Baytree Cottage
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Hillhead (Excellent water quality)
Fareham, Southern England
Sleeps 4
£543 per break
Check availabilityMuseums & Galleries · Isle of Wight
Hovercraft Museum
📍 PO13 9GH
Photo: Frammy7 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Climb aboard the huge cross-Channel Dover-Calais hovercraft
- Get hands-on with interactive displays and activities
- Play air hockey inside the museum
- See James Bond's Hovercraft and get a photo
- Explore a collection of international significance
The Hovercraft Museum sits on the seafront at Lee-on-the-Solent, on the site of the old Daedalus naval base, and is the only museum of its kind in the world. Inside, you can climb aboard the sole-surviving Dover-Calais cross-Channel hovercraft, get hands-on with interactive displays, play air hockey, and pose with James Bond's Hovercraft. It's entirely volunteer-run and suits families, enthusiasts and the simply curious alike. The museum opens Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm, with parking available along the seafront and surrounding roads. It's on the Isle of Wight, with Lee-on-Solent beach just 0.5 miles away and Fareham station 3.2 miles off, and there are 64 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- Saturday and Sunday 10am–4pm; closed Monday–Friday
- Parking
- Parking available along the seafront and nearby roads
- Best for
- Families, enthusiasts and the curious alike
- Accessibility
- Further accessibility information available via the Plan Your Visit page
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Fareham 3.2 miles
- Portsmouth Harbour 4.5 miles
- Portchester 4.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page