Avro museum at Woodford (ex aerodrome)

[JASR]

I went to the museum today.

Avro Heritage Museum | Aviation | Woodford | Stockport

The Avro Heritage Museum is an aviation museum on the old Woodford airfield near Stockport and south of Manchester, Cheshire.

www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk

Really good.

Gorgeous Vulcan parked outside. 3 cockpit chats available (pay extra) - Lancaster cut off replica, Vulcan cut off, VC10 cutoff. (I think there’s a nimrod cut off as well, but wasn’t available)
‘simple’ flight simulator.
VR experience of a Lancaster bomber raid.
Lots of models and details about Avro products.

The staff (all volunteers) were marvellous, and most seemed to have worked on the site.

It was odd driving through the (still being built) housing estate to get to it. But lovely to see the Vulcan - fond memories of it banking over the crowd at air show in my youth there.

 

[andyhinch]

I went to the museum today.

Avro Heritage Museum | Aviation | Woodford | Stockport

The Avro Heritage Museum is an aviation museum on the old Woodford airfield near Stockport and south of Manchester, Cheshire.

www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk

Really good.

Gorgeous Vulcan parked outside. 3 cockpit chats available (pay extra) - Lancaster cut off replica, Vulcan cut off, VC10 cutoff. (I think there’s a nimrod cut off as well, but wasn’t available)
‘simple’ flight simulator.
VR experience of a Lancaster bomber raid.
Lots of models and details about Avro products.
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The staff (all volunteers) were marvellous, and most seemed to have worked on the site.

It was odd driving through the (still being built) housing estate to get to it. But lovely to see the Vulcan - fond memories of it banking over the crowd at air show in my youth there.

you should have gone in the thieves neck for lunch, great steak and kidney pie

 

[west didsblue]

you should have gone in the thieves neck for lunch, great steak and kidney pie

And a decent pint of Robbies

 

[JASR]

you should have gone in the thieves neck for lunch, great steak and kidney pie

Didn't have a chance! There's a new pub at the entrance to the estate called 'The Aviator'.

 

[andyhinch]

Didn't have a chance! There's a new pub at the entrance to the estate called 'The Aviator'.

I’ve heard it’s ok but not been in, the thieves was my local for a few years, good pub

 

[JASR]

you should have gone in the thieves neck for lunch, great steak and kidney pie

Had to google that - Davenport arms!

Just a Bit out of my a ‘walking’ area back in the day.

 

[BlueMoonday]

Didn't have a chance! There's a new pub at the entrance to the estate called 'The Aviator'.

It is decent for food

 

[BlueMoonday]

Had to google that - Davenport arms!

Just a Bit out of my a ‘walking’ area back in the day.

Nice in there as well, cosey pub

 

[Fred_Quimby]

My wife's sisters husband (brother in law??) Was a big wig there. Been retired 30 years now.

 

[blue for life]

Didn’t know there is a museum there! Used to go to the air show in the 70s and loved it. First time I flew in a plane on a pleasure flight there. Good times!