We'll Meet Again
WW2 Homefront Museum
Wartime History Brought to Life
Join us to celebrate!!!
For special events, visit the 'Dates for your Diary' pages below. To find the museum look out for: We'll Meet Again Museum, Shore Road, Freiston Shore, Boston, England, United Kingdom PE22 0LY To contact us: Tel: +44-(0)1205 761082 (museum opening times only) Email: paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk The museum will now be closed until Friday 31st January 2025 then, Open 10am - 4pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank holidays
WHAT A BRILLIANT YEAR AT THE MUSEUM: THANK YOU EVERYONE
WOW!!
Nine years ago we decided to build a museum to aid children's WW2 education using our unique hands-on role play approach. So we sacrificed everything to make this a reality.
Since opening the museum seven years ago we have turned We'll Meet Again into a charity to help make sure of its longevity going into the future, We are always delighted when we receive an award for our efforts and we have just had another big one from Trip Advisor.
We secured this award for constant 5 star visitor reviews and positive feedback.
Linda and Paul would like to dedicate this special award to all members of their 'family' of museum volunteers who make all of our visitors so welcome and ensure their visits are enjoyable and most memorable.
Thank-you all very much XX
Since opening the museum seven years ago we have turned We'll Meet Again into a charity to help make sure of its longevity going into the future, We are always delighted when we receive an award for our efforts and we have just had another big one from Trip Advisor.
We secured this award for constant 5 star visitor reviews and positive feedback.
Linda and Paul would like to dedicate this special award to all members of their 'family' of museum volunteers who make all of our visitors so welcome and ensure their visits are enjoyable and most memorable.
Thank-you all very much XX
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP WITH A DONATION?
The restoration and display of our replica Hawker Hurricane has added a significant degree of interest to the museum, but it can only be displayed when the forecast weather permits.
The purchase and restoration of the Hurricane was very costly and now there is one more step to ensure that it was all worthwhile.
The final stage will ensure that it can be on display constantly, alongside a number of WW2 RAF exhibits at all times of the year and that we can also hold events (under cover if need-be), throughout the year without having to worry about the weather.
Our planned hangar addition to the museum has received approval from Boston Borough Council and checking the site for laying the foundations has already commenced.
We have a CROWDFUNDERS page where our supporters can make a donation to help us to complete the project.
Adding the hangar will do so much for the museum going forward. In addition to some great publicity, the new building will significantly increase interest in the museum, encourage more visitors to bring family and friends, and others to return for additional visits, and it will help us to significantly increase our winter visitor numbers.
If you can help, please follow the link:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/well-meet-again-museum-1176638
or scan the QR code above. Thank you.
The Royal Air Force AT WAR
RAF at War Weekend. 2024 events slide show
This photographic slide show was created for the museum by our good friend Jason Dawson, and it illustrates the depth of detail the museum team included in our September Royal Air Force at War 3-day event and, some shots from our Battle of Britain 3-day event, back in July. The slide show also has images from the museum exhibition halls and some other events.
It was hoped that both commemorative events may
encourage visitors and followers to donate to our Hangar project.
It was hoped that both commemorative events may
encourage visitors and followers to donate to our Hangar project.
Who we are
and how we began
and how we began
Welcome to We’ll Meet Again, an award-winning WW2 Homefront Museum, based at Freiston Shore, near Boston, Lincolnshire.
This local gem was the overall winner of Pride of Boston 2018 award, runner up in the Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards 2022, in April 2023 received the YMCA Age-friendly Business award, and in 2024 we secured the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award for constant 5 star visitor reviews and feedback, placing us in the top 10% of their attractions worldwide.
The museum is located adjacent to a series of WW2 coastal defences built to protect the Port of Boston, which form part of the historical experience.
Originally a mobile museum visiting schools delivering our unique and highly acclaimed teaching of life at home during WW2, we opened the doors to our static museum in August 2017 - and have been adding to our comprehensive range of exhibits ever since.
