An exhibition on Tangmere and the Soe 21st July to 2nd September

Come and visit our 6 week summer exhibition on Tangmere and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) from Saturday 21 July until Sunday 2 September, excluding Sunday 26 August (the Museum’s Family Day).

Address

TANGMERE Nr Chichester, West Sussex PO20 2ES

Phone

01243 790090

Email

info@tangmere-museum.org.uk

Website

www.tangmere-museum.org.uk

Opening Times

Open 7 days a week 9am to 9pm

Admission Prices

ADMISSION PRICES Adults: £9.00* Over 60s: £7.00 Children between 5 and 17: £3.00** Children under 5: FREE Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children): £21.00 Disabled visitors: prices as above but there is no charge for assigned carers * £7 on production of Service ID or Defence Privilege Card. ** Children (under 18s) must be accompanied by and adult.

Groups

GROUPS Adult groups are welcome. Group Rate: A 10% discount is applied for groups of 12 or more providing the visit is booked in advance and that payment is made by single monetary transaction. Please click this link to read our Health and safety policy.

On-Line Booking

ON-LINE BOOKING To request a group visit, please click the link below:

Directions

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum lies approximately three miles East of Chichester in West Sussex and is clearly signposted from the A27. By Car Approach from the A27 where the museum and Tangmere are clearly signposted from both directions. The Museum lies just outside Tangmere village and there is ample free parking. By Bus The 55 bus from Chichester Bus Station runs every 20 minutes Mon-Fri and terminates at the Museum door. Journey time is around 25 minutes.

The exhibition will be held in the Museum’s Neville Duke Hall and will open daily from 1100 until 1600 hours. Entry to the exhibition is included in the normal Museum admission prices.

We will be including the following in the exhibition:-

The SOE careers of women agents who flew from RAF Tangmere
Information on a lesser known but important RAF Special Duties (SD) Pick-Up pilot who flew Westland Lysanders from Tangmere
A film on the recruitment and training of SOE agents
A series of talks on Tangmere and the SOE during the exhibition – click HERE for full programme
Demonstrations on certain days on how SOE agents carried out sabotage to “Set Europe Ablaze” (Churchill’s mission for the SOE) – click HEREfor full programme
In the Museum’s Middle Hall, a new exhibition on Wing Commander Leonard Ratcliff, a famous No 161 Squadron Special Duties pilot
Code writing and other activities for children

Come and see the Museum’s latest acquisition, a full size replica of a Special Duties Westland Lysander aircraft as used by No 161 Squadron during the Second World War to transport agents and French Resistance members from RAF Tangmere on moonlight nights to and from fields in France.

Also, on Saturday 28 July at 1515, in association with the Chichester Cinema at New Park, the cinema is showing the film ‘Carve Her Name With Pride’ about the life of Violette Szabo, a famous SOE agent. At this event the Museum’s Director, Dudley Hooley will also give a short talk on Tangmere’s Lysander Pick-Up pilots.