I too will put my hand up for Southend, but then I'm biased. You can travel to the airport by bus from either Southend Central station or Rochford Station, although they are both a bit of a hike. Its a good field to fly from, long runway, has enough traffic to make it interesting, easy to find from the air. And like North Weald, it too was a Battle of Britain airfield. . .. .FNG - is North Weald your home base then?