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Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Ian Pluck
Date: March 17, 2019, 5:09 am
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Hello Steve, I hope you are well? To offer a counter balance I
guess that the museum needs to attract as many people as
possible to visit to survive. It isn't in a thriving hotspot of
population, it relys on tourists a lot of the time for trade.
However they can get people through the door, they will do it.
What I do like is they have maintained the ops room as we will
remember it, down to tote details showing the last day's ops in
that room. We have our memories, if you go again, you could
offer an insight to any tourists who happen to be there at the
same time as yourself; listening to someone who has worked in
that environment would be fascinating to many I am sure.
I am just as frustrated at Chris's experience, and can totally
understand his frustration and annoyance, but just to be in that
environment is to help it. I wish I lived closer, I would visit
more often.
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Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Eddie Thompson
Date: March 17, 2019, 8:21 am
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--- Quote from: Ian Pluck link ---
>
> Hello Steve, I hope you are well? To offer a counter balance
I guess that the museum needs to attract as many people as
possible to visit to survive. It isn't in a thriving hotspot of
population, it relys on tourists a lot of the time for trade.
However they can get people through the door, they will do it.
>
> What I do like is they have maintained the ops room as we will
remember it, down to tote details showing the last day's ops in
that room. We have our memories, if you go again, you could
offer an insight to any tourists who happen to be there at the
same time as yourself; listening to someone who has worked in
that environment would be fascinating to many I am sure.
>
> I am just as frustrated at Chris's experience, and can totally
understand his frustration and annoyance, but just to be in that
environment is to help it. I wish I lived closer, I would visit
more often.
>
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Ditto Ian, my last visit was 2011 from when we lived in Belgium
and seeing the old BMEWS kit there, it all came back lol and
then I really new having PVR'd in 87 that I was. relic rofl.
Happy days though and seeing Dougie Robb , last time was Western
Hill in the Sixties.
#Post#: 51901--------------------------------------------------
Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: stephen curtis
Date: March 17, 2019, 3:04 pm
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Hello Ian, thanks for your kind enquiry about my health - not
too bad, one mustn't grumble...I hope you are likewise healthy.
I felt very sorry for Martin, having had a similar experience to
him there, I understand the problem of making a commercial
success of the museum, but can't help feeling that in the
process something is, or rather has, been lost. The museum has
changed its direction very noticeably since 'The Boss' (Sqdn Ldr
Roy Bullers) was at the helm.
It was some time later I became aware of what I suppose one
would call 'commercialism/market forces'. The last time I
visited, as a member and an ex ASOP, it felt as if I did not
belong there anymore, the place and people running it had all
changed so much. I doubt I will return - instead I prefer to
remember the place as it was...
Regards
Steve.
#Post#: 56160--------------------------------------------------
Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Eddie Thompson
Date: January 26, 2020, 4:34 pm
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Latest web site info:))
HTML https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
For me a personal view, I shall not return.
I prefer to remember things as they where, but the friendships
remain as they should do.
Suddenly finding my traveling locations are going to be severely
limited and selective.
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Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Bill Reid
Date: January 27, 2020, 5:52 am
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--- Quote from: Eddie Thompson link ---
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> Latest web site info:))
>
>
HTML https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
>
> For me a personal view, I shall not return.
>
> I prefer to remember things as they where, but the
friendships remain as they should do.
>
> Suddenly finding my traveling locations are going to be
severely limited and selective.
>
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Okay so what put you off?
#Post#: 73319--------------------------------------------------
Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Linda Horner
Date: September 21, 2025, 4:17 pm
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Anyone in South Devon, the prison museum at Dartmoor prison is
well worth a visit and it’s free.
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Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: Dick Skinner
Date: September 23, 2025, 7:55 am
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--- Quote from: Linda Horner link ---
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> Anyone in South Devon, the prison museum at Dartmoor prison is
well worth a visit and it’s free.
>
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But do they let you out again?
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Re: Air Defence Radar Museum
DIR By: laurieb
Date: October 11, 2025, 10:33 pm
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Ah! Dartmoor!! The very sound of the name sends chills through
the old bones. ;D ;D
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by Laurence Bean
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on Flickr
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by Laurence Bean
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on Flickr
Even the Goons spent time there. ;D ;D
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