De Havilland Museum Spring Update

When on the M25 don't try to stop at the very crowded major service area called South Mimms (J23) which is also the junction of the A1.

Very close to J22 is the remarkable De Havilland Museum, where there is a small cafe serving hot drinks, sandwiches, pastries and cakes with outdoor picnic tables and a lovely shop stocked with models, diecasts, books, clothing and branded merchandise. You can refuel your car nearby at competitive prices.  Find time to view the collection, or mark it down for a return visit.

The museum is built around the definitive prototype and restoration shops for the de Havilland Mosquito and also includes several examples of the de Havilland Vampire – the third operational jet aircraft in the world.

Over the winter work has continued on restoring and maintaining all the exhibits, some in the two large hangars and others out in the open.

Many are familiar including the Comet 1, DH 146, DH 125, others less known such as the Airspeed (a De Havilland subsidiary) Horsa glider, which featured in the D-Day landings, mentioned is this month's TNU.

The museum is the largest such museum devoted to one manufacturer in the country.

See D-Day 80th anniversary in this month’s TNU.

www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk

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