As part of the LAF Festival 2024, Hooton Park Trust will proudly open Hooton Park to visitors from local neighbourhoods and the Liverpool region, who will be amongst the first to view the newly restored Grade II* Hangars.
The Trust will give an in-depth, guided tour, led by experienced Trust members, where you'll be able to view close-up, the Museum’s spectacular display of aircrafts. Also featured is an archival film with 3D models. Architectural highlights will include the restoration work of the Hangars, featuring the wooden Belfast roof trusses.
The Hooton Park Hangars site is managed by The Hooton Park Trust (HPT), which was formed in 2000 with the aim of creating a Trust to oversee and manage the restoration of the remaining WW1 hangars on the former RAF airfield at Hooton Park, Cheshire. The long term aim is to provide a multifunctional site, as well as restoring the buildings and the site itself as valuable historic artefacts in their own right.
There is a Tea Room and shop on site which will be open for the tour duration.
Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start
© Image - Hooton Park Trust
Travel Information:
Via Car - There is a free, ample car parking on site.
Via Bike - 10 minute cycle from Hooton Train Station
Via Railway - Closest train station is Hooton.
(27mins from Liverpool Central on the Ellesmere Port and Chester Line, departing every 15minutes from Central station. Then a short taxi-ride or a 10minute cycle from Hooton Station to the Hooton Park Hangars.)
Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start.
Access Information:
The restored hangars and aircraft museum are on level ground, with level access.
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Timings:
11:15 - Arrive at The Hooton Hangars
11:30 - Film Presentation and Guided Tour begins
13:30 - Guided tour finished
13:30 - Tea Break / Opportunity to look around independently
14:30 - Tour Ends
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Location:
The Hangars,
Airfield Way,
Ellesmere Port,
CH65 1BQ
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Terms and Conditions
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