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Shuttleworth House Wedding Show
Sun 24 Sep 2023Visit the Shuttleworth House for our beautiful Wedding Show.
Shuttleworth Collection & Gardens - open daily
Thrilling air shows and unique events...
Air Shows 2024
Shuttleworth is proud to announce a brand new Air Show format for 2024, mixing traditional shows with brand new events
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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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Autumn Market
Sat 30 Sep 2023Why not join us this year and come along to our Autumn Market with food & drinks traders, gift stalls,...
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Race Day 2023 – Vintage Vehicle Pass
Sun 1 Oct 2023*Purchase of a pass without the invitation confirmation will not automatically gain you entry.
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Race Day Air Show
Sun 1 Oct 2023To round off our 2023 air show season, strap yourself in for a full throttle display, both in the air...
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Aviation Photography Night Shoot
Fri 6 Oct 2023 & Sat October 7th 2023Night shoot is back for 2023!
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Friends of the Swiss Garden: Halloween Haunt
Sat 28 Oct 2023A unique victorian ghost story on a guided garden tour with spooky encounters along the way!
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Behind-the-scenes Tour and Lunch with Chief Engineer, Jean Munn
Thu 9 Nov 2023Join Chief Engineer, Jean Munn for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Shuttleworth Collection.
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Shuttleworth in Lights 2023
Fri 24 Nov 2023 - Sun 17 Dec 2023Come and explore the world-famous Shuttleworth Collection and Swiss Garden in a way you’ve never seen them before!
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Christmas Market
Sat 9 Dec 2023 - Sun 10 Dec 2023Join us this festive season for food & drink traders, craft & gift stalls and much more at Shuttleworth House.
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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What is an Annual Inspection?
Fri 24 Feb 2023Every aircraft in the Collection is brought into the Engineering Workshop once a year in order for its annual inspection...
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?...
Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony
Tue 29 Nov 2022It’s #NationalTreeWeek and time to celebrate the wonderful and interesting collection of trees in and around the Swiss Garden. ...
Shuttleworth Announce 2023 Air Show Dates
Fri 18 Nov 2022The wait is over! We are thrilled to announce our exciting line-up of 10 Air Shows for the 2023 season....
Engineering Update
Thu 20 Oct 2022This week, our Hawker Hurricane has had its fuel tanks removed for internal and external inspection. The red fuel tank...
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...