Museum · Waddington · Lincolnshire

RAF Waddington Heritage Centre

Set in Waddington, RAF Waddington Heritage Centre is a museum. Add any of 4 more places within 5 km to a visit. It comes under Royal Air Force.

Where

In Waddington

inside the built-up area

Run by

Royal Air Force

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Waddington

Inside Waddington

RAF Waddington Heritage Centre is inside Waddington’s built-up area, with 4 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.

When to go

The weather, month by month

If warmth matters, go June to September: Waddington reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 5°42 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul22° / 12°60 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°59 mm

Nov10° / 4°57 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Waddington, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Waddington. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Waddington’s full climate →

About

RAF Waddington Heritage Centre

The first name on our list around it is Lincoln Cathedral, 6.6 km away.

Type: Museum
Run by: Royal Air Force
Town: in Waddington
Official site: ahleducation.org.uk/venues/raf-waddington-heritage-centre

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; RAF Waddington Heritage Centre is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to RAF Waddington Heritage Centre

Largest of the 8 is Lincoln, home to 104,553. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Waddington

6,828 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km north of it

Bracebridge Heath

5,794 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km north of it

Lincoln

104,553 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km south of it

Harmston

649 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where RAF Waddington Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Waddington	It’s in town	6,828	9
Bracebridge Heath	1.3 km north of it	5,794	17
Lincoln	1.9 km north of it	104,553	20
Harmston	2.7 km south of it	649	3
North Hykeham	3 km west of it	16,855	19
Branston	3.6 km northeast of it	4,285	15
Canwick	4.2 km north of it	333	17
Coleby	4.4 km south of it	416	3

Make a day of it

More near RAF Waddington Heritage Centre

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses, among 27 within 15 km.

CathedralLincoln Cathedral6.6 km away 2

CastleLincoln Castle6.7 km away 3

MuseumLincoln Museum6.3 km away 4

CastleSomerton Castle7 km away 5

Historic house · English HeritageMedieval Bishop's Palace6.5 km away 6

MuseumInternational Bomber Command Centre4.3 km away 7

MuseumUsher Gallery6.4 km away 8

Historic houseDoddington Hall9.6 km away

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

Know before you visit RAF Waddington Heritage Centre

Where is RAF Waddington Heritage Centre?

RAF Waddington Heritage Centre is in Waddington, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is RAF Waddington Heritage Centre?

Museum in Lincoln, England, UK.

Who runs RAF Waddington Heritage Centre?

Royal Air Force.

When is the best time to visit RAF Waddington Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near RAF Waddington Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Lincoln Cathedral (6.6 km), Lincoln Castle (6.7 km), Lincoln Museum (6.3 km) and Somerton Castle (7 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).

Photo credits (8)

Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Museum: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerton Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Bishop's Palace: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
International Bomber Command Centre: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Usher Gallery: Ian Carrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doddington Hall: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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