Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
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Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
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Septimo74
لندن, UK30 مساهمة
زوجان • مايو 2022
Once a month these fabulous volunteers open the museum for us with fantastic walking trip inside and around, through exhibitions with photos, original artifacts, twlling interesting stories, sharing historic data, showing movies even! They knowledge and enthusiasm is amazing and catchy! One of the best experiences of a micromuseum and tour.
Do not forget, they have a gift shop too!
Do not forget, they have a gift shop too!
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Dr. Pranab K Prabhakaran
ثيروفانانثابورام, الهندمساهمتيْن
بمفردك • مايو 2022
The compilation of nascent aviation history with origins of air traffic control system was quite a learning. A different experience from a routine travel perspective. Something for an aviation history buff....
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Pierre W
مساهمة
زوجان • مايو 2022
A must do in Croydon and if wanting to visit something about London history, a great candidate! Croydon Airport is a trip in time, and a tribute to aviation.
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LFleet
بورنمورث, UK6 مساهمات
مايو 2022
If you want to learn a little more about Croydon's rich local history, this is the place for you.
The volunteers are very knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic. You can walk around the main room, which has historical pictures, timelines of the airport, a table of informative books you can buy, and a small cafe in the corner. When you enter, you are greeted by the volunteers that ask for a small donation to allow them to continue the great work that they do.
The tour takes you around the outside of the building, and the guide paints a picture of what the airport looked like when it was open. They take you back inside to the main area to watch a video of an excellent CGI reconstruction of what someone at the time would have experienced coming into the airport. You are then guided up to the control tower whilst passing many historical pictures of people working in the airport. After walking around the control tower, you are brought back to the main area where the tour finishes. (This is based on my experience of the tour)
The control tower was well laid out with different activities for you to do to experience what they would have had to do back when it was operational. If you look at the pictures in the corridors walking up to the tower, you can work out where people would have worked, which was incredible to imagine. The museum underneath is full of the original pieces from the planes and instruments.
I can see only one possible downside. There could have been some signs at the front saying that you can park in the front car park because the sign for the visitors centre could be misunderstood to mean that you should park at the back of the building.
I highly recommend, and if you get a chance at the end of the tour, go and look at the Purley Way Lido diving boards that can be seen across the road.
The volunteers are very knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic. You can walk around the main room, which has historical pictures, timelines of the airport, a table of informative books you can buy, and a small cafe in the corner. When you enter, you are greeted by the volunteers that ask for a small donation to allow them to continue the great work that they do.
The tour takes you around the outside of the building, and the guide paints a picture of what the airport looked like when it was open. They take you back inside to the main area to watch a video of an excellent CGI reconstruction of what someone at the time would have experienced coming into the airport. You are then guided up to the control tower whilst passing many historical pictures of people working in the airport. After walking around the control tower, you are brought back to the main area where the tour finishes. (This is based on my experience of the tour)
The control tower was well laid out with different activities for you to do to experience what they would have had to do back when it was operational. If you look at the pictures in the corridors walking up to the tower, you can work out where people would have worked, which was incredible to imagine. The museum underneath is full of the original pieces from the planes and instruments.
I can see only one possible downside. There could have been some signs at the front saying that you can park in the front car park because the sign for the visitors centre could be misunderstood to mean that you should park at the back of the building.
I highly recommend, and if you get a chance at the end of the tour, go and look at the Purley Way Lido diving boards that can be seen across the road.
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Ann W
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العائلة • أبريل 2022
Enjoyable afternoon at Croydon aerodrome visitor centre. Very friendly and guides very knowledgeable. Entry is free but with suggested donation of £6 per person proves excellent value for money. Lots to see and do. Ideally situated near retail park that includes plenty of fast food outlets.
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Sarah C
لندن, UK31 مساهمة
زوجان • مارس 2022
Really excellent guided tour. The staff and volunteers are knowledgeable and friendly, full of interesting facts. I’d highly recommend this.
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Debbie H
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الأصدقاء • أبريل 2022
What a fantastic tour of the airport building. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides. Video to watch of how the artist thinks the airport would have functioned in the 1930’s.
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Marko
12 مساهمة
زوجان • أبريل 2022
Great historic airport tour by Ian and the team, very interesting knowing the history of the airport and aviation in general in the 1900s. The tour starts with a intro of the Croydon airport, inside and outside and ends in a few rooms inside the airport such as control tower room. Great experience and definitely worth visiting!
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Ann R
Castel Volturno, إيطاليا55 مساهمة
مارس 2022
Went to visit here on Sunday. Was totally surprised with this tour was very interesting and would recommend it to anyone who is intersted in air travel
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John F
Buckinghamshire, UK460 مساهمة
مارس 2022
A very well organised guided tour. Different volunteers cover different parts of the tour - so a change of voice every so often. Even the welcome at the door was professional, warm and efficient.
The highlight for me was a very well put together CGI film of a passenger journey through the airport in the 1930s. Everyone was glued to the screen.
We drove for 90 minutes to get here - and it was well worth the journey, let alone the "suggested £6 donation". This is value for money at twice this price!
Whether you are interested in Croydon, London, aviation, archiecture or social history, you will find this fascinating.
Large free car park. Clean toilets. No refreshments, but the retail park opposite has a McDonalds and Costa.
Ideal Sunday morning outing.
The highlight for me was a very well put together CGI film of a passenger journey through the airport in the 1930s. Everyone was glued to the screen.
We drove for 90 minutes to get here - and it was well worth the journey, let alone the "suggested £6 donation". This is value for money at twice this price!
Whether you are interested in Croydon, London, aviation, archiecture or social history, you will find this fascinating.
Large free car park. Clean toilets. No refreshments, but the retail park opposite has a McDonalds and Costa.
Ideal Sunday morning outing.
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Is Waddon station British rail
HistoricCroydonAirport
Croydon, UK3 مساهمات
Thanks for the enquiry.
Waddon Station is now under Southern Rail.
HTH
magwats
Peterborough, UK38 مساهمة
I use a disabled buggy is the museum accessible/ suitable to visit with lifts etc
HistoricCroydonAirport
Croydon, UK3 مساهمات
Hello.
Thank you for your enquiry.
The museum is located on the top two floors of the Control,Tower and also has a large display area on the ground floor of the main building. The ground floor has full disabled accessibility and there is a lift up to the museum level. Only one floor of the museum has disability access.
I hope the above helps and we look forward to seeing you.
359jayne
Surrey, UKمساهمتيْن
Nearest station?
LoveTravelUKdotcom
South East England, UK24 مساهمة
Nearest station is Waddon Station.
Just wondering what it costs???
malcolm a
Croydon, UK14 مساهمة
far as I know it is still a donation entry is free. It is well worth seeing. Croydon could have been as was Heathrow!!!