Media enquiries

Contact the Station Media and Engagement Office:

Email: [email protected]

Please note, we are unable to support any requests for Chinook experience flights or flypasts. 

Call us

01491 837766 followed by an extension number, if known.

Find us

RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6AA.

Council: South Oxfordshire District Council.

When you arrive

You must report to the Main Guardroom at the main entrance to the technical site. You must bring valid photographic ID with you, e.g. driving licence or passport. 

Where escorted passes are issued, the member of staff hosting you must meet you at the Main Guard Room.

Visiting information

We are not currently offering visits to the Station. 

Email: [email protected] 

Emergency contact

In an emergency contact the Main Guardroom.

Guardroom phone: 

For more help, or for those serving abroad on Operations or Exercise, visit the What to do in a family emergency guide.

Work experience

Applications for RAF Benson 2026 work experience are now closed as of 5 January 2026.

GCSE placement: 27 April - 1 May

A-Level placement: 29 June - 3 July

Due to popularity, placements are not guaranteed. Successful candidates will be contacted by the Youth Engagement Team to confirm a placement by 31 January 2026.

Please direct any enquiries to the work experience team

 

School visits

At this time we are unable to host school visits on Station. 

 

 

 

Air Cadets

At RAF Benson we offer dedicated scheduled visits for Air Cadets. For more details please contact our Air Cadet Liaison Officer:

[email protected] 

 

 

Royal Air Forces Association

Contact the Engagement Office in the first instance:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 01491 827245