Boxted Airfield Museum

Very informative a must for everyone especially local people..

Very nice bit small but quite a bit to look at

Super local museum about a hugely significant airfield.. You can book for a private tour or visit on Sundays. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable. Donations are voluntary.

Heritage open day today so we popped in to take a look. Amazing to think this was an operational airbase during WW2, as all the airstrips and much of the other infrastructure has disappeared under agricultural fields. Interesting history of the site, housed in 2 replica nissen huts, plus an original Link trainer, an early ground based simulator used to train pilots before they were let loose on the real planes! Fascinating stuff. Hats off to the people keeping this history alive.

Open once a month. Great little museum with 4 exhibitions, such as the airfield history, the serving personnel history, the aeroplane history, and the early training flight simulator. The volunteers were interested in explaining about all things Boxted related. Took about 3 hours with all there was to see read and chat about. Pop-up cafe available at ticket office.

I went to see it with my Son yesterday who has a Interest in World war 2 and aeroplanes, we couldn't have been made more welcome, the people who volunteer are very knowledgeable and were enthusiastic about what they were trying to promote and preserve. We were there for a couple of hours and what they have on display is very interesting and nicely placed.We hope to come back again in the future and wish the place all the success it deserves, if you do go please donate as it helps them in Keeping this valuable history alive for future generations!

This museum is only open the last Sunday off the month march to October Inc and it is maned by a highly band of enthusiasts from the committee and board off trustees and nothing is to much for them.The contents of the museum tell you a piece off local history you may not know existed this place is a little gem and well worth a visit.

A nice enough little museum. Easy to find because it was well signposted. Plenty of parking. A couple of huts with a variety of things to look at. And another hut even has half an aircraft - a maurader - with the relevant information on it. The volunteers are well informed and keen to pass on their knowledge. There is a lot of reading to the exhibits relating to the lives of the service men, but it is interesting to read about their lives during their stay at Boxted and indeed their lives after the war in some cases. There is even a little hut where you can buy some books, badges and other things to remind you of your visit. Coffee is offered as well and as it was a nice day we were able to sit outside but I don't know what would happen if the weather changed. We enjoyed the visit to the memorial at the end of the runway as well. I have edited this review on reflection that we did enjoy the visit.

The museum is not open often but yhis was a special pfe-booked tour. The museum is quite small but has some interesting items and an impressive display of tales of the US servicemen who spent time here in WW2, either from the men themselves or their families. We will remember them.