Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum to temporarily close for refresh and maintenance
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum (CAHM) will be temporarily closed for three months from December 1, 2025, until the beginning of March 2026 for a refresh and maintenance.
The popular site first opened to the public in 1992 to explore the heritage of RAF Cranwell. The museum is operated and funded by North Kesteven District Council as part of its commitment to the conservation and promotion of our local, regional and national aviation heritage.
The museum will be closed to visitors from 3pm on Sunday, November 30, but it will still be able to take private bookings or school visits which can be arranged by emailing [email protected]. Keep an eye on CAHM’s Facebook page to stay up-to-date with the site’s reopening plans.
The temporary closure will allow for a refresh of the site, including the layout, exhibition areas, the retail area and café, to further improve the customer experience. Following a refresh of the main exhibition in 2022, the Council wanted to bring the rest of the site up to the same standard.
The site, which won a Sandford Award earlier this year, is also recruiting for new volunteers to add to its dedicated team ready for when it reopens in the spring.
Volunteers are pivotal in supporting the site’s staff delivery of the successful day-to-day operation of the museum. Anyone interested in joining the team should email [email protected].
Councillor Richard Wright, Leader of North Kesteven District Council, said: “As an RAF veteran myself, the Cranwell museum is a personal favourite of mine.
“This refresh is vital to further improve the customer experience and I would like to thank the public for their understanding whilst we complete these necessary works.
“Despite its small size, it’s a giant in terms of its collection of interesting artefacts, its interactive hands-on experiences and fascinating changing exhibitions that are skilfully curated so that everyone can connect with the RAF story, whatever their age. I am looking forward to visiting the museum again in the spring.”
NKDC and Lincolnshire County Council founded a partnership in the early 1990s to develop the interpretation and marketing of aviation heritage and attractions. In recent years this has also led to the development of the Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire Partnership and CAHM is one of 15 partner sites in within the AHL network.