Hungry after all that activity? Enjoy a picnic in our picnic areas or visit our museum café and shop.

A family sitting at a table eating lunch

Aviator Café 

Opening times: 10:00-17:00 (last orders 16:30)

Visit the Aviator Café for a range of freshly-prepared meals, including hot food, baking, and an array of drinks. For children, pick from the children's menu or our selection of packed lunches. Dine in or take your food outside to our picnic area. 


People sitting on picnic tables next to a car park. There is a passenger aircraft parked in the background.

Picnic areas

Location: Outside café, Assault Course, and indoor packed lunch area

Brought your own food? We have picnic areas on site where you can sit down and enjoy your packed lunches! 

Our Packed Lunch Room is close to Hangar 2 (Military) and is open to the general public.

Accessibility and facilities

Aviator Café

Entrance

The Aviator Café has two entrances- the main entrance and a link entrance from the Museum Shop. Both entrances have ramped access. 

Highchairs

Highchairs are available in the café on a first come, first served basis. 

Toilets

Toilets are available in the café. The nearest accesible toilets and baby changing facilities are in the Concorde Experience hangar. 

Picnic areas

Surface

Picnic areas around the airfield are on tarmac and grass surfaces. 

Wheelchairs and mobility scooters

A number of our picnic tables have designated space for wheelchair users.

Toilets

There are toilets around the site. Please refer to the museum map for the nearest toilets. 

Quiet spaces

If at any time you or someone you are visiting with finds the visit overwhelming, a member of staff can direct you to quieter areas in the museum and airfield. 

Visit our accessibility page for full access information for the National Museum of Flight.