Fleet Air Arm Museum, Ilchester

Name: Fleet Air Arm Museum
Address: RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, BA22 8HW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1935 840565

#4 among attractions in Ilchester

Military museum, History museum, Museum

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The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships, and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation. It is located on RNAS Yeovilton airfield, and the museum has viewing areas where visitors can watch military aircraft take off and land. At the entrance to the museum are anchors from HMS Ark Royal and HMS Eagle, fleet carriers which served the Royal Navy until the 1970s. It is located 7 miles north of Yeovil, and 40 miles south of Bristol. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°0'55"N, 2°38'9"W

Address

RNAS YeoviltonIlchester BA22 8HW United Kingdom

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+44 1935 840565

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Day trips

Fleet Air Arm Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Huish Park, Lytes Cary, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Church of St Mary Major.

4.8 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Huish Park, Yeovil
123 min walk • Huish Park is a football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The stadium has been home to Yeovil Town F.C. since its completion in 1990, following their relocation from Huish.
2 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Lytes Cary, Yeovil
51 min walk • Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries.
0.4 miW
Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovil
11 min walk • The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships, and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation.
2.2 miSW
Church
Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester
57 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary Major in Ilchester, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.6 miE
Forts and castles
Cadbury Castle
117 min walk • Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the civil parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and has been associated with King Arthur's legendary court at Camelot.
5 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil
129 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, is a Church of England Parish Church. The church was built in the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The tower, which was built around 1480, is 92 feet high, in four stages with set-back offset corner buttresses.
2.3 miSW
Museum
Ilchester Museum, Ilchester
59 min walk • Ilchester Museum is a small local museum in Ilchester, Somerset, England. The museum is housed within the Ilchester Town Hall, which was built between 1812 and 1816, incorporating parts of a 17th-century building on the same site.
4.3 miSW
Garden, Park
Tintinhull Garden, Yeovil
109 min walk • Tintinhull Garden, located in Tintinhull, near Yeovil in the English county of Somerset, is a small 20th century garden surrounding a 17th-century Grade I listed house. The property is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is visited by around 25,000 people per year.
4.9 miS
50°56'49"N • 2°36'35"W
ready2climb Adventure Zone, Yeovil
124 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
4.5 miSW
Church
Church of St Margaret
114 min walk • The Church of St Margaret in Tintinhull, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. There was a church in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building.
3.4 miNE
Museum
Haynes International Motor Museum
86 min walk • Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford near Yeovil in Somerset, England, contains over 400 cars and motorcycles and a collection of other automobilia. The museum was established in 1985 by John Harold Haynes OBE. It is a registered charity under English law.