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Percival P57 Sea Prince T1 under a moody evening sky in northern Cumbria. We’re still open Fri-Sun from 1030 throughout October.
We can’t promise sunshine today, but we do have an awful lot of exhibits to see inside our two large museum buildings!
English Electric Lighting depicted flying over Carlisle Castle. Original art by Kevin Nutter, Daffodil Lane Studio, Carlisle.
Love the clean lines of an English Electric Canberra
What is your favourite personal photo of our Avro Vulcan B2? Let us see it in the comments.
I think it’s safe to say progress has been fantastic on our Lightning repaint, and on the restoration of our Gannet. Great work from our small team of enthusiastic volunteers!
Isn’t our Jet Provost T4 looking good at the moment? Nicely spruced up earlier this year.
We were very pleased to welcome John Rattenbury to the museum today. John flew our de Havilland Vampire T11 (WZ515) during his flying training at 8FTS, RAF Swinderby, 60 years ago. He then went on to fly the Victor B1 with 10 Sqn at RAF Cottesmore, arriving there just in time for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. John also flew WZ507 during his training – the only Vampire still flying in the UK, and a former Solway Aviation Museum exhibit! It was a pleasure to reunite John with one of his old steeds.
We’ve got three weekends left before we close for the winter at the end of October. We’ll be open Fri/Sat/Sun from 1030, last entry 1615. Come and see the progress we’ve made on numerous exhibits!
Solway Aviation Museum End of Season It’s been a shorter season this year and the end of our season is only a couple of weekends away, so there will be a shortage of Vulcan visits after we close, so now is the time to PANIC visit!! We close at the end of October and start the winter refurbishment programme there will be new displays, more information and interactive devices. XJ823 Original artwork by Kevin Nutter available in our gift shop and next year more of our aircraft by Kevin. See you next year.
Worried about Christmas shopping? Come and see us, we’ve got gifts galore for the aviation enthusiasts in your life. Open today from 1030, last entry 1615
A Hawker and two English Electrics
“Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full”. Throwback to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier trials of the Sea Chipmunk
The sun is setting on our season, with 31st October being our last opening day. We’re in the middle of half term season – why not bring the kids down? Fri-Sun 1030-1700.
Sunshine on Solway Aviation Museum this morning. Opening shortly, then last admissions at 1615
Rainbow over Solway Aviation Museum this morning. Looks like it’ll be changeable today
We had a visit yesterday from the South Lakeland MG Car Club. We even managed to arrange a rainbow over the Vulcan while they were taking photos!
Photographed at IWM North in Salford – Bristol-Siddeley (later R-R) Olympus engine. The power behind the Avro Vulcan.
Halloween weekend is here! Children get in free this weekend, with or without fancy dress. Open Fri-Sun from 1030 (last entry 1615), then we’re closed until Easter.
Tickets please! More progress on the Bedford crew bus renovation with all the seats reupholstered and installed.
That’s all folks – our 2021 season has now ended. An odd year, but we’re very grateful to those of you who have visited us and kept us going. We hope to see you in 2022!
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Percival P57 Sea Prince T1 under a moody evening sky in northern Cumbria. We’re still open Fri-Sun from 1030 throughout October.
We can’t promise sunshine today, but we do have an awful lot of exhibits to see inside our two large museum buildings!
English Electric Lighting depicted flying over Carlisle Castle. Original art by Kevin Nutter, Daffodil Lane Studio, Carlisle.
Love the clean lines of an English Electric Canberra
What is your favourite personal photo of our Avro Vulcan B2? Let us see it in the comments.
Isn’t our Jet Provost T4 looking good at the moment? Nicely spruced up earlier this year.
We were very pleased to welcome John Rattenbury to the museum today. John flew our de Havilland Vampire T11 (WZ515) during his flying training at 8FTS, RAF Swinderby, 60 years ago. He then went on to fly the Victor B1 with 10 Sqn at RAF Cottesmore, arriving there just in time for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
We’ve got three weekends left before we close for the winter at the end of October. We’ll be open Fri/Sat/Sun from 1030, last entry 1615. Come and see the progress we’ve made on numerous exhibits!
Solway Aviation Museum End of Season
Worried about Christmas shopping? Come and see us, we’ve got gifts galore for the aviation enthusiasts in your life. Open today from 1030, last entry 1615
A Hawker and two English Electrics
Navy’s aircraft carrier trials of the Sea Chipmunk
The sun is setting on our season, with 31st October being our last opening day. We’re in the middle of half term season – why not bring the kids down? Fri-Sun 1030-1700.
Rainbow over Solway Aviation Museum this morning. Looks like it’ll be changeable today
We had a visit yesterday from the South Lakeland MG Car Club. We even managed to arrange a rainbow over the Vulcan while they were taking photos!
Photographed at IWM North in Salford – Bristol-Siddeley (later R-R) Olympus engine. The power behind the Avro Vulcan.
Halloween weekend is here! Children get in free this weekend, with or without fancy dress. Open Fri-Sun from 1030 (last entry 1615), then we’re closed until Easter.
