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England

Hawarden (Chester) (EGNR)

Airport information

Nearest town: Chester (17m by car), Cheshire

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGNR

Phone: 01244 522 012 (ATC); 01244 522 013 (PPR)

Website: www.chesterairport.co.uk, Wikipedia entry

Landing fees:

Runway: 2043m x 45m, Asphalt/Concrete

Opening times: Winter – Mon 0630-1900; Tue-Fri 0730-1900; Sat & Sun 0930-1600; Summer – Mon 0530-1800; Tue-Fri 0630-1800; Sat & Sun 0830-1500.

Fuel: AVTUR JET A-1, AVGAS 100LL

AIP plates and airport diagram (PDF format)

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Handling: Chester Handling Services Ltd. (01244 536 853).
  • Taxis: Joe-La-Taxi (01244 533 737), Chester Mini Bus (01244 679 928) and Chester Radio Taxis (01244 372 372).
  • Car Hire: National (01244 390 008, www.nationalcar.co.uk), Maincrest Hire (01244 380 038) and Enterprise (01244 399 393, www.enterprise.com).
  • Passenger facilities: Passenger lounge, conference facilities, free wireless internet access, free parking, and a fully fitted self-service refreshment and kitchen area with complimentary snacks for executive clients. Customs and immigration.
  • Charter: Contact handling company to arrange.

Pubs

  • The Mount Inn, Chester (01244 317 688). Friendly locals’ backstreet pub.
  • The Farndon Arms, Farndon, Chester (01829 270 570). Open fire in the winter and decent food.
  • Greyhound Inn, Saughall, Chester (01244 880 205). Lovely village pub with four ales on tap and good menu.

Restaurants

  • Franc’s, Chester (01244 317 952). A 15-year-old veteran, one of the city’s favourites – dependable French cuisine.
  • Restaurant at the Curzon Hotel, Chester (01244 678 581). Monthly-changing menu and a good wine list.
  • The Living Room, Chester (08704 422 805). Classy piano bar and restaurant serving simple quality food and great cocktails.

Hotels

  • Green Bough Hotel, Chester (01244 326 241, www.greenbough.co.uk). Small luxury hotel, multi award-winning.
  • Chester Grosvenor (01244 324 024, www.chestergrosvenor.com). Grade II listed building with modern elegant interior and full luxury spa.
  • Rowton Hall, Chester (01244 335 262, www.rowtonhall.co.uk). Country house and spa in Georgian manor house, with individually designed bedrooms.

Golf courses

  • Westminster Park Municipal Golf Course, Chester (01244 680 231).
  • Chester Golf Club (01244 671 185, www.chestergolfclub.co.uk). Meadowland course on two levels within a loop of the River Dee.
  • Hawarden Golf Club, Hawarden (01244 520 809, www.hawardengolfclub.co.uk). An 18 hole par 69 parkland course set in mature meadowland.

Attractions

  • Chester Zoo (www.chesterzoo.org). One of the country’s best.
  • Chester Cathedral (www.chestercathedral.com). Founded as a Benedictine Monastery in 1092.
  • Grosvenor Museum, Chester (01244 402 008). Fascinating collection of local history, including Roman Chester.

Useful information

Headcorn Lashenden (EGKH)

Airport information

Nearest town: Tenterden (14m by car), Kent

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGKH

Phone: 01622 890 226; 01622 890 236 (Outside normal Aerodrome hours)

Wevsite: www.headcornaerodrome.co.uk, Wikipedia entry

Landing fees: £10 – £15, waived if 40 or more litres of fuel are uplifted.

Runway: 840m x 30m, Grass

Opening times: 0900-sunset and by arrangement.

Fuel: AVGAS 100LL, Jet A1 for business users only or emergencies.

