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Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

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Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by The Star of Woo » Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:51 pm

We're coming up to Norfolk on holiday next week. Can anyone confirm whether the Marham Aviation Heritage Centre will be open for sure please, also where exactly is it situated please.

Many thanks.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by reaper493 » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:01 pm

If you're on Facebook, might be worth a look here:

https://www.facebook.com/MarhamHeritageCentre/

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by The Star of Woo » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:16 pm

Thanks everso. We don't do Facebook but have managed to find their opening times and emailed them for location details.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by colt99 » Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:24 pm

Visited the heritage centre yesterday, would recommend it to everyone here. Never been to a museum where they offer you tea or coffee on arrival, a very welcome addition👍 after a 2 hour drive. Lots of photos and information to look around telling the story from the beginning up to modern day RAF Marham.
Well worth a few hours to look around.

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Post by markranger » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:23 am

The Heritage centre is brilliant .Lots of aviation parts you can actually touch and get up close to.
People in there are great also with some superb stories to tell also.
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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by 100arw » Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:57 am

colt99 wrote:
Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:24 pm
Visited the heritage centre yesterday, .
I found the opening times on the Facebook page (every Tues and Weds from 09.00 - 16.00 and every last Saturday of the month 09.00 - 16.00) but no details as to the actual location. Can you provide this please?
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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by Nighthawke » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:04 am

Guess you haven't tried Google?

www.rafht.co.uk/index.php

Should get you close.

Hope of use.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by 100arw » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:40 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:04 am
Should get you close.
Hope of use.
That links says: "Location: Close to the main gate of RAF Marham".

So you are correct - close.

Anyhow, thanks for going to the trouble of suggesting Google and for typing the link.

With many bases however, just saying close to the main gate does not help a visitor to know if it's inside or outside. Or if prior permission is required to get past the main gate. Maybe they do not want too many visitors :-)

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by colt99 » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:42 pm

If the main gate is on your right it's just after that turning, an old chapel to the right of sainsburys. Nice big sign on the wall with Tornado and Mosquito silhouette.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by armra1972 » Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:01 pm

We are open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 0900-1600. We are outside of the wire so no need to book, parking is available behind the shopping complex. We are also open the last Saturday of the month same timings.
Look forward to meeting you and the kettle is always on.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by armra1972 » Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:03 pm

Our building is between the shopping complex and the main gate, the memorial garden is open all times.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by slogen51 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:04 pm

Just back from my first visit to the Heritage center - I knew I could only go if the station was closed otherwise I would have ended up at the EOR as per usual!

What a brilliant place - loads of really good information dating back to Narborough right up to F-35B ops. Loads to read and also plenty of brilliant photos and exhibits plus some interesting volunteers who really know their stuff with experience of Valiant! Canberra and Tornado GR4 ops

If you are sitting at Lakenheath/Mildenhall on a quiet day wondering what to do then make a plan for the Marham heritage center


Will definitely be going back on my own to spend more time reading.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by armra1972 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:54 pm

Hi,

Thanks for the great review. I’ve often pointed out if times are quiet on the fence we are more than happy having guys up for a brew and chat and use the facilities whilst hopefully enjoying our displays, and depending on which volunteers are in getting to chat with people with vast experience in many fields of Marhams history.

As you were undercover I do not know if chatted but next time you plan to come up drop me a PM ( I’m the one with beard and tattoos).

All the very best.

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Re: Marham Aviaton Heritage Centre

Post by slogen51 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:05 pm

We did chat briefly I think - I purchased a signed book

Will definitely drop in again for a brew and spend more time reading about the history of Marham and the types based over the years gone by.

Thanks
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