Come to RRH Neatishead, formally RAF Neatishead, a grade 2 listed building during the war as a radar station and closed in the 2000's.For a history lesson on radar from the start up to modern times this is the place. Go on the conducted tour it takes about 1.5 hers and is really an advantage as you learn so much from qualified volunteers ,with plenty of exhibits to keep you interested. Finish with a cup of tea and cake in there cafe
We stumbled across this almost by accident & boy are we glad that we did. It is a very interesting museum dedicated to the history of the radar installation at that site. it still has one of the original radar towers used in World War 2. I think it is one of the last surviving towers.The museum goes onto bring the story of the site all the way up to date when the site closed as an official installation a couple of years ago. I certainly would recommend this to anyone who like history, technology or ever wondered how do they do that.
Really informative and fascinating museum showing how RADAR saved Britain. Took my elderly Dad and he loved it too - brought back many memories from the war years. Nice little tea room serving home-made snacks. Highly recommended.
We have been trying to get here for ages and finally did today.Great attraction with highly knowledgeable volunteers. Really impressive things to do and see. Only criticism is the original tour takes quite a while and feels at times like a lecture. However, when free to wander this place really captivated our interest.
Any one with a loose interest in the Cold War period will find this very much worth a visit with people who worked there on hand to give heir stories and answer questions.
A fantastic hidden gem in the a Norfolk Broads. A labyrinth of rooms packed with exhibits and the icing on the cake has to be the darkened Cold War operations room where you can really immerse yourself in the history listening to the radio broadcasts of the era. The museum continues to develop and I've come across new areas on each visit. The cafe is good for a break part through your visit tea and carrot cake was great!
This is a hidden gem, if you are in Norfolk you can reach the Museum by car or on foot from The Broads near Horning. Check the map for footpath.Also check the website for opening times.The tour is fantastic, very welcoming, the volunteers love to chat, and a very well stocked gift shop with decent gifts, love the wall clocks. Being Norfolk tasty refreshments. Well worth a visit, just remember to check opening times.
Went there and did a tour it was brilliant, so informative and the volunteer staff really know their history.I especially liked the Cold War room but all were brilliant.
This museum, which is a charitable organisation, is an absolutely authentic experience of air defence from ww2 to the present time. The Cold War operations room makes you realise how close we came to ww3.
Looking like a load of huts in the middle of nowhere, this place surprisesStaff are Excellent ! (and all volunteers) They explained everything perfectly, enthusiastically and also made complicated subjects, easy to understand.There is so much here - we were suprised and delighted and spent 4+ hours. Sure, a place like this could always be "improved" but looking at what they do with the limited income, its superb.Particular mention to the tour guides.. brilliant ++ Keep it up. The on site cafe is also perfectly in keeping with the museum.Summary:- Highly RecommendedOnly downside ? Not well signposted from major roads.