Hovercraft Museum

The Hovercraft Museum is a unique collection of international significance. Caring for over 70 Hovercraft - we are the only Hovercraft Museum in the World!

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Fantastic news!

We’ve been awarded £115,512 by The National Heritage Lottery Fund to help secure our future.

Thanks to #NationalLottery players and @HeritageFundUK for making this possible!
#HeritageFund #HovercraftMuseum #DaedalusDevelopment

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚's 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓!
But we've still lots to keep children entertained during the autumn weekends - from children's drawing to driving giant hovercraft + a great cup of tea. At Lee-on-the-solent!
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑺𝒎𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑵𝒐𝒏-𝑺𝒎𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 - 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆!
"It is funny, the little details such as the passenger seats with ashtrays that you notice" A 5* review
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire
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𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆:
Today's dive into the museum's archive finds an Aero Engine School booklet (Small Engine Division) with details of the RR Gnome Turboshaft Engine (SR.N5/6). There are examples at the museum
#portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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Dive into history and support exciting change at the Diving Museum! With £800,000 awarded from The Heritage Fund @HeritageFundUK, they need £15,000 more to reach their goal. 🤿🌟 Donate now https://t.co/3H5yiKNYgZ
#DivingMuseum #Gosport #HeritageFund #NationalLottery

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and Ken at work with a paintbrush!

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𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔!
Do you live close to Lee-on-the-Solent and have spare time? Unlike Ken (ticket office + maintenance) we have various single roles to suit all abilities!
#portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐧!
On a 'Hovercraft Weekend' with his parents, he travelled the Southsea-Ryde Hovertravel service on Saturday and visited the museum on Sunday. This budding pilot is enjoying our James Bond craft
#portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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Whatever the British weather throws at us this weekend, we have much to keep children entertained for hours! From children's drawing to driving giant hovercraft and a great cup of tea. At Lee-on-the-solent!
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 & 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕!
"Excellent experience. Really interesting. Enjoyed it so much. Great way to learn about amazing British engineering"
Thanks for your 5* review, Louise!
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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From The Archive:
Today's dive into the museum's archive finds a signed & framed photo of Earl Mountbatten. Of interest is the full class name of the SR.N4s as inscribed: '𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚'
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 & 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒚!
Two of our many welcome visitors this Bank Holiday Sunday and photoed by our giant 'Princess Anne' SR.N4 cross-channel #hovercraft. We had our best Sunday attendance of the year!
#portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒃 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔!
Do you live near Lee-on-the-Solent and fancy doing something different? Unlike Alex, climbing high into the control cabin of our giant SR.N4 hovercraft, we have several roles firmly at ground level! #hampshire

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𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
#hovercraft inventor waits to tell his story. A great family day out this weekend that will keep children entertained for hours! Overlooking the sea at Lee-on-the-solent!
#portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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We had one choice each, Fleet Air Arm, Beaulieu, and the Hovercraft Museum.........we all rather unexpectedly agreed that it (Hovercraft Museum) was the most interesting and enjoyable!
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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From The Archive:
Today's dive into the museum's archive finds a bookshelf full of BHC publications. Here SP.4479, the SR.N6 Mk.6C spare parts schedule - Iraq anybody?#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑶𝒍𝒂𝒇!
Who travelled from Germany just to visit the museum with a friend. He's not only a Hovercraft fan but a big, big fan of James Bond. We couldn't say no to allowing him a special photo
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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𝑾𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒇𝒆!
Do you live near Lee-on-the-Solent and fancy something different? We have several volunteering roles available, especially customer-facing such as staffing our ticket office, shop & cafe (no food preparation). #hampshire

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#summerholidays
Whatever your age, our Museum has so much to offer this weekend - it's a great family day out and will keep children entertained for hours! Overlooking the sea at Lee-on-the-solent!
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire

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Hiding for all to find in the museum, are this famous father & son. They're just part of our family entertainment over the #summerholidays. We open at 10am this Saturday & Sunday and look forward to your visit
#hovercraft #portsmouth #gosport #leeonthesolent #fareham #hampshire