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Re: Best and Worst museum 'experience'

Posted by Man on the Fence on Sun Dec 07, 2003 12:41:56 PM

In reply top Best and Worst museum 'experience' posted by JDK on Sat Dec 06, 2003 08:57:40 AM

Hi all

Best (in no particular order)
Reilly Aviation - marvelous friendly place, even the wife liked it as she sat in the shop chatting to Mrs R and fussing the cats. Museum itself is a treasure trove and the folks there are really friendly

Fantasy of Flight - I have had a love hate affair with this place, however a full day there in May this year plus a biref chat with the great man himself puts me in the love category now.

Shuttleworth Collection - I rediscovered this place in August this year after nearly 30 years away. It is truly a magical place, all the people their a very fiendly and on display days there is a real garden party atmosphere. I have made some good friends there.

Worst -
Duxford - a magical place which will be spoilt by hanging aircraft for the roof of the new hanger like trussed up turkeys. I still enjoy my visits there. Now they have changed the display axis at the airshows the attraction is waning. Its good, but it could be better.

Long Marston warwickshire UK - a bunch of half restore aircraft left out in the open to rot.

I have been fortunate in that I have never met an unfriendly member of staff at any museum wherever I have visited.

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