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Naval and Aeronautical History
Helicopters

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Welcome to the World's Largest Dedicated Helicopter Museum. The origins of the Helicopter Museum goes back to 1958, when the founder, aviation writer/historian Elfan ap Rees, began to build up a private collection of rotorcraft
documentation and artifacts.

Winner of the North Somerset Tourism Ambassador Awards 2006

The Helicopter Museum is Weston-super-Mare's largest undercover all weather attraction and a fun place for all the family, with a coffee shop, children's play area and a gift shop.

The Museum is Open Wednesday to Sunday all year,
and Open Daily through Easter and Summer period.

Admission Times are :

April to October - 10am to 5.30pm
November to March - 10am to 4.30pm
Summer Period: 18th July to 31st August 10am to 5.30pm
Closed Christmas/Boxing Day & News Years Day.

The Museum is always available to host your special event.

Birthday Party, Company Conference,
New product Promotion, Fashion Events.

The Helicopter Museum has over 80 helicopters in the collection with
the ones on display to the public being housed in the main display building.

The Helicopter Museum not only conserves full size helicopters but also has an extensive collection of all associated literature, manuals and artifacts. The museum also has a collection of literature, audio visual material and memorabilia which, when funds allow in the future, will form a world class rotary wing historical research facility at the museum.

If you have any material you wish to donate to The Helicopter Museum we can usually arrange collection, and the Helicopter Museum will preserve material you donate for future generations to enjoy and appreciate.

This year the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare has scheduled more dates than ever for its extremely popular “Helicopter Experience Flights”.
During the fifteen mile flight along the local coastline, passengers get the opportunity to view Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding countryside from a totally unique new angle, and at the same time learn how rotorcraft work and fly via commentary from the experienced pilot.
All flights take off and land from the museums very own active heliport (where you can often observe visiting military and civil aircraft).
For details, dates and information please call the museum on 01934 635227.