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East Fortune · Museum
Museum of Flight
Museum of Flight is a proper half-day outing on a large historic airfield, not a quick indoor museum loop. Families can see Concorde, move through substantial aircraft hangars and find hands-on content for children, but there is plenty of outdoor walking between buildings. Choose it when aircraft are the main draw and everyone is happy with a bigger site that is only partly sheltered.
- Best for
- Aircraft-loving children and mixed-age families
- Entry
- Paid museum · under-fives free
- Weather
- Indoor hangars · outdoor walks
- Visit length
- A generous half day
Our family take
Concorde gives aircraft-loving children a reason to come, and Fantastic Flight adds hands-on challenges about flying and building aeroplanes. Leave time for the main hangars and a lunch break. The airfield is spread out, so this works best when you can give it a generous half day.
- Aircraft access. Concorde and the Boeing 707 can only be boarded by stairs. The Comet is currently closed for essential maintenance; check for updates before travelling.
- Weather. Bring coats for the walks between buildings. This is only partly sheltered, even though the main galleries are indoors.
The practical details
Plan your visit
- Opening times
- Apr-Oct: open daily 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Nov-Mar: weekends only 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Closed 25-26 Dec and 1-2 Jan.
- Tickets
- Adult £15 in advance / £16 on the day, Child (5-15) £10 in advance / £11 on the day, Under 5s free. Check the current ticket page before travelling.
- Booking
- Advance tickets give you a timed entry slot and a lower price. Tickets can be booked up to six weeks ahead; check the booking page for the day you want.
- Last entry
- Last entry is 4:00 PM from April to October or 3:00 PM from November to March.
- Address
- East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, EH39 5LF
- Parking
- Free parking is available on site, although charges may apply during special events.
ParkingCafé or restaurantGift shopToiletsBaby changingPacked lunch space
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Make it work for your family
What children can do
You can walk through Concorde’s passenger cabin and look inside the cockpit. The Boeing 707 cabin and cockpit are in the same hangar, but both aircraft need stairs to board.
Fantastic Flight has three hands-on galleries about how aeroplanes fly, how they are built and the skills pilots need. Children can try navigation and landing challenges, which gives the visit more variety than aircraft displays alone.
Aircraft-loving preschoolers may enjoy the big planes; school-age children are more likely to get something from the flight science and history. With younger children, choose a few highlights and leave room for breaks.
Prams, stairs and sensory planning
The hangars have ramped access and the wider site is wheelchair accessible. A pram can help with the distances between buildings, but it will not take you aboard the aircraft: Concorde and the Boeing 707 require stairs.
If walking across the airfield is difficult, visitors with mobility difficulties may drive between the hangars, with accessible parking around the site and a 10mph speed limit. Check the access guide before travelling if you need help with a particular part of the visit.
There are accessible toilets and baby changing in the Museum Shop, Concorde Experience and Fantastic Flight. There is no Changing Places toilet on site.
Sensory backpacks are available from the Museum Shop information desk, and a visual story can help you prepare. Check the current relaxed-morning dates if a calmer visit would suit your family.
Lunch and baby facilities
The Aviator Café opens during museum opening hours and has a children’s menu. Highchairs are available on a first come, first served basis.
You can bring your own lunch. There are outdoor picnic areas and an indoor Packed Lunch Room near the Military Aviation hangar, so lunch does not depend on dry weather.
Toilets are spread around the site. For accessible toilets and baby changing near the café, head to the Concorde Experience hangar.
Arrival and ticket choices
The museum is at East Fortune Airfield in East Lothian. Ordinary parking is free, with possible charges at special events. The 121 bus serves the museum between Haddington and North Berwick; check a current timetable and your return connection before setting off.
Under-fives enter free. National Museums Scotland members, National Art Pass holders and an accompanying essential carer also have free entry. A 15% family discount is advertised; check the booking terms for your group rather than assuming it applies to every ticket combination.
What else to plan
Give the museum the main part of your day. If everyone still has energy, North Berwick is a more useful place for a meal or a gentle change of scene than adding another big museum visit.
For a different day in Edinburgh, the National Museum of Scotland has free general entry and indoor family galleries. Dynamic Earth is a paid indoor alternative for children who enjoy Earth and space stories. These are alternatives, rather than nearby stops to squeeze into this half day.
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