IWM Duxford
IWM Duxford is a venue like no other. This fighter station has been transformed into an impressive events space, rich in heritage and home to over 100 aircraft including the iconic Concorde. Whether you’re organising a meeting for 10, a conference for 350 or a gala dinner for 1,000, it will delight and inspire your guests.
Here you can book meeting rooms for all kinds of business needs. You might need space for a team planning session, a board meeting or a training day – whatever it is, the spaces and facilities on offer will make it a productive experience.
The purpose-built IWM Duxford conference venue is housed within the award-winning AirSpace exhibition hangar. There is a wealth of options when planning events in the conference rooms, with spaces appropriate for small meetings of five right up to conferences with thousands of delegates.
Just outside of Cambridge, this unique events venue is conveniently located right next to the M11 motorway junction, with 2,000 onsite car parking spaces.
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IWM Duxford has 12 rooms. The largest, Conservation Hall, holds up to 2000 guests standing or 1200 seated.
- Marshall Auditorium200 seated
- Airside Suite50-70 seated90 standing
- Vulcan Room16-36 seated
- Spitfire Room14-40 seated
- Boxkite Room14-16 seated40 standing
- Concorde Suite44-120 seated120 standing
- Comet Room14-30 seated
- Meteor Room10-18 seated
- Airspace Exhibition100-500 seated1000 standing
- American Air Museum300 standing
- Conservation Hall800-1200 seated2000 standing
- Lightning Room8-10 seated
Travel Information
Whittlesford Parkway (about 1.5 miles away)
Getting to IWM Duxford by public transport
In Cambridge, IWM Duxford is about 1.5 miles from Whittlesford Parkway (train).
Getting to IWM Duxford by car
For sat nav, use the postcode CB22 4QR.
Getting to IWM Duxford by air
The nearest major airports are Stansted (about 15 miles away) and Luton (about 26 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
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