Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Chichester

Name: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Address: Gamecock Terrace, Chichester, PO20 2ES, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1243 790090

#5 among attractions in Chichester

Museum, Military museum, History museum

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Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Chichester

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The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is a museum located on the former site of RAF Tangmere, West Sussex. The museum was opened in June 1982. Many aerospace exhibits covering the First World War to the Cold War are on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines. ()

Established: 1982 (42 years ago)Coordinates: 50°50'48"N, 0°42'53"W

Address

Gamecock TerraceChichester PO20 2ES United Kingdom

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+44 1243 790090

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Day trips

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fontwell Park Racecourse, Goodwood House, Goodwood Circuit, Priory Park.

2.6 miE
Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue
Fontwell Park Racecourse, Walberton
67 min walk • Fontwell Park Racecourse is a horse racing course located in the village of Fontwell in West Sussex, England, owned by ARC Racing. It features an oval hurdles course. Fontwell Park was founded by Alfred Day who trained racehorses at The Hermitage, by the Chichester to Arundel road, from 1887.
2 miNW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Goodwood House, Sussex Downs AONB
52 min walk • Goodwood House is a country house and estate covering 4,900 hectares in Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex, England and is the seat of the Duke of Richmond. The house was built in about 1600 and is a Grade I listed building.
2.1 miNW
Outdoor activities, Tours, Sport
Goodwood Circuit, Chichester
55 min walk • Goodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both two- and four-wheeled motorsport in the United Kingdom. The 2.367-mile circuit is situated near Chichester, West Sussex, close to the south coast of England, on the estate of Goodwood House, and completely encircles Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
2.7 miW
Park
Priory Park, Chichester
70 min walk • Priory Park is a public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England, operated by Chichester District Council. It is situated in the north-east quadrant of Chichester City centre.
2.7 miW
Park
Oaklands Park, Chichester
70 min walk • Oaklands Park is a public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England.
2.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
70 min walk • Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962. The smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989.
2.6 miW
Park
Litten Gardens, Chichester
66 min walk • Litten Gardens is a public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England. The park is maintained by Chichester City Council. Chichester War Memorial is located within the park.
2.4 miN
Windmill
Halnaker Windmill, Sussex Downs AONB
62 min walk • Halnaker Windmill is a tower mill which stands on Halnaker Hill, northeast of Chichester, Sussex, England. The Mill is reached by a public footpath from the north end of Halnaker, where a track follows the line of Stane Street before turning west to the hilltop.
1 miN
Monastery, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Boxgrove Priory, Chichester
25 min walk • Boxgrove Priory is a ruined priory in the village of Boxgrove in Sussex. It was founded in the 12th century.
2.2 miN
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Art museum
Cass Sculpture Foundation, Sussex Downs AONB
57 min walk • The Cass Sculpture Foundation was a charitable commissioning body based in Goodwood, Sussex, England. The Foundation's 26 acre grounds were home to an ever-changing display of 80 monumental sculptures, all of which were available for sale with the proceeds going directly to artists.
2.7 miW
Forts and castles
Chichester Castle, Chichester
69 min walk • Chichester Castle stood in the city of the same name in West Sussex. Shortly after the Norman Conquest of England, Roger de Montgomery ordered the construction of a castle at Chichester.