matspart3 - don't you do Rotors Running there at EGBJ? everything up to Merlins and Chinooks...
And I think Gamston do RRunning too (does that make them efficient or not?)
Elwood Helipad seems to get lots of movements too, deep in Northumbria - see
http://www.aerialsolutions.com/flyin.htm and they do both flavours of fuel. Never been, but pictures on that site indicate a stroll across the lawn at worse (and a cream tea if you really want to pause)
and Durham Tees Valley Airport is just as bad as Teesside