Museums · South East England
Gliding Heritage Centre
Gliding Heritage Centre — aviation museum in Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Alton · 5.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Gliding Heritage Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "aviation museum in Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1854°, -1.0231°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Gliding Heritage Centre (GHC) is a collection of vintage gliders based at Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, UK.
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Background
History
Christopher Wills, the son of Philip Wills, founded the Vintage Glider Club in 1973. He died on 4 May 2011 but left a bequest of £100,000 to build a hangar to house vintage gliders plus his Steinadler. A group of enthusiasts decided to create a Gliding Heritage Centre which could be visited by members of the public in a building called The Chris Wills Memorial Hangar. It is a registered charity No 1148972. After raising more money and with much volunteer work, the first hangar was opened on 4 August 2013 during the 41st International Vintage Glider Club rally that was held at Lasham that year. Further fund raising allowed the building of a second hangar to house the ever increasing…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1854, -1.0231
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- East Hampshire
- Parish
- Lasham
- Postcode
- GU34 5SS
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Hampshire
- Nearest railway station
- Alton — 5.4 km
- Official site
- www.glidingheritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q98971538 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gliding Heritage Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Manuel Crested Wren at Gliding Heritage Centre (34085281530).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gliding Heritage Centre?
- Gliding Heritage Centre is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.1854°, -1.0231°. The nearest railway station is Alton, around 5.4 km away.
- Is Gliding Heritage Centre wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Gliding Heritage Centre is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.