Conservation Hangar Tours
8 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
14:00 - 15:00
Meet at the Flag Pole outside the Conservation Hangar
Free with museum admission
Booking required
Available as an add-on to your general admission ticket
Two visitors viewing the aircraft in the Conservation Hangar with a member of staff.
© Stewart Attwood
Two visitors viewing the aircraft in the Conservation Hangar with a member of staff.
© Stewart Attwood
See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free guided tours.
Join a member of our Visitor Experience team for a behind-the-scenes look in our Conservation hangar on a free guided daily tour at 14:00.
Find out about objects from the collection that aren’t normally on display and have the chance to see conservators at work.
- These tours are for adult individuals and small groups (up to six people only)
- For larger group enquiries, please contact Linda de Costa on 0131 247 4238
- Please meet at the Flag Pole outside the Conservation Hangar at 14:00
Percival Provost T.1 G-BDYG (left) and HS Buccaneer S.2B XT228 (right) aircraft.
McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II aircraft.
Further guidance
Getting here
National Museum of Flight
East Fortune Airfield
East Lothian
EH39 5LF
Ticketing
Your tour e-ticket(s) will be sent to you, along with your general admission e-ticket, as a pdf attachment when you make your booking. Both tickets will also be available to view in your online account.
If you cannot find your e-tickets and need assistance, please email info@nms.ac.uk during working hours.
Access
Tour access
Please meet at the Flag Pole outside the Conservation Hangar at 14:00. If it is raining please feel free to take your car up to the parking area behind Comet aircraft (or the accessible parking bays in front of Comet if a blue badge holder). The speed limit on site is strictly 10mpk. Please wear appropriate footwear and outerwear in case of bad weather.
There are toilets, including accessible toilets, available in the Conservation hangar.
Site access
The site is wheelchair accessible and wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge.
The hangars have ramped access, however, due to the historic nature of our collection, Concorde is not accessible to everyone.
Adapted toilets are available.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.
Find out more information here.
