East Midlands Aeropark



The Aeropark is both an aviation museum and a viewing area where you can study the preserved planes of yesteryear or watch the modern aircraft of today taking-off and landing at a growing international passenger and cargo airport. Within the Aeropark there are two viewing mounds which are just 170 metres north of the main east/west runway of the airport (runway 09 threshold). The mound at the eastern end of the Aeropark is the height of the airport perimeter fence which gives an unrestricted view across the airport perfect for taking photographs.
East Midlands Aeropark Hill Top, Castle Donington Derby, DE74 2PR Tel: 01332 850591 Website	(click map for directions)

Opening times: 2024
April to October (incl. Bank Holidays): 11am to 5pm - Thurs, Sat, Sun (last entry at 4pm) November to March 10am to 3pm - Sundays only (last entry at 2pm)

Admission Prices:
Adults (17 and above) - £5.00 Children (5 -16 years)- £3.00 Under 5's - Free *Annual Season passes available – Adult £30 / Family (2 Adults/3 Children) £60 / Senior Single £20 / Senior Couple £35

Amenities:
Free car park with accessible space Viewing mounds overlooking airport runway and cargo area Picnic Benches Indoor & Outdoor exhibits Gift Shop including sales of hot and cold drinks, snacks, and ice creams Toilets including accessible toilets

Aircraft exhibits:
Aérospatiale Gazelle - XX457 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - G-BEOZ Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT.20 - WM224 Avro Vulcan B.2 - XM575 BAC Lightning F.53 - ZF588 BAe Nimrod R1 - XW664 Beagle 206x - G-ARRM Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B - XV350 Britten SA.1 Sheriff - G-FRJB De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - WP784 De Havilland Dove - G-ANUW De Havilland Vampire T.11 - XD534 De Havilland Vampire T.11 - XD447 De Havilland Sea Venom FAW22 - XG737 English Electric Canberra T.17 - WH740 Gloster Meteor NF13 (cockpit) - WM367 Gloster Meteor NF14 - WS760 Handley Page Jetstream T1 - XX494 Hawker Hunter T.7 - XL569 Hawker Hunter GA.11 - WV382 Hawker Hunter FR.10 - XJ714 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 - XP568 Percival Provost - WW442 Sepecat Jaguar GR3A - XZ369 Vickers VC10 (Front Section) - XV108 Vickers Vanguard 953C (cockpit) - G-APES Vickers Varsity T.1 - WL626 Vickers Viscount 804 (cockpit) - G-CSZB Westland Sea King HC.4 - ZD477 Westland Wessex HC.2 - XT604 Westland Whirlwind Srs 3 [VR-BEP] - XG588 Westland Lynx HAS3 - XZ721 Schleicher Glider K-8 Link Trainer (1948)

Photos: (click to view larger files)