I do appreciate all the advice so far. Thruxton and White Waltham look promising. Little Gransden's website and the packages on offer there look good. . .I have abandoned the 4-hour package notion; I suppose I thought there was a middle way between a 1 hour trial and full committment to a PPL. I will visit some of the suggested places over the next month or so and decide then. . .By the way I'm getting a bit worried about the weather: is it common for a PPL to only be able to fly 1 in 4 or 5 of his booked lessons? (as suggested by other threads).