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February 4 – 5: Spitfire Sit-in Experience 2023
Sat 4 Feb 2023 - Sun 5 Feb 2023SOLD OUT
Shuttleworth Collection & Gardens - open daily
Thrilling air shows and unique events...
Welcome to Shuttleworth
The perfect family day out. Come and enjoy our amazing gardens, follow the woodland sculpture trail and discover a unique collection of vintage aircraft, all set in 875 acres of parkland at Old Warden Park.
What makes your perfect day out with the kids? Is it the small pleasures such as a picnic by the lake or making big discoveries like seeing some of the oldest flying machines in the world?
In our Swiss Garden, you’ll find the perfect selfie background and how about a chat with the engineers in our workshop while they restore vintage aircraft? Then relax with a locally made slice of cake and barista coffee as the children wear themselves out in our large play area - completely family friendly.
"Great collection of planes and great to see them taking off and landing so close by, brilliant play area and gorgeous gardens and parkland."
Upcoming Events
If you’ve never witnessed a 1909 Blériot XI take off or experienced yoga outdoors, don’t miss our summer events programme. Guaranteed ooohs and ommms.
Our Air Shows run from May to October, each with a captivating theme you won't want to miss!
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Featured Event
Engineering Open Workshop
Sat 4 Feb 2023For one weekend only we open up the Shuttleworth Collections engineering workshop and invite you to come and explore at your leisure.
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Engineering Open Workshop
Sat 4 Feb 2023 & Sun February 5th 2023For one weekend only we open up the Shuttleworth Collections engineering workshop and invite you to come and explore at...
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Behind-the-scenes Tour and Lunch with Chief Engineer
Thu 9 Feb 2023SOLD OUT
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Scale Model Exhibition 2023
Sun 12 Feb 2023The Shuttleworth Scale Model Exhibition is back!
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Shuttleworth House Tour
Mon 20 Feb 2023Explore the stunning ground floor of Shuttleworth House, the former home of the Shuttleworth family and College.
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Tai Chi
Thu 23 Feb 2023, Thu March 23rd 2023 & Thu April 20th 2023Tai Chi is recognised as a wonderful soft exercise and calming meditative movement – in the delightful and classical tree...
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Forest Bathing
Sat 25 Feb 2023, Sat March 25th 2023 & Sat April 22nd 2023Bathe in the atmosphere of our Woodland Walk.
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Shuttleworth House Wedding Show
Sun 26 Feb 2023Visit the Shuttleworth House for our beautiful Wedding Show.
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National Gardens Scheme (NGS) Open Day
Thu 2 Mar 2023Shuttleworth is delighted to be opening for the National Gardens Scheme again this year.
Venue hire
Imagine having Shuttleworth House, the Collection Hangars or the Swiss Garden all to yourself! We offer exclusive hire for weddings, corporate events, filming and more.
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Schools & Education
Discover our learning opportunities for all ages and levels. As an educational charity, we can offer activities designed to suit you.
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A beautiful day
Stunning gardens and an interesting collection. Staff are friendly and helpful, the site is vast and it’s easy to spend a day there.
Plenty to see
Great day out on a lovely day. Took a 13, 11 and 7yr old and was surprised how well they ALL loved it. Plenty to see in the hangers, lovely gardens, large children's playground and cafe.
Great family day out
Beautiful and interesting and peaceful walks through the Swiss gardens... and interesting displays of old cars and aeroplanes. Great for a family day out.
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The Blériot Type XI Prototype
Mon 23 Jan 2023On this day in 1909, the Blériot Type XI Prototype took to the skies after significant improvements to the earlier...
Our 1934 DH88 Comet and its involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler
Wed 18 Jan 2023Did you know that our 1934 DH88 Comet G-ACSS was alleged to be involved in a plot to assassinate Hitler?...
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Shuttleworth Announce 2023 Air Show Dates
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Engineering Update
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Autumn in the Swiss Garden
Thu 6 Oct 2022Autumn in the Swiss Garden is heralded by brilliant hues of changing leaf colour, fruiting shrubs and some later flowering...
Engineering Update
Wed 24 Aug 2022Here is a fascinating update on the overhaul of our ex Afghan airforce Hawker Hind. The fuselage has progressed well,...
Meet our first member of the SVAS Student Section
Thu 28 Jul 2022An exciting day awaited our latest Member of the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (SVAS) Student section. Louie Burn is the...
Gardeners Question Time at the Swiss Garden
Fri 22 Jul 2022The 1 July edition of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners’ Question Time came from the delightful surroundings of the Shuttleworth Swiss...