A colourful illustration of three vehicles, including a yellow aircraft, a red aircraft, and a green truck. There are colourful splatters in the background.
See and do

Museum trails

Explore the museum collections and historic airfield with our family trails.

Each trail can be downloaded to your smart device or printed out at home before your visit. 

A colourful illustration of three vehicles, including a yellow aircraft, a red aircraft, and a green truck. There are colourful splatters in the background.

I Spy Under 5s Trail

Ages: Under 5s

Especially for our youngest visitors our I Spy Trail helps them to spot shapes, colours, names and count objects during a visit to the museum. 

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Yellow aircraft suspended from the ceiling of a hangar at the National Museum of Flight.

Flying into the Future Trail

Ages: 7-11 years

The Scottish Government have set challenging targets to reduce the
negative impact of aviation by 2040. Find out how engineers are working to make air travel less damaging to the environment. 

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Illustration of an underground in a grassy field with the roof exposed

Second World War Trail

Ages: 7-11 years

Discover the history of East Fortune airfield with our Second World War-themed family trail. Explore key highlights, including the blast shelter and parachute store, and discover how the site was used in 1944, when 2000 people trained and worked here.
 

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