Last month I had taken a long stroll to the fence at LGW beside the Travelodge (Former Concord & Gatwick Hickmet) with my cam, but lo and behold the fence was covered. The half dozen spotters on the scene were squeezing their cams between the gate posts. An alternative viewing platform could be the rooftop of the hotel, but that's up to the hotel manager. Perhaps one of the regular LGW spotters could talk to the hotel manager about that