De Havilland Aircraft Museum, London Colney

Name: De Havilland Aircraft Museum
Address: Salisbury Hall, London Colney, AL2 1BU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1727 826400

#1 among attractions in London Colney

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture

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De Havilland Aircraft Museum, London Colney

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The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, formerly the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, is a volunteer-run aviation museum in London Colney, Hertfordshire, England. The collection is built around the definitive prototype and restoration shops for the de Havilland Mosquito and also includes several examples of the de Havilland Vampire – the third operational jet aircraft in the world. The museum is the largest such museum devoted to one manufacturer in the country. ()

Established: 1959 (66 years ago)Coordinates: 51°42'40"N, 0°16'19"W

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Salisbury HallLondon Colney AL2 1BU United Kingdom

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+44 1727 826400

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Day trips

De Havilland Aircraft Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Watling Chase Timberland Trail, All Saints Pastoral Centre, Fir and Pond Woods, Watling Chase Community Forest.

1.4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Watling Chase Timberland Trail, Shenley
36 min walk • The Watling Chase Timberland Trail is a 10.5 mile footpath in the Watling Chase Community Forest in Hertfordshire. It starts at Elstree & Borehamwood railway station, where it links with the London Loop, and goes mainly through farmland and parks.
1.2 miW
Church
All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney
32 min walk • All Saints Pastoral Centre was a conference and retreat centre at London Colney on the southern outskirts of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The All Saints building was designed by Leonard Stokes in 1899 and built in 1901, originally as a convent for the Anglican Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Fir and Pond Woods, St Albans
33 min walk • Fir and Pond Woods is a 29 hectare nature reserve in Potters Bar in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is two separate woods, with Fir Wood connected by a short footpath to the large Pond Wood to the south.
1.3 miSW
Park
Watling Chase Community Forest, Shenley
33 min walk • Watling Chase Community Forest is an area of 72 square miles located in north London and south Hertfordshire around the towns of Potters Bar, Radlett, Borehamwood and Barnet.
1.3 miW
National park
Broad Colney Lakes, St Albans
33 min walk • Broad Colney Lakes is an 11 hectare nature reserve previously managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in London Colney in Hertfordshire.