Reviews of Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre. (Museum) in Gore (Southland).
Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre
1558 Waimea Highway, Mandeville 9776, New Zealand
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Information of Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, Museum in Gore (Southland)
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This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!
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Open hours of Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre
Sunday
10am–4pm
Monday
10am–4pm
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
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Reviews of Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre
T.I’ve always just driven through Mandeville and never really stopped. Glad I did!
Was looking for something to do with the family and everyone really enjoyed the heritage centre. Great restoration work and museum of old planes. The lady working there was great and very helpful.
K.What a great spot to visit. Not only a great display of aircraft but also a beautifully restored steam engine which is one of the original Kingston Flyers
J.Visited in October of 2018 while on a tour with Fly Inn Great stop during our flying tour around the South Island.
G.Cool place to visit.
Very cool seeing some of the old aircraft - even had on of the last of New Zealands airforce planes the Aermacchi.
Worth a look and a visit and adding a Rail museum to the place will just add value.
The original Kingston Flyer on display after some brilliant restoration work.
M.Great spot to look at planes and the history of pilots from the area. Art gallery and shop on site also. Was disappointed I could not have a flight in a biplane, they are grounded at present. Pays to ring first to see if they are flying. Airplane Restoration off-site costs bit more is privately owned, reception needs to ring them first to see if it's okay. The entrance in get in was $12. Lovely cafe next door with homemade goodies, and a shop which you can visit too
R.Great place doing some amazing work for restoring old planes. People come from all over the world for this! Outstanding
J.It's a must very interesting - have a flight in a Tiger Moth with Aerobatic absolutely fantastic 👏
M.What an amazing place to spend a few hours after a great lunch or morning/afternoon tea.
B.Absolutely Amazing, shame the weather is not or would of gone up in the Tiger Moth. Next time
A.Bit of a hidden gem if you like old planes. With th bonus of a restored steam Locomotive
A.More than I expected. They weren't actually open but I was invited to wander thru the hanger and take photos as I wanted, and chat. I shall return.
P.Very well presented aviation museum the cafe also is great
M.Pretty low key but a great selection of de Havellin aircraft.
B.We had a brilliant afternoon. Well worth a visit to see these well restored planes. An added treat was seeing the old Kingston Flyer in full steam on it's new home at this Centre.
C.Upside down selfie even. GREAT VALUE Joy rides.Fantastic pilot doing aerobatics etc.
R.Very interesting.
Shame COVID has stopped them showing the workshop.
A.Great collection of non military fabric planes.
D.surprisingly good! Didn't think there would be such a selection of planes to peek at, but definitely worth the $10. Cafe was decent too, good wee outing!
A.Had fabulous time with Grandson, got to ride the Steam Train, then take a look thru there museum, great for all ages .
w.This place was amazing. Who knew that inside the hangar would be so many amazing aircraft, so beautifully restored. I had never seen a ‘tiger moth’ up close and it was really interesting seeing inside one as well as learning about it’s history.
Laurie was our ‘tour guide’ and he was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the centre. A beautiful facility with lots of stories, a cool little shop attached to it, with a gallery space attached and a lovely cafe afterwards to have coffee and cake. A GREAT place to visit not only for the keen Aviator but all the family. Highly recommend this place to all.
L.very nice not a large museum but still worth the look as you can get right up to the old planes
C.Very nice. Must see place to visit.
S.Well worth taking the time to have a good look around. Don't forget to go to the workshop the guys are very please to see you.
J.Great place to visit with a lovely cafe and knowledge staff. Will go again.
A.Great display of old aircraft but couldn't do a 'bucket list ' flight , too old, bum too big for seating.
G.It has cool stuff pricey but cool giftshop as usual, but the historical reads are somewhat limited, i believe they are currently setting up a small rail way to go the distance of a few paddocks
M.Saw the signs and decided to pop in, was surprised by the collection of planes and the cheap winter admission price. Staff member was very friendly and informed us that if you go on a weekday you can also stop in at the aircraft factory next door
J.If you like inter-war De Havilland civil aircraft, you'll love this place. Friendly, low key, excellent collection, and my son loved having a spin in a Tiger Moth.
R.Really interesting spotless I'd go back for another visit..💥💥We went back to Croydon Avaition and finished our little tour..Fabulous it's a must see. And Janis is most Helpful.💥
R.This is a great place to visit. We had a great tour guide and he was very informative. Also had a great snak at the cafe
I.Amazing collection of vintage aircraft and fantastic shop. Definitely one of the highlights of Southland and Gore. A must do
M.Very helpful staff, lots of good information, pleasure to visit.
