Collections

The British Balloon Museum & Library hold artefacts from the sport of ballooning, both gas ballooning and hot-air ballooning, plus a good collection of Airship parts and memorabilia.

In these pages, you can see a small selection of some of the items we have in store, including Envelopes, Baskets, Burners and Gondolas and Memorabilia, together with details of all the Books and Magazines.

If you would like to visit or see more, please get in touch.

Envelopes

Explore the Envelopes gallery, which has a detailed history of each item in the collection.

Baskets, Burners & Gondolas

In these pages, you can see a small selection of some of the items we have in store.

Books & magazines

A selection of the books and magazines held in the BBM&L collection.

Photo collection

A selection of historical images from our extensive photographic collection.

Memorabilia

The Museum holds a large number of balloon and airship related items including models, ceramics and flown postal envelopes.

Clothing

A selection of the Balloon Museum’s collection of garments.

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