royal air force museum, cosford
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I know this is a delayed review Went this museum a few years ago with my wife who Has mental health issues and can be nervous... On entering my wife was very excited but was greeted very rudely by a women on the front desk.. It upset my wife's mood for the rest of the visit... I'm not knocking the museum as it was a great experience... And has many interesting exhibits... But feel they could do with some one less obnoxious on the front desk.... Sad really I hope she has had some staff training since.
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I visited RAF Cosford with my husband on his birthday. The £3.50 parking charge is a reasonable amount to pay for a day out, even if you don't have kids. However, I can understand the disappointment of the man who can no longer drop in for an hour. A variable charge might not work, but I see no reason not to make the first hour free.I also agree with reviewers who would like the café to be open a bit longer (the van in the Cold War hangar closes even earlier) and it would be nice if hot snacks like bacon butties were available after 11am. Not everyone wants a full meal at lunch time. This niggle isn't enough to dock one star - I'd give 4.5 if I could.I'm not an aircraft buff and neither is my husband. We do like visiting museums and have enjoyed air museums as much as any other. We don't mind that you're not allowed to touch or get into the exhibits. It's not something I'd expect to be allowed to do. Being disabled, I'd have trouble getting in anyway. It was nice to be able to wander round and get close to some iconic aircraft. There was enough information on the boards to satisfy our interest, although I can see that some people might want to know more. Only the Cold War hangar is on two levels and that has lifts, making this site very disabled-friendly.We visited on a weekday and there were few children. This made it a nice quiet day out. We didn't speak to many of the staff. Those we did speak to were friendly and cheerful. Over all a good day out.
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Visited with my brother and was impressed by the quality of the items displayed and the manner in which they are displayed. Having travelled some distance we first had a very nice cup of coffee and my brother had one of the fruity scones in the café/restaurant. We then spent the next three hours wandering through the hangars and excellent displays of Aircraft, engines and artefacts and were impressed by the quality of the display items and the way they had been displayed some of the items I had read of in books but had never seen at 2 to 6 feet before. All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful particularly the ladies on reception, who put a smile into the day! The only downside were some unruly schoolchildren, teenagers behaving like tots, running noisily about spoiling the other visitors day, where were their teachers or supervisors. They were very rude to the female security officer and needed removing. Other than that one of the best museum visits I have had in some time.
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Well my day was looking good from the start as when I arrived at the car park 2 Jaguars were running on the RAF base for marshalling/start up practice, all in view of the car park! Bliss!£3.50 to park, which considering the museum is free entry is no real heartache. This was my second visit in 6 years after the revamp and it's still looking good. I've heard moaning about how crowded the hangars are and as a photographer I can see that, however, I am a firm believer that the more under cover the better, so if overcrowding is the cost to pay for keeping aircraft from rotting, then so be it as far as I'm concerned. The displays are varied and colourful and even though I didn't go with my kids I imagine it to be somewhere they'd really enjoy to be. The biggest thing I was impressed with were the staff. A great mix of young and old and all of them friendly, polite and above all helpful, offering to move things for us to get a picture. One lady in Test Flight stood out in particular, who went out of her way to be helpful and informative, fetching us information (I think she may have been South African and had Carol written on her radio). The other benefit was that tripods were allowed, which has meant some cracking no flash-pictures. At the risk of causing rivalry, I think Hendon could learn a lot from Cosford. I go to the former a lot more frequently due to where I live and always find the staff very stand-offish and critical of every move being made, the exception being the archives staff at Hendon who are extremely helpful. Food was fairly pricey, but as the museum is free entry again I didn't mind, plus the option to picnic is there for anyone who can plan ahead!
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We visited this weekend and could not believe how they managed to get as much as they did in the space available. We live near Manchester but you could fit the Air and Space Museum in one corner of this attraction. The care and attention was fantastic we even saw one worker cleaning the undercarriage of one of the places with a toothbrush. If you thought the Vulcan was big try standing underneath the exhibit. Will hopefully visit again along with our grandchildren.
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Went to RAF Cosford at half term with two boys aged 4 & 8 and like any boys they loved looking at the planes, tanks, and everything linked to the military. There are many things to see and there is a chance for children to interact with different activities for free, there are alot activities that cost. The entrance is free and you only have to pay for parking, I would allow at least 3 hours plus to get everything in, we took a picnic, and the are tables to sit at, and there is a cafe. It was raining on our visit so we didn't spend long outside, but there is plenty to occupy everyone in the hangers. We would recommend this to everyone particularly with kids of a certain age, it's free and will amaze everyone, well I loved it anyway.
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Took our two children 6 and 3 for a cheap day out and they lived it. Free entry and parked for a couple of quid, spent around three hours there, lots to see you could easily spend all day if you read all the info, will def revisit
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A great place to visit with or without kids. Plenty to see and do. And best of all it's free entry, other than paying a small charge to park the car (it was way worth more then the £3.50). They are definitely under selling themselves. Plenty of photo opportunities - I took over 200 pictures during our 3 hour visit.Even the food was reasonably priced and tasty!!Have recommended my parents take the grandchildren there at Easter while they are in the area.Would quite happily visit again next time we are there!! If you are in the area and have a couple of hours free - GO!!
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This place is great for the kids. And even better it is free entrance. There are some amazing things to see and great photo opportunities. It's great when the sun is out as there are lawns out front for picnics.
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This attraction is wonderful. Its free to get in and the people and planes etc are great.The restaurant and café are excellent and the home made sausage rolls are out of this world the best Ive ever tasted.Well worth going.