AIP plates and airport diagram

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Taxis: MTC Cars (01622 890 003), Wealden Cars (01580 291 199) and Maidstone Taxi Co (01622 890 003)
  • Car Hire: Hertz (01622 734677, www.hertz.com), Ashford Self Hire (01233 626407, www.ashfordselfhire.co.uk) and Practical Car and Van Rental (01622 750191, www.practical.co.uk)
  • Passenger facilities: Free parking, Holding Point café, fully licensed bar, kids’ play area and local Kentish lamb for sale. Customs and immigration by arrangement.
  • Charter: 01622 891 539
  • Flying schools: Weald Air Services Ltd.

Pubs

  • Smarden Bell, Smarden (01233 770 283). Warm and welcoming country pub with an excellent menu.
  • The George and Dragon, Headcorn (01622 890 239). Good beers, bar snacks and separate restaurant.
  • The Chequers Inn, Smarden (01233 770 217). A 14th century coaching inn, Greene King Southern Regional Caterer of the Year 2005.

Restaurants

  • The Rose and Crown at Mundy Bois, Smarden (01233 840 393). Fully traceable local produce, a la carte and bar menus. Off the beaten track in lush Kentish countryside.
  • West House, Bidden den (01580 291 341). Modern British in this good value, smoothly-run local destination.
  • Thai Orchid, Tenterden (01580766 088).

Hotels

Golf courses

Attractions

  • Leeds Castle (www.leeds-castle.com). Stunning attraction set on two islands in the river Len.
  • Rare Breeds Centre, Woodchurch (01233 861 493, www.rarebreeds.org.uk). Charity trust set in 120 acres of parkland.
  • Biddenden Vineyards (01580 291 726, www.biddendenvineyards.com). Home of famous Kentish bottled cider as well as grape varieties.

Useful information

Coventry (EGBE)

Airport information

Nearest town: Baginton (3nm from Coventry city centre), Warwickshire.

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGBE

Phone: 02476 308 600 (Administration), 02476 308 638 (ATC).

Website: www.coventryairport.co.uk, Wikipedia entry.

Landing fees: Up to 5 tonnes, £12.00: Over 5 tonnes up to 60 tonnes, £15.00; Over 60 tonnes, £18.00.

Runway: 2008m x 46m, Asphalt.

Opening times: Summer – Mon-Fri 0700-2359; Sat & Sun 0700-1700. Winter – Mon-Fri 0800-0100; Sat & Sun 0800-1800.

Fuel: AVTUR JET A-1, AVGAS 100LL.

AIP plates and airport diagram

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Handling: Not mandatory for aircraft under nine tonnes. If handling required: Midwest Executive.
  • Taxis: Allens (02476 555 555), Lewis (02476 666 666), and Central (02476 333 333).
  • Car Hire: Budget (02476 228 100). Coventry car hire branches include Avis (08445 446 051), Europcar (02476 502 111), and National (2476 677 042).
  • Nearest railway stations: Coventry 2.7m
  • Passenger facilities: Hotels in the vicinity (1 mile). A 20 seat executive lounge available on request. First aid available from the Airport Fire Service. ATM Facility and Post box in South Terminal. Customs and immigration available on request.
  • Flying schools: AWA Flying Group (www.flyawa.co.uk) and Coventry Aeroplane Club (02476 301 428, www.covaero.com)

Pubs

  • The White Horse, Kenilworth Road, Coventry (01676 533 207, www.thewhitehorseatbc.co.uk). Spacious, contemporary bar lounge serving generous portions of classics and rotisserie.
  • Bull & Butcher, Common Lane, Corley, Coventry, West Midlands (01676 540 241). A classic countryside pub serving fabulous, truly home cooked meals.
  • Town Wall, Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire (02476 220 963). Busy Victorian town local with real ales.
  • Whitefriars, 114-115 Gosford Street, Coventry, Warwickshire (02476 251 655). Housed in a pair of well preserved medieval town houses with lots of ancient beams, timbers and furniture, flagstones, cobbles and coal fire.

