Originally posted by Athena3
Heck, Replicant, send us directions!! Sounds like a couple of great museums. We need to look into one of the Duxford airshows too. I think there's a good one in July if I remember the schedule correctly.
Hi Athena, if you go to both the links below you should be able to find directions.
Duxford http://www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/index.htmDuxford is just south of Cambridge, so if you travel west briefly on the A14, then A11 and then A505 you'll get straight there - if you're only north of Newmarket then it only looks a 25 mile drive ( only a 30-45 min drive?)
Hendon & Cosford http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/Cosford is on the west side of Birmingham, near to Telford so it's quite a drive and a little awkward. If you travel all the way west on the A14 until it joins on the M6. Follow the M6 on the north Birmingham ring-road and then join the M54 at Junc 10A. RAF Cosford is just off Junc 3 - follow signs for museum. It's probably about 150 miles.
Hendon is similar route to Duxford. Follow A14, A11, M11 (south) until M25 London ringroad - take M25 West to Junc 23 and take A1 South into London. Hendon is about 8-10 miles south. Overall it's about 80-85 miles.
Incidently, if you carry on the M25 for one more Junction (Junc 22) you will find the De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre
http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/index2.html and
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/dehav/mosqmus.htmHere's you'll find the Mosquito prototype, a couple more Mossies and other DH aircraft. This is actually where the prototype was built!
Enjoy!