W.Some excellent restoration goes on here by dedicated people. Definitely worth a visit.
p.It was a good day with the family it's was a hot one made new friends.
All a all it was a great day out
M.Awesome light aircraft museum only $12 adults. There are several very interesting planes in the collection. It's worth going out of your way to visit and if you have time pre book a flight in the DH 82 Tiger Moth bi-plane, or the DH 89 Dominie/Rapide, which is a large cabin bi-plane with seating for 8 passengers. If there is anyone working in the Croydon Aircraft Company workshop ask if you can visit and see aircraft being restored, some from around the world.
The Moth- Miss Cocoa Coffee is in a lovely setting and has a good selection of food to order.
B.They do flights in a Tiger Moth and a Dominie (6 persons minimum) and a comprehensive museum as well. Moth cafe next door is good as well.
J.The Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre houses mostly aircraft from the 1920s and 30s, including an extensive collection of de Havilland aircraft. It is unique in that nearly all of the aircraft on display actually fly. This nationally significant museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating New Zealand’s civil aviation heritage – both the stories of pioneer aviators and their equally colourful machines. Many of the aircraft on display have been restored and are maintained by the Mandeville based Croydon Aircraft Company.
V.Lovely old planes
D.An amazing display of aviation history. Well presented, with helpful staff and lots of parking space.
K.Brilliant. Hats off to the people who have given this place their time and lovingly restored old birds. Shame you can't do that with me. Loved it lol
H.Such friendly people! Very helpful!!
A.Excellent attraction. Wonderful fully restored 1800s train. Also art exhibits as well as aviation museum.
G.Great to see history
B.Some wonderful pieces of history
D.Very interesting displays
R.Very nice meal here to. Would recommend.
I.Wonderful collection of aircraft from yesteryear Worth the entry to look inside.
N.What a gem of a place. South Island aviation history at it's absolute best. A dedicated bunch of volunteers make this an outstanding place to visit
L.Great place, quite interesting.
J.Great place for a travel stop. Interesting exhibits plus a cafe
R.I love coming here, friendly atmosphere amazing planes and friendly people.
b.Great place!
C.Great place to take kids to see planes and a steam train.
A.Popped in here on our way to Te Anau, well setup, friendly staff worth the stop off.
L.Great experience for my hubby!
L.Awesome friendly staff and a good display
J.Awesome, great visit, very nice lunch at the café, thank you,
M.Cool to see,awesome cafe with mean muffins
G.Had a wonderful flight on the Dominie and the Tiger Moth.
A great experience.
R.Great collection of De Havilland aircraft for such a small field.
I.Superb Little Museum worth a visit Historic De Havilland Aircraft.
C.So much to see here. The photo display is most awesome
b.Amazing. A must for all families. The steam train was amazing
r.Interesting displays here and helpful staff
E.Brilliant place to visit. I thoroughly recommend it.
J.Great place to loose a couple of hours
P.Interesting to see some history about aviation in New Zealand
B.Wonderful place to visit great to see history preserved
K.Great aircraft restoration and display of all the old flyers
C.Great place. Cleanest toilets ever
D.Excellent facility. Always enjoy visiting
A.Superb place to visit. Well wor30th going.
W.Interesting and shows the skills used to rebuild air craft.
W.A great step back in time.
D.Amazing place
m.Definitely worth a visit
D.Very welcoming place for everyone, love it.
K.Great experience. Face to face with history.
j.Loved it went for a flight
S.All ways a great place to visit
A.Lots information and remarkable planes.
S.Great effort to retain past history
A.Just love this place
S.Amazing vintage aircaft
D.Great piece of NZ aviation history
L.great staff knowledge awesome
I.A great collection of aircraft.
r.great collection of airplane.
B.Wonderful
S.Go to this exhibition. Fab in every way.
N.Great to visit
G.Great planes
w.Nice place to relax
D.Awesome
S.Awesome day out
B.Well laid out
B.Worth a look.
d.Lovely place
y.Was good interesting
A.Great service
F.Amazing place
N.Cool place
S.Interesting
G.(Translated) Museum with quite a few planes, preserved in very good condition. The visit is very pleasant and recommended. We were lucky to have a kind of very complete guided tour.
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Museo con bastantes aviones, conservados en muy buen estado. La visita es muy agradable y recomendable. Tuvimos la suerte de que nos hicieran una especie de visita guiada muy completa.
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