Restaurants

  • Simply Simpsons, 101-103 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth (01926 864 567, www.simplysimpsons.co.uk). Hearty and robust classically based dishes and tried-and-tested daily specials.
  • Oscar’s, 39 Chandos St., Royal Leamington Spa (01926 452 807, www.oscarsfrenchbistro.co.uk). Accomplished French bistro cooking and noted for its steak specialities.
  • Bosquet, 97a Warwick Rd., Kenilworth (01926 852 463, www.restaurantbosquet.co.uk). Contemporary French restaurant near centre of town.

Hotels

  • Old Mill Inn, Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry (02476 302 241). A charming pub and hotel housed in a converted watermill whose origins date back to the Domesday Book.
  • Britannia Royal Court Hotel, Tamworth Road, Coventry (08712 220 096). This 19th century manor house amid 11 acres of gardens and parkland has become the largest hotel in Coventry, complete with its own leisure club.
  • Stoneleigh Park Lodge, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry (02476 690 123, stoneleighparklodge.com) Situated in the National Agricultural Centre, home to The Royal Show and just opposite The Royal Pavillion.

Golf courses

  • Marriott Forest of Arden Golf Club, Maxstoke Lane, Meriden, Coventry, West Midlands (01676 522 335). One of the UK’s top hotel and golf venues, boasting 2 fine courses and a wide range of top class leisure facilities.
  • Brandon Wood Golf Course & Driving Range, Brandon Lane, Wolston, Nr Coventry, West Midlands (02476 543 141, www.brandonwood.co.uk). In the heart of the countryside along the banks of the River Avon.

Activities

  • St. Michael’s Cathedral, 1 Hill Top, Coventry (02476 521 200, www.coventrycathedral.org.uk). Coventry’s most notable landmark, the original 14th century cathedral was largely destroyed by German bombing during World War II.
  • Warwick Castle, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire (08704 422 000, www.warwick-castle.co.uk). Built by William the Conqueror on a bluff at a bend on the River Avon.
  • Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire (01212 002 700). The retirement home of Henry V after Agincourt.
  • National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands (01675 443311, www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk). Easily the finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world.
  • Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport (02476 301 033, www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk). Adjacent to Coventry Airport, the museum displays a wide range of aircraft with a special emphasis on those made by Armstrong Whitworth (Hawker Siddeley Group).

Useful information

Farnborough (EGLF)

Airport information

Nearest town: Farnborough (7m by car), Hampshire

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGLF

Phone: 01252 526 701

Website: Tag Aviation. Wikipedia entry

Landing fees:

Runway: 2,440m x 46m, Asphalt/Concrete.

Opening times: Summer – Mon-Fri 0700-2200; Sat, Sun, & Bank Holidays 0800-2000. Winter – Mon-Fri 0600-2100; Sat, Sun, & Bank Holidays 0700-1900.

Fuel: AVGAS 110LL, AVTUR JET A-1

AIP plates and airport diagram

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Handling: Tag Aviation (01252 379 000).
  • Taxis: Aviacars (08708 508 073, located at the airfield), A-Line Taxi Service (01252 377 500), Airport and West End Transfer (01252 548 015).
  • Car Hire: Hertz (01252 516 137, www.hertz.co.uk), Enterprise (01252 336 633, www.enterprise.com), G Force Economy Car Hire (01252 341 551).
  • Nearest railway stations: Farnborough Main (1 nm); North Camp (1 nm).
  • Passenger facilities: Hotel on site plus several hotels and restaurants within 2nm of the airport. Lounges with conference rooms and catering, crew lounge with wi-fi and satellite television and a full service café. Limited first aid treatment. Customs and immigration by arrangement.
  • UK home of Flight Safety.

Pubs

  • The Prince of Wales, 184 Rectory Rd, Farnborough (01252 545 578). Traditional pub with a good selection of ales.
  • The Old Courthouse, 80 Cove Road, Cove (01252 543 031).
  • The Garden Gate, Church Lane East, Aldershot (01252 321 051). Very welcoming local pub with a weekly bluegrass night.

