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