The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is an aviation museum with more than 80 exhibits, including helicopters, autogyros and related displays. Its collection spans civilian and military aircraft, with landmark helicopters and exhibitions on the area’s aviation history.
- Location: Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8PP, England.
- Opening pattern: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday.
- Last admission: 3:30 p.m.
- Adult admission: £15; children aged 3–15: £8.50.
What to expect at the museum
The museum is arranged across one floor, with aircraft displayed in four main buildings alongside a shop and café. You can also see volunteers carrying out conservation work on collection helicopters in an area visible to visitors.
Open Cockpit Days are held regularly throughout the year. On these days, visitors can enter selected helicopters and have the controls explained by a guide; check the museum’s official site before you go for current visitor details.
The café operates during normal museum opening hours and serves pastries, sandwiches, hot and cold meals, drinks, snacks and ice creams.
Aircraft displays and collections
The collection traces technological developments in helicopter use through civilian and military aircraft. Highlights include two Queen’s Royal Flight helicopters, the Westland Lynx G-LYNX, a Vietnam Veteran Huey and a Russian Hind gunship.
G-LYNX set a helicopter world speed record of 400 kilometres per hour in 1986 over the Somerset Levels, and the museum says the record still stands. The Weston Aviation Heritage Hangar includes G-LYNX alongside Bristol Sycamore and Belvedere helicopters, a Sedbergh two-seat glider and a scale model of Weston Airport in the 1930s.
A separate Weston Aviation Exhibition, housed in a restored former pilots’ block, presents the history of aviation at Weston-super-Mare. For another local-history stop, what to know about Weston Museum offers a different subject to pair with aviation history.
Tickets, opening times and access
Admission costs £15 for adults, £8.50 for children aged 3–15, and £13.50 for seniors or concessions. Family tickets cost £36 for two adults and two children, or £38 for two adults and three children.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00–16:30
- Monday and Tuesday: closed
Last checked November 2026. Hours can change on holidays and for special events.
After completing a Gift Aid Annual Membership Form, you can have your admission ticket stamped. It then remains valid for 12 months and includes entry to most additional museum events during that period.
The museum is wheelchair accessible, with ramps where required, and a wheelchair is available to borrow from the entrance desk. A carer accompanying a mobility-restricted visitor is eligible for a concessionary ticket.
Only guide dogs and assistance dogs are permitted inside the museum and café; proof of assistance-dog status is required if a dog is not wearing its official harness or jacket.
Photography is allowed for private and personal use. Tripods are prohibited, and you must stay on the defined visitor route when taking photographs.
How do you get to The Helicopter Museum from Weston-super-Mare?
The museum is about a 12-minute drive from York Hotel. Its address is Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8PP, England.
By car, the museum is about a five-minute drive from Junction 21 of the M5. Follow the A370 towards Weston-super-Mare, then follow signs to the A371 and the museum. Parking is free, with spaces including designated bays for registered disabled visitors near the entrance; a ramp connects the car park to the museum.
First Bus runs a service from town that stops outside the museum on Locking Moor Road. Weston-super-Mare railway station is 10 minutes away by bus or taxi. If you are planning a fuller day in town, how to plan one day in Weston-super-Mare can help you shape the rest of your itinerary.
FAQs
How long does a visit to The Helicopter Museum take?
The museum is spread across four main display buildings on one floor, with a shop and café also on site.
Is parking available at The Helicopter Museum?
Yes. Parking is free, and designated spaces for registered disabled visitors are near the entrance.
Can you go inside the helicopters?
Visitors can enter selected helicopters during regular Open Cockpit Days, when a guide explains the controls.