Wings Museum

#1510 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Wings Museum is an aviation museum located in Sussex, United Kingdom. It is housed in a 12,000 square feet hangar-like former farm building in Brantridge Lane, between Handcross and Balcombe. The museum displays mainly World War II-related flying memorabilia and equipment which have been donated, or which have been recovered and restored by volunteers. ()

Coordinates: 51°3'37"N, 0°10'6"W

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Brantridge LaneBalcombe RH17 6JT EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 7769 688064

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Wings Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nymans, Broadfield Stadium, Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Tilgate Park.

1.4 miSW
Park, Vernacular architecture, Garden
Nymans, Haywards Heath
37 min walk • Nymans is an English garden to the east of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England. The garden was developed, starting in the late 19th century, by three generations of the Messel family, and was brought to renown by Leonard Messel.
3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
76 min walk • The Broadfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Crawley, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crawley Town F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 6,134 people, and is owned by Crawley Borough Council.
2.6 miN
51°5'54"N • 0°10'12"W
Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Crawley
68 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.4 miN
Park
Tilgate Park, Crawley
61 min walk • Tilgate Park is a large recreational park situated south of Tilgate, South-East Crawley. It is the largest and most popular park in the area.
2.4 miN
Nature, Lake
Tilgate Lake, Crawley
62 min walk • Tilgate Lake is the biggest of three lakes at Tilgate Park, and remains a popular water activity centre and tourist attraction in Crawley, West Sussex.Tilgate Lake has a wide variety of outdoor activities open to the general public, such as archery, canoeing, fishing, kayaking...
2.9 miSE
Bridge
Ouse Valley Viaduct, Haywards Heath
75 min walk • The Ouse Valley Viaduct carries the London-Brighton Railway Line over the River Ouse in Sussex. It is located to the north of Haywards Heath and to the south of Balcombe.
2.8 miE
Park
Ardingly Reservoir, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
73 min walk • Ardingly Reservoir is west of Ardingly in West Sussex. The southern end is a 74.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by South East Water. The reservoir feeds the River Ouse located in West Sussex, England 5 miles north of Haywards Heath.
2.9 miN
Park
Tilgate Forest, Crawley
74 min walk • Tilgate Forest is a 6.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Crawley Borough Council and is part of Tilgate Park. This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland.
3.1 miNE
Monastery
Worth Abbey
80 min walk • The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1933, the abbey is part of the English Benedictine Congregation. As of 2020, the monastic community had 21 monks.
3.4 miE
Church
St Peter's Church
88 min walk • St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
3.5 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Hawth Theatre, Crawley
91 min walk • The Hawth Theatre is an arts and entertainment complex located in 38 acres of woodland about 0.5 mi from the town centre of the English town of Crawley. It is wholly owned by Crawley Borough Council and is currently operated by Parkwood Theatres.