We'll Meet Again Museum
www.wma-ww2museum.co.uk
paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk
Registered Charity Number: 1176638
This local gem was the overall winner of Pride of Boston 2018 award, runner up in the Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards 2022, in April 2023 received the YMCA Age-friendly Business award, and in 2024 we secured the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award for constant 5 star visitor reviews and feedback, placing us in the top 10% of their attractions worldwide.
The museum is located adjacent to a series of WW2 coastal defences built to protect the Port of Boston, which form part of the historical experience.
Originally a mobile museum visiting schools delivering our unique and highly acclaimed teaching of life at home during WW2, we opened the doors to our static museum in August 2017 - and have been adding to our comprehensive range of exhibits ever since.
We'll Meet Again Museum
www.wma-ww2museum.co.uk
paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk
Registered Charity Number: 1176638
Looking to buy a truly memorable present for a close friend, relative or a family member?
... they'll never stop thanking you for this.
No flying experience is required, our 'flight engineer' will talk them through the controls and be sitting adjacent to them, watching on-screen how their flight is progressing - and suggesting any additional actions to ensure all goes well. From take-off to landing.
In addition, if you purchase a flight simulator experience, either for yourself or as a gift, a Museum Free Admission will be provided so there is no need to pay for your admission - simply take the ticket to the Entrance Desk to achieve free entry to the museum. You can stay for as long as you like and visit all areas of the museum.
Numerous people have come back for another flight, even visitors in their 90s have 'taken to the air' and also people who haven't even flown as a passenger. There is a minimum age restriction of 12, but this is more about the height and reach of the pilot, who might not be able to reach the controls at a younger age.
Gift vouchers now available for our Flight Simulator
To purchase a Lancaster Flight Simulator gift voucher, (or to book a flight for yourself) all you have to do is contact us. The vouchers make great gifts and are probably one of the most memorable gifts you could give to someone. In addition, a free single-entry admission voucher will be included so that the lucky recipient can gain free entry to the museum for their flight and be welcome to spend as long as they wish exploring the museum.
Please note that the museum will be closed for Winter from 4pm on Sunday 8th December 2024 until 10am on Friday31st January 2025.
Between those dates/times, you can contact us by email to purchase a Flight Simulator Gift Voucher using the address: paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk and we'll call you back. You can then pay over the phone, using a payment card.
Try Our Lancaster Flight Simulator
... an amazing and very realistic experience.
Our 3D VR (Virtual Reality) Lancaster attraction is an amazing experience. You don't need any flying experience, our 'flight engineer' will give you a pre-flight briefing and then, off you go!
Take control of this iconic WW2 Bomber and you really could believe that you are flying it.
You can take to the sky from your chosen Lincolnshire airfield and enjoy 360-degree views of stunning scenery. Flights are either 30 minutes, or a full hour and if you bring friends or family with you, they can sit beside the cockpit, watch you enjoy the experience and even see on a large screen, what you see in our VR goggles you'll be wearing.
We've had a number of qualified pilots take control and numerous people have come back for another flight. Recently a guide from the nearby Battle of Britain Memorial Flight received a flight in our simulator as a birthday gift. He was so excited and managed a pretty good landing at the end.
(NB: Flying helmet with goggles, oxygen mask and leather flying jacket for display purposes only!)
Take control of this iconic WW2 Bomber and you really could believe that you are flying it.
You can take to the sky from your chosen Lincolnshire airfield and enjoy 360-degree views of stunning scenery. Flights are either 30 minutes, or a full hour and if you bring friends or family with you, they can sit beside the cockpit, watch you enjoy the experience and even see on a large screen, what you see in our VR goggles you'll be wearing.
We've had a number of qualified pilots take control and numerous people have come back for another flight. Recently a guide from the nearby Battle of Britain Memorial Flight received a flight in our simulator as a birthday gift. He was so excited and managed a pretty good landing at the end.
(NB: Flying helmet with goggles, oxygen mask and leather flying jacket for display purposes only!)
