The Muckleburgh Military Collection stands on the former site of the Weybourne Anti-Aircraft Training Camp, which was used during the Second World War and in the post-war period. Located near the coastal village of Weybourne, the site was originally known as Carvel Farm. In 1935, it was first used by the Territorial Army’s Anti-Aircraft Division as a summer training camp. With the increasing threat of war, the decision was made in 1937 to establish the camp on a permanent basis, leading to the construction of more substantial buildings and defensive structures.

During the Second World War, Weybourne Camp was protected by a perimeter anti-tank ditch, gun emplacements, and barbed-wire defences. Inside the camp were groups of Nissen huts, barracks, and various military buildings.

In 1941, Winston Churchill visited the camp to observe a demonstration of the Unrotated Projectile anti-aircraft weapon.

As the war continued, the camp’s defences became increasingly sophisticated and were frequently modified. A grass airstrip was also constructed and remains in use today.

After the war, the site became the AA Permanent Range and Radar Training Wing, and gunnery training continued there until 1958. The site still includes an RAF radar receiving station and is also home to the University of East Anglia’s Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory and a meteorological station.