Restaurants

  • Galicia, 35 Queen’s Road, Farnborough (01252 518 784). Decent Spanish cuisine.
  • Zaffron, 1-2 Firgrove Parade Victoria Road, Farnborough (01252 517 070). Good Indian cuisine with a fashionable over-25s bar.
  • Popadoms, 33 Medway Drive, Farnborough (01252 376 869). Anglo-Indian cuisine with some Nepalese specialties and all locally sourced ingredients.

Hotels

  • Falcon Hotel (01252 545378, www.falconfarnborough.com). Some rooms have a view of the airport. Most people wouldn’t like this. Pilots would.

Golf courses

Activities

Useful information

Fairoaks (EGTF)

Airport information

Nearest town: Woking (11m by car), Surrey

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGTF

Phone: 01276 857 700 (Administration); 01276 857 300 (AFIS Station)

Website: www.alanmann.co.uk/services, Wikipedia entry

Landing fees: £10 – £76 (0-9,999kg)

Runway: 813m x 27m, Asphalt

Opening times: Mon-Sat 0800-1800; Sun 0900-1800

Fuel: AVTUR JET A-1, AL48, AVGAS 100LL

AIP plates and airport diagram (PDF format)

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Handling: Mann Aviation Group Engineering (01276 857 888).
  • Taxis: Wey Cars (01932 344 334), All Airport Cars (01483 771 166), Express Taxis (01483 751 166).
  • Car Hire: Europcar (01483 757 007, www.europcar.co.uk), Woking Car Hire (01483 720 991), Avis (01483 728 122, www.avis.com).
  • Nearest railway stations: Woking.
  • Passenger facilities: Hangar Café (Open for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon pastries). Customs and immigration by arrangement.

Pubs

  • Inn the West End, 42 Guildford Road, West End (01276 858 652). Proper gastropub with very impressive menu and a wine cellar.
  • The Castle Grove, Castle Grove Rd, Chobham (0127 685 819). Indian menu at the back of the bar.
  • Cricketer’s Inn, The Green, Airfreight (01483 473 198). Well located for walkers.

Restaurants

  • Zinfadel, Bagshot Road, Chobham (01276 858 491). Cuisine inspired by California’s Napa Valley plus excellent desserts.
  • Runwong, 18-20 London Rd, Guildford (01483 536 092). Opened in 1976 as one of the UK’s first Thai restaurants, Runwong is still going strong. Also features a good Thai market.
  • L’Auberge at the Onslow Arms, The Street, West Clandon (01483 222 447). French classics served with style in a modern interior.

Hotels

  • Asperion, 73 Farnham Road, Guildford (01483 579 299, www.asperion-hotel.co.uk). Luxurious boutique hotel.
  • Hillside Hotel, Perry Hill, Worplesdon (01483 232 051, www.thehillsidehotel.com). 15 rooms, set in award-winning gardens.
  • Great Fosters, Egham (01784 433 822, www.greatfosters.co.uk). Grade One listed building on a 50-acre estate, a favorite with celebrities.

Golf courses

  • Foxhills Club and Resort, Ottershaw (01932 872 050, www.foxhills.co.uk). Nine-hole Manor course and two 18-hole Championship courses set in lovely forest.
  • West Byfleet Golf Club, West Byfleet (01932 343 433, www.wbgc.com). Includes the famous ‘pond hole’ on the 13th.
  • Chobham Golf Club, Chobham (01276 855 584, www.chobhamgolfclub.co.uk).

Activities

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Wellesbourne Mountford (EGBW)

Airport information

Nearest town: Stratford-Upon-Avon (5m by car), Warwickshire. Also close to Warwick and Coventry.