FREQUENTLY ASKED FLIGHT SIMULATOR QUESTIONS
Do I need flying experience or special clothing to undertake my 'flight?'
No special clothing is required, and you won't need to wear an oxygen mask either. You will however have to wear a light-weight 3D Virtual Reality (VR) headset, but it is not heavy, has an adjustable strap and will not cover your nose or ears.
In terms of flying experience, you don't even have to have been on an aeroplane before! When you arrive for your flight experience, our flight engineer will talk you through the controls, show you how they operate and what they do. After which - up you go!
Don't worry if you don't get the hang of it immediately, the engineer will be watching an onboard computer screen as you fly and will advise if you need to do anything to keep airborne. If by chance you do 'crash the plane' then there will be no damage done to you, the flight simulator or anything else for that matter.
In terms of flying experience, you don't even have to have been on an aeroplane before! When you arrive for your flight experience, our flight engineer will talk you through the controls, show you how they operate and what they do. After which - up you go!
Don't worry if you don't get the hang of it immediately, the engineer will be watching an onboard computer screen as you fly and will advise if you need to do anything to keep airborne. If by chance you do 'crash the plane' then there will be no damage done to you, the flight simulator or anything else for that matter.
How can I book my Flight Simulator experience?
As you can imagine, the flight sim’ attracts a lot of interest, so the best route forward would probably be to note any convenient times, and then call the museum (Friday to Sunday inclusive) between 10am and 4pm, using the number 01205 761082. You can pay over the phone, using a payment card – or book your flight and pay on the day.
Alternatively, you can email us at any time with a request for a flight simulator session and we'll get back to you. Email address paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk - or use the 'Contact Us' page towards the end of this website.
You can also book a flight in person. Sometimes you may even be lucky and get one on the day.
Gift vouchers can be supplied with contact details and information on how to book a flight.
Alternatively, you can email us at any time with a request for a flight simulator session and we'll get back to you. Email address paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk - or use the 'Contact Us' page towards the end of this website.
You can also book a flight in person. Sometimes you may even be lucky and get one on the day.
Gift vouchers can be supplied with contact details and information on how to book a flight.
Can I order and pay for visitors gift tickets online
Yes, indeed you can. In addition, a free single-entry admission voucher will be included so that the lucky recipient can gain free entry to the museum for their flight and be welcome to spend as long as they wish exploring the museum. You can purchase Museum Admission tickets
We'll send contact details of how to book the flight with the Gift Vouchers.
We'll send contact details of how to book the flight with the Gift Vouchers.
Gallery one
Images from our Battle of Britain long weekend 2024 Click on an image to enlarge
Battle of Britain Event
This video, followed by a photographic slide show also illustrates the amazing degree of work the museum team put into its Battle of Britain 3 day event, creating a 1940s Lincolnshire air strip. The video was created for the museum by our good friend Jason Dawson and has helped us to get a little closer to completion our major Aircraft Hangar project.
Very many thanks to Jason and to those who very kindly donated towards our building of the hangar
Very many thanks to Jason and to those who very kindly donated towards our building of the hangar
2025 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Special Event dates for 2025
Opening Times and Admission
The Museum will be open for the Special Event Days from 10:00-16:00, on Saturday and/or Sunday. Some are listed below. Standard Admission prices will apply. Disabled parking available and our overflow car park will be in use. Free parking for all visitors. Ration Book Cafe open whenever the museum is. All ages welcome, Children up to age 15 must be accompanied by an adult. We have requested BBMF fly-pasts for each event.
WINTER CLOSURE
Please be aware that the museum's winter closure this year will be from 4pm, Sunday 8th December 2024 to 10am, Friday 31st January 2025.
Very many thanks to all who have visited us this year. Please keep visiting the website whilst we're closed as we'll add any news (about our hangar project for example) to keep us in touch with you.
Very many thanks to all who have visited us this year. Please keep visiting the website whilst we're closed as we'll add any news (about our hangar project for example) to keep us in touch with you.
