Duxford aims to maximise the enjoyment of visitors with special needs. Please request any special arrangements you may need in order to make your day more beneficial and enjoyable. (Telephone: 01223 499341).

Accessibility information for visitors with special needs

Access

• Most of the complex can be toured without restriction.
• Toilets for the disabled are located around the site.
• Wheelchairs are available on request, or you may pre-book them through the Education Department.
• Worksheets and Videos

We offer:

• Two videos with subtitles
• Adapted large print versions of all our worksheets
• Worksheets specifically designed for secondary pupils with moderate learning difficulties.

All these are free and can be requested on the Booking Form.

Talks

Staff in the Department for Learning are happy to discuss the content and delivery of talks and activities to ensure they are tailor-made for particular needs, in order to maximise the educational benefit.

We are happy to offer any of our talks but the most tactile for those with visual impairment and the most meaningful for those with learning difficulties are:

• The Home Front
• Learning from Artefacts
• Assembling an Aeroplane
• Summer Literacy Scheme
• History Detectives

Museum staff offer stimulating workshops for children visiting the Museum as part of a summer literacy scheme. See the 'Picture This' activity for details.