Massive museum with lots to see and do.
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Date of visit: June 2016
Overall Rating
Good
This is a great museum where you could quite easily spend a whole day exploring! Perfect if you love aeroplanes and history. Much of the museum is open air, and access can be varied throughout. But in general, most of the exhibits are very easy to access.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
Wheelchair users will find most of the museum easy to access, however it is not possible to access the interior of the Concorde or the other passenger planes step-free. I watched a fantastic video documentary about the Concorde however, and it was amazing to see the footage and then step into the hangar where the massive plane was standing right in front of us. There were free audio guides to the plane as well. There is a vehicle which can transport visitors between hangars called the Airfield Explorer which I saw passing by many times during my visit. Every piece of video footage I watched had clear subtitles to accompany it, and there are lots of interactive exhibits throughout. There was great signage for hearing loops in many of the buildings, and there was ramped access to all hangars. Inside one of the hangars there was a wheelchair lift up to the main viewing platform, and there are plenty of seats throughout the whole museum if you need to rest.
Parking & Transport
Good
There is a large car park with multiple disabled access bays close to the main hangars. A bus service (121) runs between Haddington and North Berwick Mon-Sat which takes you right into the museum.
Accessible Toilets
Good
I saw numerous accessible loos throughout, and the one in the block I used was spacious with an emergency cord hanging all the way to the floor.
Staff
Excellent
Staff were lovely and really happy to chat!
