Sywell Aviation Museum

#1052 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Sywell Aviation Museum is based at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire, England. It is sited in the aircraft viewing car park at the Aerodrome. It documents the history of flying in Northamptonshire from the early days to the present day with particular emphasis on the Second World War. The museum is run by the Sywell Aviation Museum Trust and is run by volunteers; it is closed during the winter months and reopens each Easter Saturday. ()

Coordinates: 52°18'7"N, 0°47'14"W

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Hall Farm Sywell Airport Business Park Wellingborough RoadSywell NN6 0BN EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 7968 061708

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

Nearby attractions include: Swansgate Shopping Centre, Billing Aquadrome, All Saints' Church, Sywell Country Park.

4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swansgate Shopping Centre, Wellingborough
103 min walk • The Swansgate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town centre of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It is the second largest shopping centre in Northamptonshire after the Grosvenor Centre in Northampton. It was built in the early 1970s and was originally known as the Arndale Centre.
4.1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Theme park
Billing Aquadrome
105 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque Northamptonshire countryside, Billing Aquadrome is a premier leisure resort renowned for its extensive range of outdoor sports and family activities. Spanning over 235 acres of lush parkland, this sport venue offers a unique getaway...
2.9 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Architecture
All Saints' Church, Northampton
74 min walk • All Saints' Church, Earls Barton is a noted Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. It is estimated that the building dates from the later tenth century, shortly after Danish raids on England.
1.5 miS
Park
Sywell Country Park
38 min walk • Sywell Country Park exists on the site of a former drinking water reservoir near the village of Sywell in East Northamptonshire, England. The reservoir was built at the turn of the 20th century to supply water to the Higham Ferrers and Rushden areas.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pitsford Water
97 min walk • Pitsford Water or Pitsford Reservoir is a 413 hectare reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Brixworth in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Anglian Water, which manages it as a water park for walking, cycling, fishing, sailing and birdwatching.
4.2 miE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
The Castle Theatre, Wellingborough
107 min walk • Castle Theatre Wellingborough is located in the town of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The Castle was opened in 1995 as a community resource organisation on the site of Wellingborough's Old Cattle Market. Facilities include: Main House Theatre with 503 seats.
4.4 miSE
Park
Summer Leys
113 min walk • Summer Leys is a local nature reserve at Wollaston in the Upper Nene Valley, in Northamptonshire, England. It is owned by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
4 miE
52°18'9"N • 0°41'37"W
All Hallows Church Wellingborough, Wellingborough
101 min walk • Church
3.9 miE
City hall
Croyland Abbey, Wellingborough
101 min walk • Croyland Abbey is a Grade II-listed manor house, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
2.8 miSW
Park
Crowfields Common, Northampton
72 min walk • Crowfields Common is an 8.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Moulton in Northamptonshire. It is owned and managed by Moulton Parish Council. The site is grassland which has surviving medieval ridge and furrow. There are also mature trees and hedgerows, and a flower meadow. There is access from Dove's Lane.
2.6 miNW
Church
St Mary & All Saints' Church
65 min walk • St Mary & All Saints' Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Holcot. It is a Grade II listed building and stands on the west side of Main Street. There was presumably a church at Holcot by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such.