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The Hovercraft Museum based in Lee-on-the-Solent has the only collection in the world of historic hovercraft! 
There are 60 hovercraft within several hangars on the Daedalus site. 
The museum was awarded a Red Plaque in May 2010 by the Transport Trust to recognise its importance as a notable transport location.

** NEWS FLASH ** 

Open day with Helicopter rides on Sunday, 1st August 2010.

** SHOP NEWS ** New museum t-shirts, keyrings and fridge magnets available in the shop.

** AWARD NEWS ** Hovercraft Museum receives a Red Plaque from the Transport Trust on 19th May 2010. read more.......

Every year we have a major Hovershow event when you can experience the thrill of hovercraft trips, displays of modern and historic craft and see many more on display. The 2009 event was special as it was the 50th Anniversary of the first operational hovercraft, the SR.N1, which crossed the English Channel on 25th July 1959 with Sir Christopher Cockerell aboard. The inventor's daughter, Frances Cockerell, opened the show. The Hovershow has four days of family entertainment, helicopter & hovercraft rides, refreshments, fair and stalls. There will be hovercraft services to and from the show, where the two largest hovercraft in the world will be fully open.

The museum is run by dedicated enthusiasts, engineers, pilots and retired crew. The Hovercraft Museum Trust hopes to be able to open the collection on a more permanent basis on the site in the future. Appointments for students, colleges, schools, groups and individuals or anyone interested in engineering and technology can be booked at reasonable rates. Membership costs £25 per year and includes visits, regular newsletters, events, use of library and archives and access to the collection.

To date the museum has had over 10 annual Hovershows and attracted over 50,000 visitors to these weekend special open days the biggest was in 2009 ..the 50th anniversary of the first hovercraft crossing the Channel proving it as an invention.