Fuel their imaginations with a visit to the Royal Air Force Museum London!

Why not fuel their imaginations and get the entire family working together exploring the Royal Air Force Museum and the fun side of flight?

Visit the Museum’s newly refurbished Battle of Britain Hall and get up close a personal to aircraft that flew in the Battle itself.

Be amazed by the 5m high statue of Sir Keith Park and take in our free emotive sound and light show 'Our Finest Hour' about 'The Few' which runs daily from 1pm to 5pm in the Hall.

Don't forget to visit the Hall's Mezzanine level, which is currently showing the Battle of Britain Art Exhibition or to visit Winston Churchill as he gives his Battle of Britain Speech to the nation from his office in No.10 Downing Street.

Then leave the Hall by taking a trip through an interactive Sunderland Flying Boat - ideal for fascinating the younger members of the family.

Other areas of interest for younger visitors include the Museum's free 3D cinema, on the top floor of our Milestones of Flight Gallery, plus its 'control tower' viewing Gallery onto the aircraft below and the Museum’s interactive Gallery for children 'Aeronauts' where they can learn about the principles of flight by participating in a series of interactive experiments. They may think that they are playing, but in reality, they will be learning…and as a special treat why not round off your visit with a simulator flight with the Red Arrows? Height restrictions apply.

The Royal Air Force Museum offers an outdoor picnic area all year round, plus an indoor picnic area at weekends and outside of school term times.

It possesses a café, Wings, in Historic Hangars, which serves teas, coffees, cold drinks and a selection of hot and cold snacks plus a fully licensed restaurant Wings that serves a wide selection of hot and cold meals as well as sandwiches, hot and cold snacks and hot and cold drinks.

During the summer months the Museum holds a daily barbeque by its outdoor picnic area, subject to weather conditions, and has an ice-cream shack selling a range of organic products.

All food served at the Museum is ethically sourced and prepared on site on the day of your purchase. The museum also offers a range of Fair Trade products as well as vegetarian options at both its Wessex Café and Wings Restaurant, as well a fresh fruit, healthy snack packs for children and a range of fruit juices.

The Museum sells a full range of affordable RAF branded gifts from pens, pencils and stationery to T-shirts, caps and pilot uniforms. The shop also offers a large range of RAF Toys, including a very adorable Museum bear, model aircraft kits, videos and books about aviation and the history of the RAF suitable for children.

Each Gallery offers disabled toilets and baby changing rooms. Please follow the signage.

Milk warming equipment for bottles is available on request from our Wings Restaurant. Please ask a member of staff.

The Royal Air Force Museum is signposted within easy reach of the A5, A41, M1 (junction 4 southbound) and North Circular A406 roads. Just follow the brown and white tourist signs. If you’re using SatNav please input our road name, “Grahame Park Way” not our postcode, as this has been incorrectly indexed on some systems. If your system will not accept Grahame Park Way, please enter the postcode NW9 5QW, this is the postcode for the small industrial estate which is located next door to the Museum. If you’re visiting us by public transport please take the Edgware Branch of the Northern Line to Colindale tube station, the Museum is only a short walk along Grahame Park Way. Alternatively, you can take the Thames Link to Mill Hill Broadway, and catch bus number 303 to the Museum, which also runs from outside Colindale Tube Station. This will drop you directly outside our main gates. If you require any additional assistance reaching us, whilst on your way, ring for mobile phone website details where you can find directions and interactive maps on how to reach us.

To help you get more out of your museum visit, the museum has created a range of free downloadable trails and quizbooks for its various Halls. To download these trails contact us for web details.

Also as the site is a former airfield, not all the aircraft Halls are next to one another. Therefore, we would suggest that you check the weather forecast before visiting and if the weather looks inclement don’t forget to bring an umbrella.

The museum offers a series of free family events and craft workshops for kids throughout the year. For details contact us directly.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Royal Air Force Museum London, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/