We'll Meet Again
WW2 Homefront Museum
Wartime History Brought to Life
BOOK
NOW for
this event!
NOW for
this event!
The We'll Meet Again Museum TICKET ONLY Christmas Concert. To be held on the 20th Dec 2025, from 7pm to 11pm in our brand new purpose built events venue. Tickets are £20 per person and are selling fast. Either visit the museum to purchase or call 01205 761082 or 07778 747892 on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (but only during the museum's opening hours of 10am-4pm). ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT DATE THE TICKET ONLY EVENT WILL GO AHEAD FROM 7PM TO 11PM. A huge thank you to Natasha and her family for offering to perform at this concert for us completely free, with all proceeds going toto the We'll Meet Again charity on the night.
We're open at 10am each Friday, Saturday, Sunday and almost all Bank Holidays, BOOKING NOT REQUIRED
Registered Charity No. 1176638VISIT OUR CROWDFUNDER PAGE. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/well-meet-again-museum-1176638 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 is open 10am - 4pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will close 7th December 2025 and then reopening at 10am on Fri 30th January 2026
The Royal Air Force AT WAR
PLANNING A SPECIAL EVENT?
An even bigger
WOW!!
WOW!!
Eleven years ago we decided to build a museum to aid children's WW2 education, using our unique hands-on
role play approach. We sacrificed everything to make
this a reality - and it's continued to grow.
We are always delighted when we receive an award for our efforts and we have just received yet another big one from Tripadvisor. We first secured this award in 2024 for constant 5 star visitor reviews and positive feedback. Now, for the 2nd year in succession, we've received it yet again!
The Tripadvisor award is one of the biggest tourism awards to win.
We are so proud. A massive thank you to the whole museum team, young and not so young, for all your dedication and getting the museum recognised at this level for a second year running. Our 'family' of museum volunteers make all of our visitors so welcome and ensure their visits are enjoyable and most memorable.
Very special thanks go to all of our visitors for their visits, kind comments and 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor.
Thank-you all very much,
Paul and Linda XX
role play approach. We sacrificed everything to make
this a reality - and it's continued to grow.
We are always delighted when we receive an award for our efforts and we have just received yet another big one from Tripadvisor. We first secured this award in 2024 for constant 5 star visitor reviews and positive feedback. Now, for the 2nd year in succession, we've received it yet again!
The Tripadvisor award is one of the biggest tourism awards to win.
We are so proud. A massive thank you to the whole museum team, young and not so young, for all your dedication and getting the museum recognised at this level for a second year running. Our 'family' of museum volunteers make all of our visitors so welcome and ensure their visits are enjoyable and most memorable.
Very special thanks go to all of our visitors for their visits, kind comments and 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor.
Thank-you all very much,
Paul and Linda XX
Our New-build Hangar and Hurricane restoration.
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Have a look at this Battle of Britain event video
This Video is a 'must watch'...created by our good pal Jason Dawson to help promote our recent Battle of Britain event in August 2025 at the We'll Meet Again museum Freiston, Boston.
With the exception of aircraft in flight and various explosions, all of the
re-enactors featured in the video, the military encampment and our stationary Hawker Hurricane which we refurbished to become one of our exhibits, were all filmed on the display ground of the museum, behind the exhibition halls.
Please share the link to the video (and this website) with friends and relatives so they too can see how convincing our volunteers are when it comes to re-enacting, and to see what an amazing venue we have to offer.
If you can't wait that long to visit, then scroll down to the 2025 Special Events page below, or visit us on any Friday, Saturday, Sunday or on most bank holidays. No booking required.
We all look forward to welcoming you.
Thank you.
With the exception of aircraft in flight and various explosions, all of the
re-enactors featured in the video, the military encampment and our stationary Hawker Hurricane which we refurbished to become one of our exhibits, were all filmed on the display ground of the museum, behind the exhibition halls.
Please share the link to the video (and this website) with friends and relatives so they too can see how convincing our volunteers are when it comes to re-enacting, and to see what an amazing venue we have to offer.
