North East Land, Sea and Air Museums — Attraction in Sunderland

If I could I would've given it no stars at all. My fiancée and I visited yesterday and were sadly disappointed. The site is more like a graveyard or scrapyard than a museum, there was only one or maybe two things for sea, so it shouldn't really have the sea bit in the title, then we went into the part that had the trams, cars and a bus in it and it looked like it was just a dumping ground for these vehicles, although it stated that restoration work was ongoing on one of them it didn't look like there had been anything happening recently, also in this section was what looked like a Virgin Pendalino train cabin and we thought it would've been nice if either it could've been turned around so the front of it faced where you could look at it or alternatively be brought so that people could go on it as we both thought they would enjoy it. There were two buses outside, but unfortunately you couldn't get to them to look at them properly or take photos of them. The guy in reception was absolutely miserable and didn't say a word to us. The entrance was a rundown and scruffy portacabin and should've rang alarm bells to us when we got there, so wouldn't have gone in if we'd have thought about it. We had been on holiday in the area and Locomotion Shildon was much better and that was free. We also think the entrance fee was a bit too high after going in, we think the maximum it should've been was £5 each and £13 altogether for us was a complete waste of money and we could easily have spent half an hour somewhere that was...

We visited NELSAM on a Sunday, it was cold but sunny. We paid as a family ticket in the entrance office, the guy in the office wasn’t very enthusiastic, but the museum cost is cheap to be fair. We started in the main muses which is really well laid out, and has lots of memorabilia. It leads to a big hanger that’s loaded with planes to have a look at. We did think some of the planes could have done with some better info. The harrier definitely could have done with something, we had to guess what plane it was. The hanger was really cold, it was actually warmer outside, something to consider when going. There was quite a few places to see really interesting stuff, the Nissan , trucks , trams etc was interesting for me. Like I said, there’s loads to see and it’s bigger than we thought. The best thing for me personally was the huge Vulcan that’s outside, what a piece of kit. A guy came over to us after a while, he gave us a bit of a personal tour, inviting the kids to sit on a keep, a jet training seat, passenger plane etc, he really went out his way to make it more interesting. One the whole, if there was more placards explaining, informing what we were looking at, it would be a 5/5. I guess some people will know what they’re looking at, some may not be interested, but I’d have liked more. We spent 2 hours there, we didn’t rush, but I think 4 hours would...

The North East Aircraft Museum is located next to the Nissan Carplant.Ive visited this Museum Many times with my son and every time it's get gets better each time with new attractions being added .As an aircraft enthusiast I've always been interested in planes and WW2 vehicles,for me they offer a wide variety of exhibits ranging from military vehicles to different types of Aircraft.They have a display hanger where the main exhibits are located and viewing the aircraft displayed takes you through various theatres of conflict.The museum is run entirely by volunteers whom give their time to look after the aircraft and maintain the displays.For me the main attraction is the Vulcan which is displayed outside the main hanger then the Lightning .The Staff are brilliant and are very helpful and very knowledgeable ,the gift shop too has a lot to offer ranging from souvenirs to models for the model kit enthusiast.For me it's a wonderful museum run by dedicated individuals who know their stuff.The museum can be located off the A19 just passed the 1231 turnoff,if coming north follow the signs for Nissan you can't go wrong .if travelling by bus catch the 56 from the Washington Galleries Bus Station.The Museum is steeped in history ,it's worth a visit .excellent place.hope you enjoy your visit as much as I did,and will continue to visit in the future. Kind...