by train. Farnborough Main rail station is just a 5 minute taxi ride or 20 minute walk away from the Museum.
By Bus: The main bus route up the A325 through Farnborough, from Camberley to Aldershot, is Stagecoach Route 1.
Parking: Parking is free at the Museum and there are plenty of spaces.