Avoncroft Museum 2025
Worcestershire
The museum tells the fascinating story of RAF Defford during WW2 and the Cold War years, and its vital role in the flight testing of secret radar systems devised by scientists at the Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern.
Operator: National Trust
Address: Croome Nr High Green Worcester Worcestershire WR8 9DW
Daily Jan-23 Dec, 26-31 Dec. 1100-1600. Visit website for more details.
It describes the part played by the station in the social history of rural Worcestershire, and the way in which the construction of the airfield dramatically changed the landscape of Croome Park, now owned by the National Trust.