Take the opportunity to include a photo package with your aviation experience and 25% of the purchase price goes back into the Lancaster restoration project.
The photography packages can be added during your experience day and are offered by A & K Markham Photography
At the Centre we offer you the opportunity to come and experience our world famous aircraft in many different and unique ways. Get closer than ever before...
Our Avro Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ Experiences
Have a tail down taxy ride on the world famous Lancaster Bomber - the only place in Europe you can get on board the iconic aircraft!
There are two options for the Lancaster taxy ride experience.
The VIP day is a whole day experience taking place mid-week providing you with the most relaxed look over the aircraft and the chance to talk Lancasters with the crew and other like-minded people for the whole day. Also inclusive of a briefing, tour of the aircraft, morning coffee, lunch and afternoon refreshments.
The taxy ride experience option takes place on our event days, a shorter experience but providing you with the same taxy ride and tour of the aircraft and there is usually an event taking place on your taxy ride day as well. There is usually a higher admission fee on these event days for any one accompanying the rider.
Our De Havilland Mosquito HJ711 Experiences
Take this fantastic opportunity to experience the only running Mosquito in Europe. HJ711 is a Mosquito NFII and offers a unique opportunity to experience one of the greatest aircraft of all time.
Photography Packages
25% of purchases go to our restorationI had a vague idea of what flying in wartime must have been like, based on accounts in books, but to experience for myself the cramped conditions filled me with even more respect for the brave lads who went out night after night.
Truly amazing
To get up close and personal with the Lancaster was truly amazing. To be able to get inside and see and sit in the rear turret and the cockpit was mind blowing. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and they made the tour memorable. I had an amazing day.
Wow
I can honestly say that for a few minutes whilst the Lancaster was taxiing and with my eyes turned to the inside I was 20,000ft….. it was 1944 ….. and I was flying on a mission over Germany! I doubt whether there is anywhere else in the world that could have provided that feeling.
Mosquito Experience day
I spent another brilliant day at East Kirkby this time in the company of the Mosquito. It was another day to remember, everyone that I met, from the guides to catering did everything to make the day memorable for us
Worth the wait!
Just to say a big thank you for a great day. I have waited 60 years to have that ride and it was amazing.
Invaluable
The food was lovely, and most of all the time given to us to spend in the Lancaster was invaluable and the time of those involved to answer questions and talk about the plane was more than we had hoped