Mudchute Park and Farm, London E14 3HP
Mudchute’s Ack Ack Gun
Museum & collection
Place photograph
4.0
Wildland
Under 1 hour
Time
Free
Cost
Atmospheric
Feel
Why it's Wildland
4.0On the Isle of Dogs, a restored anti-aircraft gun stands inside one of the concrete gun sites built to defend London and its docks during the Second World War. The exhibition brings that local Home Front story into the place where it happened.
This is a sharply place-specific piece of London’s wartime landscape: the restored gun is displayed inside an original concrete gun site, with other gun sites still part of the working farm. That close link between surviving structure, local history and present-day use makes it more than a military exhibit in isolation.
Atmospheric · Historic
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Open mapMudchute Park and Farm, London E14 3HP
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The experience
Visit the restored anti-aircraft gun and displays inside a former gun site, then consider how Mudchute’s wartime role shaped this corner of the Isle of Dogs.
Things to do
See the restored anti-aircraft gun
View the Ack Ack Gun displayed inside a restored concrete gun site, part of Mudchute’s Second World War history.
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Explore the wartime displays
Look through photographs, uniforms and other memorabilia relating to Mudchute’s role in defending London and its docks during the Blitz.
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Make a day of it
Quick escape · Under 1 hour
See the Ack Ack Gun
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Visit the restored anti-aircraft gun exhibition inside the gun site.
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Look through the displays of photographs, uniforms and other memorabilia.
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Put the gun site in its farm setting
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Visit the gun site exhibition and see the restored gun.
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Explore the park and farm, keeping in mind that three other concrete gun sites are used as livestock enclosures.
Verified history
During the Second World War, Mudchute housed anti-aircraft gun sites used to help defend London and its docks against German bombing. A restoration project began in 2011, and the exhibition opened in June 2012 with a 1940s-themed banquet and street party. It includes a restored anti-aircraft gun, photographs, uniforms and other memorabilia. The site says three of the four concrete gun sites are now used as enclosures for pigs and other livestock.
Hidden details
A wartime structure with a working-farm afterlife — Three of Mudchute’s four concrete gun sites are used as enclosures for pigs and other livestock; the restored exhibition occupies one of the sites.
The exhibition is in the gun site itself — The restored gun is displayed in an actual gun site, rather than in a separate museum building.
When to go
· No particular time is evidenced; check current access arrangements before visiting.
The supplied source describes the park and farm as operating year-round, but does not confirm seasonal exhibition access or hours.
No destination-specific weather guidance is available in the supplied research.
What to look for
Look at the scale of the restored anti-aircraft gun and notice that the exhibition is housed in an actual concrete gun site. The displays include photographs, uniforms and other memorabilia. Three of the four gun sites are used as livestock enclosures.
The story
War & battle
Best time to go
Year-round, subject to current access arrangements.
No particular time of day or season is evidenced. Check current access arrangements before setting out.
How long to spend
Under 1 hour
Perfect for
History lovers · Families
Before you go
Practical information
Opening & access
The gun exhibition is at Mudchute Park and Farm. The park and farm are free to visit; check with Mudchute before travelling for current access and exhibition arrangements.
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Parking
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Toilets
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Food & drink
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Dogs
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Accessibility
Access details for the exhibition are not specified in the supplied source. Check with Mudchute before visiting.
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Cost
Free
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Around Mudchute’s Ack Ack Gun
Within 50 km · approximate straight-line distances
Island Gardens DLR Viaduct
75 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3DN
0.5 km away
Place photograph7.2Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9NN
1.0 km away
