Solway Aviation Museum
Solway Aviation Museum is a museum in Irthington, Cumberland, England. Solway Aviation Museum is situated nearby to Avro Vulcan, as well as near the archaeological site Mile Castle 59.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carlisle Airport and Church of St Kentigern, Irthington.
Carlisle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Supmaboi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small airport located 5 NM north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in 1941, it came under government ownership in the 1960s before being sold to Haughey Airports in 2000 which was later purchased and rebranded as Stobart Air Limited.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Kentigern, Irthington is situated 1 mile east of Solway Aviation Museum.
Scaleby Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scaleby Castle is in the village of Scaleby, Cumbria, England. The castle was originally built in the early 14th century, and extended in the 15th century to form a substantial fortification. Scaleby Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Solway Aviation Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laversdale and Crosby-on-Eden.
Laversdale
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laversdale is a village in Cumbria, England, situated to the north of Carlisle Lake District Airport. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 428. One of its more distinctive buildings is a thatched tithe barn, now a private house.
Crosby-on-Eden
Locality
Photo: ally McGurk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosby-on-Eden is the combined name for two small villages, High Crosby and Low Crosby, within the civil parish of Stanwix Rural near Carlisle, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Crosby-on-Eden is situated 2½ miles southwest of Solway Aviation Museum.
Little Corby
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Corby is a village in the county of Cumbria in the north of England. It is east of the city of Carlisle, alongside the River Eden and near to the A69 road. Little Corby is situated 2½ miles south of Solway Aviation Museum.
Solway Aviation Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: Carlisle Airport, CA6 4NW
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Irthington, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.94334° or 54° 56′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.80537° or 2° 48′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6VW5VV+8VOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museum
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