The Hovercraft Museum based in Hampshire is a truly unique collection of international significance
We care for more than 60 Hovercraft within several hangars on the former HMS Daedalus site
HOVERSHOW 2012
The Hovercraft Museum Trust are pleased to announce that Hovershow 2012 will take place this year on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th April. Keep the dates free in your diary and check back for further details!
NEW WEBSITE
2012 will see the launch of an exciting new web presence for the Hovercraft Museum. Our new site will be feature rich with plenty to keep the viewer entertained. Member areas - interactivity - regular news updates and online polls will be just some of what's in store. Please feel free to contact us with ideas & suggestions!
EBAY SHOP
The Hovercraft Museum has launched a new Ebay outlet in association with Mission Fish UK. You will find all manner of Hovercraft Museum merchandise & related items here made available to boost fundraising. Visit our Ebay outlet
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AWARD NEWS
The Hovercraft Museum receives a prestigious Red Plaque from the Transport Trust on 19th May 2010 - in recognition of its transport heritage importance.
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Each year we stage a major Hovershow event where you can experience the thrill of Hovercraft trips - see displays of modern and historic craft and view many more on display. The 2009 event was special as it was the 50th Anniversary of the first operational hovercraft the SR.N1 - which crossed the English Channel on 25th July 1959 with Sir Christopher Cockerell aboard. The inventor's daughter Frances Cockerell opened the show.
The Hovercraft Museum is run by dedicated enthusiasts - engineers - pilots and retired crew. The Hovercraft Museum Trust hopes to be able to open the collection on a more permanent basis on the site in the future. Appointments for students - colleges - schools - groups and individuals or anyone interested in engineering and technology can be booked at reasonable rates. Membership costs £25 per year and includes visits - regular newsletters - events - use of library and archives and access to the collection.
To date the Museum has had over 10 annual Hovershows and attracted over 50,000 visitors.
