Shuttleworth Events

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Family Air Show

Shuttleworth Family Air Show on Sunday 7 August will be a highly entertaining event, with a memorable line-up of aerial displays and lots happening on the ground to make it a fun family day out. Take your family by the hand and step back in time as you visit the Vintage Fairground – complete with a Merry-Go-Round and Helter Skelter! Inside the Collection hangars, you’ll also find a cornucopia of activities to keep the kids (or even the big kids!) happy, whether it’s pedal planes or an Airfix Make and Paint courtesy of IPMS Brampton – with other educational Discovery Zones dotted around the site, including a large play area. As you continue to explore the site, it will be almost impossible for you to resist a little dance as you listen to the upbeat songs from the beautiful Barn-Ettes. Outdoors, you’ll be able to experience the sensation of riding on-board a 1920s bus – whether it’s the sole surviving Charabus or our Wellingborough doubledecker. The buses will take you up to the grand Shuttleworth House, which will be open to tour. Visit the beautiful Swiss Garden and see if you can find Shuttleworth’s resident peacocks – Snowy and Storm. If you spot them, be sure to take a photo! In the afternoon, the flying display starts – an aerial ballet in the Bedfordshire skies, consisting of Shuttleworth aircraft and awe-inspiring visitors. If the weather is suitably calm, the Edwardian aircraft – including the world’s oldest flying aeroplane, the 1909 Bleriot XI – may even be able to take to the skies, capping off what will be a truly memorable day.

For more information, please visit: shuttleworth.org/familyairshow Flying Proms

Shuttleworth Flying Proms combines classical music with a delightful evening flying programme. The perfect event to sit out on the paddocks, relaxing with a picnic and a glass of something fizzy. Gates open at 2pm, giving you plenty of time to find a good spot and settle in. The concert and flying display start at 7pm, so before the music starts do take the opportunity to explore! The grand Shuttleworth House will be open to tour. You’ll be able to see first-hand the ornate gold-leafed ceilings and panelled walls, the rare Erard grand piano, and hear the stories of the Shuttleworth family who once lived there. Shuttleworth House is also accessible through the Shrubbery Walk at the end of which is the Swiss Garden, 9 acres of heritage landscape designed in the popular alpine style almost 200 years ago, with framed views, ponds and several charming miniature structures. It is a rare example of a Regency garden and boasts thirteen listed features. The Collection’s hangar doors will be thrown open for you to wander around, taking in the sights and smells of vintage aeroplanes, whilst learning about some of the roles they played in their service and racing lives and other stories they can tell. To add to the excitement, there will be vintage aircraft performing illuminated aerial displays above you, and a thrilling firework display to round off the evening - the day is set to be an unmissable event.

For more information, please visit: shuttleworth.org/flyingproms