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Cold War Jets Collection

Cold War Jets Collection is an aerospace museum. This one stands 2.9 km east of Gilmorton. There are 16 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (15 km).

Where
2.9 km
east of Gilmorton
How well known
Top 46%
#3,928 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–22°C
In brief

Museum near Gilmorton

Just outside Gilmorton

Cold War Jets Collection is 2.9 km east of Gilmorton. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Gilmorton the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°60 mm
Feb8° / 1°48 mm
Mar10° / 2°44 mm
Apr13° / 4°50 mm
May17° / 7°57 mm
Jun19° / 9°58 mm
Jul22° / 11°67 mm
Aug21° / 11°65 mm
Sep19° / 9°59 mm
Oct14° / 7°69 mm
Nov10° / 4°66 mm
Dec7° / 1°64 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gilmorton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gilmorton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gilmorton’s full climate →
About

Cold War Jets Collection

Aerospace museum in Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

Type
Museum
Town
2.9 km east of Gilmorton
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to Cold War Jets Collection

Cold War Jets Collection sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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Towns near it

Which towns are near Cold War Jets Collection

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 2.9 km west of it

Gilmorton

1,239 people · 3 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Cold War Jets Collection

The 16 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

1MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery15 km away2Historic houseKilworth House5.7 km away3GardenUniversity of Leicester Botanic Garden12 km away4Historic houseStanford Hall9.9 km away5MuseumNational Gas Museum14 km away6Abbey or prioryHoly Cross Priory, Leicester15 km away7MuseumHarborough Museum13 km away8ZooZooStoughton Grange Farm Park13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Cold War Jets Collection

Where is Cold War Jets Collection?

Cold War Jets Collection is 2.9 km east of Gilmorton, Leicestershire.

What is Cold War Jets Collection?

Aerospace museum in Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

When is the best time to visit Cold War Jets Collection?

June to September are the warmest months in Gilmorton, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Cold War Jets Collection?

Within 15 km: Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (15 km), Kilworth House (5.7 km), University of Leicester Botanic Garden (12 km) and Stanford Hall (9.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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