As with all our big events there is no parking within the museum site.
This is to ensure everyone's safety at the museum.
Parking is available on the street within Broomfield Industrial Estate (Sat Nav postcode DD10 8SY)
as well as on Broomfield Playing Fields. There is a path linking the 2 areas.
Please park responsibly.
Persons with limited mobility wishing to visit the museum can alight at the main entrance.
The Waldron Road Gate will be open for pedestrian access only.
Our nearest bus stop is on North Esk Road near the junction of Waldron Road.
OPENING HOURS
Thursday 10am to 4pm
Friday 10am to 4pm
Saturday 10am to 4pm
Sunday 12 noon to 4pm
Last entry is at 3pm
Montrose Air Station Museum
located in Angus on the east coast of Scotland.
Montrose Air Station has an amazing history to tell, becoming the first operational military air station in Great Britain when it was established in February 1913. There is something for everyone regardless of age. We are not just another aviation museum, we also aim to tell the stories of the brave men and women who served and worked here from 1913 until 1952 when it finally closed.
1913 was just ten years after the first powered flight made by the Wright Brothers in America and aircraft were a rare and fascinating sight. Pilots were as famous as film stars and crowds gathered wherever they landed.
Come and see our full-size replica B.E.2a aircraft flown by No.2 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps when they were the first to land in France at the start of World War One in 1914. Compare that fragile aircraft with our Panavia Tornado GR4, a powerful jet aircraft flown by the RAF from 1980 until 2019.
We have been consistently shown as one of the top visitor attractions in Angus and you only have to read our reviews on Tripadvisor to be assured that you will receive a warm and friendly welcome. The Museum has been awarded a Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Children are especially welcome and will find lots to see and experience. Education and heritage are very important to us and unlike many visitor attractions, we will never charge admission for children (under 16).
Latest Items and News
- Our annual Fly-In event is getting closer, only a few days to go! More . . . .
- From 1st September we will only be open on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award for 2025
- Now also open on Thursday
- Our new medal room is open More . . . .
- Please Support our STEMstart initiative ! More . . . .
- The Big Cat has arrived More . . . .
Here at Montrose Air Station Museum we are extremely proud to be a part of the Scottish Aviation and STEM trail.
With our historically vital heritage that takes us back to 1913, we are delighted to be a site of major historical importance and would like to encourage all our friends and supporters to have a look at the new Scottish Aviation and STEM trail website at: www.scottishaviation.org.uk
To read the press release please click here.
