The Filton Blitz Experience

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Discover the Filton Blitz Experience, taking you into the museum’s secret air raid shelter, an original wartime structure where Bristol Aeroplane Company workers once sought safety during bombing raids. Discover the real stories of those who lived and worked through the Second World War, and how they helped build the aircraft that shaped the outcome.

Tickets for the Filton Blitz Experience are £4pp and are available to purchase from the admissions desk or use the EXTRAS tab to add to your admission ticket when booking online. We recommend arriving by 11am.

Important information

  • Recommended for ages 10 and over. Parental discretion is advised.

  • The air raid shelter is dark and a small space, there are also loud noises simulating sounds of the war.

  • Unfortunately, due to the narrow entrance to the air raid shelter, the Filton Blitz Experience is not accessible to wheelchair users.

  • Runs most days, places are limited, we recommend arriving by 11am for a tour. Sometimes we do run later tours, please ask our admissions team about the Filton Blitz Experience upon arrival.