2025 Special Events - more to follow
01
ARMED FORCES DAY
Saturday 28th June 2025 To get an idea relating to what will be on display, music, additional exhibition stands and more, visit Museum MAGIC Moments, the next page of this website and check out the posters on the EVENTS HELD IN 2024 section
02
1940s WEEKEND
Saturday & Sunday 19th/20th July 2025 VISIT Museum Magic Moments, the next page of this website and select the EVENTS HELD IN 2024 section
03
Battle of Britain weekend
Saturday & Sunday 2nd/3rd August 2025 VISIT Museum Magic Moments the next page of this website and select EVENTS HELD IN 2024 section
04
Museum 8th Anniversary Day
Sunday 17th August 2025 VISIT Museum Magic Moments, the next page of this website and select EVENTS HELD IN 2024 section
05
Vintage Weekend & RAF at War Weekend
Vintage Weekend Saturday & Sunday 30th/31st August 2025 RAF at War Weekend Saturday & Sunday 20th/21st September 2025 VISIT Museum Magic Moments, the next page of this website and select the EVENTS HELD IN 2024 section
Museum MAGIC moments
The Ration book Café
The Ration Book Café is open to visitors from 10am - 4pm Friday to Sunday and Bank Holidays. It's also available for Group Visits at other times as required. Fully wheelchair accessible there is seating in the cafe, under cover outside and at various picnic benches around the site. If you are a wheelchair user, disabled, or reliant on support, our volunteers will be pleased to deliver your order to your chosen location if need-be. Hot and cold drinks, cakes and light lunches are available. Assistance dogs only, are welcome in the cafe and the covered eating area, but if you have your dog with you (on a lead) you're more than welcome to use one of the picnic benches at various locations around the site.
If you have a special event, daytime or evening group visit planned, a finger buffet can be arranged in advance, and we have a number of caterers who can be called in. If either you, or one of your guests have special dietary requirements or have a specific food allergy, do please be sure to make this known to us well before the event.
If you have a special event, daytime or evening group visit planned, a finger buffet can be arranged in advance, and we have a number of caterers who can be called in. If either you, or one of your guests have special dietary requirements or have a specific food allergy, do please be sure to make this known to us well before the event.
A brief Tour (part 1)
Opening Times and Admission
Normal Opening Times: The Museum is open 10:00-16:00, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are also open to the public every Bank Holiday. Admission Prices: Adults £7 ~ Children under 16yrs £5 ~ Children under 4yrs free ~ Family admission (2 Adults & 2 Children) £19. Assistance dogs are aways welcome throughout the site. If you have a well-behaved family dog with you, provided it's kept on a lead you are welcome to bring it onto our site, but not into the exhibition halls, the Ration Book Cafe or its adjacent eating areas. There are other seating areas and picnic tables throughout the site that you can make use of. Thanks for your understanding.
Homefront exhibits
In the Homefront Hall there is a typical ‘shop’ counter of the period displaying numerous products and packaging items, from breakfast cereal to Sunlight Soap to Spam! The cash till, weighing scales and glass jars of sweets all add to the effect. Elsewhere there are Women’s Land Army artefacts, nurse’s uniforms, children’s toys, equipment used in the home at that time from mangles to mincers, 1940’s fashions and items that many older visitors will see and say, ‘I remember those!’.
Genuine Anderson Shelter
Members of the public have been very generous, and on occasion have donated WW2 items that have been in their possession for years or been owned by a close family member who has passed away and they wished to share their memories with others. One such item is an Anderson Shelter which is on display at the edge of the Parade Ground along with some wartime bicycles.
Take to the air - with a flight in our Lancaster flight simulator
Our Lancaster bomber cockpit which was featured in the 2019 film Lancaster Skies, has been fitted with a computer system delivering a 3D VR (virtual reality) flight experience. Adjacent seats are available for the pilot’s family or friends and there is a large screen where they can see what the pilot is seeing through the VR goggles. hear the engines, feel the vibration - be amazed!
The Blitz Experience.
