IWM Duxford
IWM Duxford is a britain's largest aviation museum. Inside Heathfield’s built-up area is where it stands. Running it is Imperial War Museums.
Museum in Heathfield
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#176 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Heathfield
IWM Duxford is inside Heathfield’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Warm weather in Heathfield runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
IWM Duxford
A total of 401K visitors came in 2019. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 14 languages. Nearby, Fitzwilliam Museum (12 km) heads a list of 62 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Imperial War Museums
- Visitors
- 401K visitors a year (2019)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 14 languages
- Town
- in Heathfield
- Official site
- iwm.org.uk
How to visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to IWM Duxford
Spot IWM Duxford in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Heathfield’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count IWM Duxford
The 8 towns are led in size by Sawston, with 7,270 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Heathfield
Duxford
Whittlesford
Thriplow
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where IWM Duxford is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield | It’s in town | 668 | 18 |
| Duxford | 1.5 km east of it | 2,216 | 18 |
| Whittlesford | 1.7 km northeast of it | 1,608 | 18 |
| Thriplow | 2 km west of it | 462 | 18 |
| Sawston | 3.2 km northeast of it | 7,270 | 18 |
| Fowlmere | 3.3 km west of it | 1,295 | 17 |
| Hinxton | 3.4 km east of it | 330 | 18 |
| Newton | 3.7 km northwest of it | 365 | 19 |
Next door to IWM Duxford
62 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 3 castles and a historic house among them.
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House10 km away3
MuseumMuseum of Zoology12 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)4
MuseumAirborne Assault600 m away5
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden11 km away6
CastleSaffron Walden Castle11 km away7
CastleCambridge Castle13 km away8CastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about IWM Duxford
Where is IWM Duxford?
IWM Duxford is in Heathfield, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is IWM Duxford?
Britain's largest aviation museum.
Who runs IWM Duxford?
Imperial War Museums.
How many people visit IWM Duxford?
About 401K visitors a year, in 2019 (the latest count on Wikidata).
When is the best time to visit IWM Duxford?
May to September are the warmest months in Heathfield, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near IWM Duxford?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (12 km), Audley End House (10 km), Museum of Zoology (12 km) and Airborne Assault (600 m).
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).
Photo credits (7)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airborne Assault: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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