Weekends | Daily throughout school holidays

Activities can vary, check details at the Visit Planning Point.

IWM Duxford

Families

Free event with general admission

There's plenty of fun to be had at IWM Duxford!

Family activities can vary. Please check at the Visitor Planning Point when you arrive to see what’s running on the day.

Spitfire Engineers activity station
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Spitfire Engineers

Weekends from 26 April  to 18 May | 11am to 4pm
AirSpace Mezzanine

Get cleared for take-off! Explore our activity stations dedicated to the Spitfire.

Grab a pre-flight checklist and get hands-on with practical challenges, and discover the science that took the Spitfire into the skies.

You'll perform four pre-flight checks learning about wing design, the forces of flight and fuel consumption before making and testing a propeller.

Recommended for families with children aged 7 to 14. Check out the Visit Planning Point upon arrival for the most up-to-date daily schedule.

Spitfire Engineers will not run on 10 May.

Top trumps poster showing a Spitfire flying.

Amazing Aircraft Top Trumps Family Trail

3 May to 2 November | 10am to 6pm
Battle of Britain Hangar

Can you unscramble the secret codeword? Join IWM and Top Trumps to uncover the Super Top Trumps of Duxford. Grab your free activity trail sheet and get searching!

Find all the Amazing Aircraft Top Trump cards hidden around the Battle of Britain exhibition and unscramble their letters to uncover the secret code word in this fun experience for all the family.

May Half Term Activities

  • Cockpit Control

    24 May to 1 June
    1am to 4pm 
    American Air Museum

    Welcome to the United States Air Force at IWM Duxford.

    Before you can take control of the cockpit yourselves, we need you to investigate why so many Air Force pilots are crashing. Report to the Captain and get your action report to understand the facts, find out what is going wrong and work as a team to engineer your very own cockpit.

    This fun and interactive family game is based on the technological developments seen in the American Air Force in the late 1940s. Through this activity, learn how engineering and maths helped cockpit designers improve flight safety and open opportunities for future pilots.

    Cockpit Control has been developed with TV Presenter Ben Shires, host of Officially Amazing and Match of the Day: Kick About.

    This is a drop-in activity recommended for families with children aged 7+. Part of IWM’s family programme of activities created to explore how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) has impacted real people and the causes, courses and consequences of conflict.

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    You’ve Got Mail! Activity Sheet Trail

    24 May to 1 June
    10am to 6pm
    Pick up your activity sheet from the Visitor Planning Point in AirSpace

    Explore the stories and experiences of American troops and how they adjusted to life in Britain during the Second World War. 

    Hunt down the top tips Americans were given when they moved to Britain in our new trail about the Americans who lived and worked at Duxford!  

  • We Were There Activity at IWM North
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    We Were There: Family Day

    28 May
    10:30am-3:30pm
    AirSpace and Battle of Britain Hangar 

    Meet IWM’s Veterans and eyewitnesses of conflict and gain a unique and first-hand insight into the impact of war on people’s lives. 

    Find our special guests across the museum, giving an opportunity for all visitors to hear their true stories.

IWM member Pete. Their silhouette made up of images from the IWM Collection

IWM Family Membership

Be part of it. Join IWM with a family membership and you'll get unlimited free entry to all of our charging sites. Other benefits include fast track entry, 10% discount on Duxford Air Shows tickets, free entry to IWM Duxford Flying Days and much more!

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