Opening Times:

  • Winter: Daily 09:00 – S/S + 30 mins, or 17:30 (whichever earlier); winter night flying Wednesday, Friday and Saturday by arrangement.
  • Summer: Daily 09:00 – 17:30 BST and by arrangement

Longest Runway: 917m, Asphalt

Fuel: AVTUR JET A-1, AVGAS 100LL

Phone: 01789 842007 (Admin), 01789 842000 (ATC)

Website: www.wellesbourneairfield.com, Wikipedia entry

AIP: plates and airport diagram

Landing fees: from £10 singles, £15 twins

Note: Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield is unlicensed after 17:30; within published hours, no PPR is required.

Airport map

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Airport services

  • Taxis: Barford Cabs (01926 620096), Main Taxis, in Stratford (01789 415333), Teddy Bear Kabs (07771 622970), Wellesbourne Taxis, (07900 616783).
  • Car Hire: Hertz (01789 298 827, www.hertz.co.uk). Note: by train station in Stratford-Upon-Avon, not on airfield.
  • Facilities at airport: Touchdown Cafe with fine view of the runway.
  • Flying schools: OnTrack Aviation (01789 842777, www.ontrackaviation.com), South Warwickshire Flying School (01789 840094, www.southwarwickshireflyingschool.com),.

Pubs

  • The Black Swan aka The Dirty Duck, Waterside, Stratford upon Avon, 01789 297312. The actors’ pub with great food.
  • The Old Thatch Tavern, 23, Greenhill St, Stratford Upon Avon, 0871 917 0007. Atmospheric, old pub with dark and cozy interiors, and a real fire.
  • The Windmill Inn, Church St, Stratford upon Avon, 0871 917 0007. A 350 year old pub known for its hearty lunches.

Restaurants

  • Coconut Lagoon, 21 Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon (01789 293546, www.coconutlagoon.com). Handy for the theatre.
  • Vintners, 4 & 5 Sheep Street, Stratford upon Avon, (01789 297259, www.the-vintner.co.uk) . Good for a Sunday brunch.
  • Drucker’s at Nash’s House, NULL Halls Croft, Stratford upon Avon (01789 297848). A little secret place for tea and a light lunch.

Hotels

  • The Charlecote Pheasant, Charlecote, Stratford upon Avon (0844 855 9126). Attractively located beside Charlecote Manor and Park and close to the river Avon
  • Glebe Hotel, Church Street, Barford (01926 624218). 5 miles from the airfield, this is a church rectory converted to a small hotel.
  • The Kings Head Inn, 39 Saltisford, Warwick (01789 840206, www.thekingsheadwarwick.com/). A 400 year old inn very close to Warwick castle.
  • Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon (0871 508 8768, www.alvestonmanor.co.uk). A 4-star hotel believed to be the site of the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s dream.

Golf courses

  • Stratford-on-Avon Golf Club (1789 297 296, www.stratfordgolf.co.uk). Has a number of challenging holes for golfers of all aptitudes.
  • Stratford Oaks Golf Club (01789 731980, www.stratfordoaks.co.uk).
  • Ingon Manor Golf and Country Club (01789 731857, www.ingonmanor.co.uk). Set in 130 acres of countryside that includes a 14th century country house hotel.

Activities

  • Wellesbourne Wartime Museum (01789 778816) on the airfield, open 10-4 on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Also on the airfield, a Vulcan Bomber (www.xm655.com).
  • Charlecote Park (www.nationaltrust.org.uk), a lovely Tudor mansion house run by the National Trust, a fifteen-minute brisk walk to the North of the airfield.
  • The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (01789 204016, www.shakespeare.org.uk) owns five Elizabethan houses in Stratford and the local area, including the bard’s birthplace.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon racecourse. (01789 267949, www.stratfordracecourse.net).
  • Royal Shakespeare Company. (01789 403444, www.rsc.org.uk). Walking tours and small exhibitions as well as plays.
  • British Motor Heritage Museum (01926 641188, www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk ) at Gaydon is about half an hour’s drive from Wellesbourne.
  • Warwick Castle (www.warwick-castle.co.uk, 0870 442 2000) Well-run castle with all mod cons, including dungeons and peacocks.

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