If you can't wait that long to visit, then scroll down to the 2025 Special Events page below, or visit us on any Friday, Saturday, Sunday or on most bank holidays. No booking required.
We all look forward to welcoming you.
Thank you.
We'll Meet Again Museum, some of the best views of 2025
Created for the museum by our good friend Jason Dawson, this slide show illustrates the depth of detail which is a constant feature of the museum. Almost without exception those in uniform are volunteers at the museum, who regularly appear as re-enactors, and when not 'playing a part in a display' they help our visitors to have a memorable visit to the museum, sharing their knowledge and answering visitors questions.
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, in 2024 and 2025 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. Currently a Hangar and Events Room are
under construction
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, in 2024 and 2025 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. Currently a Hangar and Events Room are
under construction
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. This is a very popular experience, and so pre-booking a flight is advised as we cannot guarantee the flight on a particular day or time without previously booking.
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.
You can purchase in person at the museum, when open. Alternatively, call us BUT ONLY DURING OUR OPENING HOURS, (Friday Saturday, Sunday and most Bank Holidays, between 10am and 4pm) on 01205 761082 or contact us by email to purchase a Flight Simulator Gift Voucher using the address: paulandlindab@hotmail.co.uk - include your phone number 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 actually could believe that you really 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. Pre booking a flight is strongly advised.
(NB: Flying helmet with goggles, oxygen mask and leather flying jacket for display purposes only!)
Take control of this iconic WW2 Bomber and you actually could believe that you really 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. Pre booking a flight is strongly advised.
(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 same 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 same 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 also purchase additional 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 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 2025
The Museum will be open from 10:00-16:00, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, until 16:00 (4pm) on Sunday the 7th December 2025 - It will re-open at 10am on Friday 30th January 2026. 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. Dogs on leads are welcome on the museum grounds, but only Guide dogs and Assistance dogs are permitted in the exhibition halls, and the Ration Book Cafe. If you have come to visit with your dog, you can walk it around the rear display area of the museum and sit with it on the covered decking beside the Cafe or in front of the Military Room, but regrettably, we don't have any indoor areas where they can stay during your visit.
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.
Dogs on leads are welcome on the museum grounds, but only Guide dogs and Assistance dogs are permitted in the Ration Book Cafe. However, you're more than welcome to use one of the picnic benches at various locations around the site. If you have come to visit with your dog, you can walk it around the rear display area of the museum and sit with it on the covered decking beside the Cafe or in front of the Military Room, but regrettably, we don't have any indoor areas where they can stay during your visit.
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.
Dogs on leads are welcome on the museum grounds, but only Guide dogs and Assistance dogs are permitted in the Ration Book Cafe. However, you're more than welcome to use one of the picnic benches at various locations around the site. If you have come to visit with your dog, you can walk it around the rear display area of the museum and sit with it on the covered decking beside the Cafe or in front of the Military Room, but regrettably, we don't have any indoor areas where they can stay during your visit.
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.
Re-enactors, Volunteers, Friends and Colleagues
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A brief Tour (part 1)
Opening Times and Admission - pre-booking not required
Normal Opening Times: The Museum is open 10:00-16:00, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Museum will be open until 4pm on Sunday the 7th December 2025 - It will re-open at 10am on Friday 30th January 2026. Admission Prices: Adults £7 ~ Children under 16yrs £5 ~ Children under 4yrs free ~ Family admission (2 Adults & 2 Children) £19. Dogs on leads are welcome on the museum grounds, but only Guide dogs and Assistance dogs are permitted in the exhibition halls, and the Ration Book Cafe. If you have come to visit with your dog, you can walk it around the rear display area of the museum and sit with it on the decking beside the Cafe or in front of the Military Room, but regrettably, we don't have any indoor areas where they can stay during your visit. 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. It is only operated live for private group visits when we put on a recorded narrative 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 had experienced it during the war. Really something to remember. Please note that as all the main lights are turned off, in order to maintain the safety of general visitors in the hall The Blitz Experience is reserved for private group visits only.
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 - pre booking not required
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