North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums, a volunteer run museum situated just off the A19 next to t NELSAM is a registered charity number 1150286
Admission Charges:Adults : £6.50
Children 5-16 : £3.50
Concessions : £3.50
Family ticket (2 adults with two children) : £18.00
Under 5's & Carers: £0.50
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums (NELSAM), is an entirely volunteer-run transport museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, England. The museum has the largest aviation col
The museum is currently doing some works to upgrade the electric supply to the museum which means part of the car park at the top is currently fenced off.
It will be a couple of weeks before the full car park is available.
There is room to park on the road in front of the museum in the mean time.
The trustees apologise for any inconvenience, but the works are important to developing the museum with a larger carpark planned.
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Thanks to Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental we were able to collect our Skyflash missile which is going to be displayed alongside our Tornado F3.
We love it when our rental vehicles can help your projects take off ✈️
Michael volunteers at the North East Land, Sea and Air Museums in Sunderland, and he recently used one of our box vans with a tail lift to transport an item from the South Coast up to the volunteer-run museum alongside an array of military aircrafts and vehicles.
If you have used one of our vehicles in a project of your own, use to share your photos and story with us.
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Volunteers have had alot to keep them busy over the last few weeks.
The museum recently had a visit from The Historical Society - which is celebrating it's 25th anniversary - their members were impressed saying they were amazed at what the museum has achieved. Their words "we didn't expect anything as big and well presented" They also said they enjoyed the chat with the members who were very helpful and knowledgeable.
In the main hangar our Hawker Hunter has been given a good clean and shines nicely beneath the lights!
Volunteers have been working on our Skyflash missile which has had it's fins fitted and a stand made which it now sits on. This missile will be displayed alongside the Tornado F3.
And finally work has been done in the play area, the kids house has been cleaned and given a new bright coat of paint!
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Come and see our new aircraft which is now n show from 10am tomorrow the 14th May
The weather is looking great outside, why not pop down and visit us, open till 4 today
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Good afternoon everyone.
please note we are experiencing issues with our phone line currently, we are currently waiting for BT to fix the issue, should you wish to contact the museum, please use the message feature on this page where we can try and resolve your query.
Thank you.
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Admission Charges:
Adults : £6.50
Children 5-16 : £3.50
Concessions : £3.50
Family ticket (2 adults with two children) : £15.00
Under 5's £0.50
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums (NELSAM), is an entirely volunteer-run transport museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, England.
The museum has the largest aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland and houses over 30 aircraft and a wide collection of aero engines, as well as the Military Vehicle Museum, formerly based in Newcastle upon Tyne, which holds a collection of WW2 and post war vehicles.
The museum also has a collection of other items such as weaponry, military vehicles, trams & buses, and other historical exhibits. A collection of fire appliances was added to the collection and the North East Electric Transport Trust have been working on preparing their collection of trams ready to open this year.
Special exhibitions cover the WW2 Blitz and 607 County of Durham Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force formed at RAF Usworth.
School and group visits can be arranged, please contact for further details.
NELSAM is a registered charity number 1150286
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Address
Washington Road
Sunderland
SR53HZ
Opening Hours
Tuesday | 10am - 4pm |
Wednesday | 10am - 4pm |
Thursday | 10am - 4pm |
Friday | 10am - 4pm |
Saturday | 10am - 4pm |
Sunday | 10am - 4pm |
Burdon Road
Sunderland, SR11PP
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