I felt that Church Fenton was always a happy and well kept little station where everybody knew everyone else. Only 2 flying training sqns when it was 7FTS in the late 80s so there was a good social life in a cozy little Mess. Not as impersonal as Linton and it didn't have the feeling of being a sausage machine. Pity it's gone to rack and ruin now after it closed with the Mess having being buldozed so that the pikeys wouldn't hurt themselves when they broke into the building to steal the pipes etc.
For a station with a good view it was hard to beat Mountbatten with excellent views over Plymouth Sound to accompany your egg and bacon in the morning or a G&T outside the Mess bar in the evening.