In the Main Hall we have a Blitz Experience which offers a very impressive view of what it was like to be exposed to a WW2 bombing raid. The recorded narrative is delivered by an American WW2 reporter of the time Ed Murrow. There are recorded sound effects, spotlights and smoke effects. Seating is provided and all in all, it's a memorable example of what it must have been like for those who experienced it. Really something to remember. Please note that as all the main lights are turned off, in order to maintain the safety of visitors in the hall The Blitz Experience is generally reserved for private group visits.
Gallery two
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brief Tour (part 2)
The Police Station
Beside the Parade Ground is our Police Station, which is a typical example of a wartime office and holding cell. Items on display include a Bakelite telephone, wartime posters, officer’s torches and truncheons, a vintage typewriter and many other items kindly donated by a serving police officer.
Adjacent Military Bunkers
Nearby and accessible to museum visitors are a number of WW2 coastal defence emplacements that were built during WW2 to help protect the Port of Boston and the surrounding area. They include a Searchlight Observation Post, to help identify approaching aircraft, Anti-Aircraft Artillery pillbox and Shelter for troops including what could have been a billet.
Special Events
Throughout the year we host 'special events', for example on Armed Forces Day and to remember various other wartime events - not forgetting our own Museum Opening Anniversary event. We regularly hold displays on our display ground at the rear and a number of local organisations come to display classic cars, wartime memorabilia and more. See DATES FOR YOUR DIARY page.
Everyone Welcome
Group Visits
If you run a group, or perhaps you support veterans, senior citizens or disabled people and would like to arrange a mid-week (Monday to Thursday) private group visit to the museum then please get in touch to find out more. Parking, disabled parking, room for coaches and special event overflow parking available, free of charge.
Young people
We have a group of young pupils and students who have been working in our 'display' trenches and running tours of the WW2 gunline for our visitors. Fully kitted out in uniform they are knowledgeable, helpful and polite. Visitors are always most complementary about the way they act. We always welcome young people with a wish to learn more about the war years. Children too (with adults) are welcome to visit the Museum and those who do come regularly, frequently return with other relatives for additional visits.
Wheelchair friendly and Age friendly
The main Exhibition Halls, pathways, Ration Book Café, outdoor and covered eating areas are wheelchair accessible. In the halls there are seating areas and seating outside is also available. We offer disabled toilet facilities and disabled parking and our volunteers are always ready to help and arrange contact with certain exhibits when asked. Assistance Dogs are always welcome. We are also proud to be recipients of the YMCA Age-friendly Business award. Thanks to Tesco's Community Grant and the Lincolnshire CO-OP Community Fund we also have a Defibrillator available for use in case of emergencies. (Electrician Mark pictured)
PRIVATE group VISIT?
... we'll make it a day you'll look forward to repeating.
We welcome group visits and are pleased to offer the opportunity to your group to have private access to the museum and all its facilities, without having to compete with others. Indeed, if you wish to hold a private meeting here, and then perhaps enjoy a buffet lunch followed by the rest of your visit touring the museum, that's fine by us. Evening events are also available.
You name it; AGMs, Charities, Classic Car clubs, Military Vehicle collectors, Veterans' groups, U3A groups, sports clubs, musicians, care home residents, all are welcome - we'd be delighted to offer our services.
If you are perhaps a care home operative and wish to bring a group of special needs residents - each with their own helper - for a private visit then we'll be happy to offer helpers a special admission price or even free entry if they have to push a wheelchair.
Why not get in touch to discuss your needs?
Free off-road parking, an overflow car park, and room for coaches all add to visitor's safety. The entire site is fenced. At the rear of our facility, we also have a large fenced and grassed display area.
The Museum is not accessible to the public during group and official educational visits or privately booked events.
Gallery three
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Contact us
- We'll Meet Again Museum, Shore Road, Freiston Shore, Boston, England, United Kingdom PE22 0LY
- https://www.wma-ww2museum.co.uk
- +44-(0)1205 761082
- paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk
- Open 10am - 4pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank holidays
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