Rushmoor

Properties and events in Rushmoor

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Farnborough Hill

312 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8AT
In person
Pre-booking not required

Farnborough Hill, founded in 1889, is a leading Catholic independent day school for girls. Set in a Grade I listed building it is also the former home to the Empress Eugéne, the wife of Napoleon III.

Former Royal Aircraft Establishment 24 foot Wind Tunnel Building Q121

Hall Road, O'Gorman Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7EP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Saved for the Nation in 1993 when the Ministry of Defence set out to demolish and sell the former RAE Site, the wind tunnel buildings are now listed and during Heritage Open Days we are able to visit the 24-foot tunnel in Building Q121.

Rushmoor Heritage Festival

Council Offices, Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7JU
In person
Pre-booking preferred

See Rushmoor in a whole new light this September during the Rushmoor Heritage Festival, the local area’s largest celebration of history and culture. From 12 to 21 September, over 25 events will be celebrating Aldershot and Farnborough’s unique avia

The Airship Era: From Glory to Ground

The Hub Q134, Fowler Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7JP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us for a talk through the captivating history of airships with materials from the archive of the National Aerospace Library. Discover the innovation and ambition behind these floating giants as we explore their dramatic rise and fall.

Tommy Atkins’ Accommodation

Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover the changing conditions in which British soldiers lived in Aldershot Garrison, through a walk and talk around the buildings of the Aldershot Military Museum, which include two rare surviving examples of Victorian barrack blocks.