A museum in London Colney has won a top tourism award.

A growing crop of volunteers has helped de Havilland Aircraft Museum win a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence in Hospitality.

The award was given based on comments made by visitors to the museum, at Salisbury Hall, over the past year.

Mike Nevin, the museum’s marketing director, said: “We are very pleased to have been given this award as a direct result of our visitors’ views on Trip Advisor who have endorsed the museum and the work carried out by volunteers.

“It means we have been recognised for delivering consistently great service as defined by the reviews of travellers and visitors.”

The museum, a registered charity, gained 30 volunteers last year, boosting its team to 150.

The museum is the only one in the country that is dedicated to a single manufacturer. It has more than 20 aircraft designed and built by de Havilland at its Hatfield factory more than 70 years ago.

Don Stoddart, a volunteer at the museum, said: “Visitors can get close up and even inside many of our aircraft and we encourage questions to restoration teams.

“This contributes to making the museum the wonderful place that is it.”

If you would like to become a volunteer at the museum, visit: www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk.