When Popham was built, three runways were laid down:08/26, 03/21 and a shorter one between them that's no longer there.
Genghis, not quite right. That was the second phase of Popham's existence, after the late Charles Church acquired the airfield and then the adjacent land to the north, with a view to operating his Lancaster and Spitfire from there as part of a museum. The first phase was in the mid-70s when 08/26 was created from scrubland alongside the A303 by Jim Espin and his many helpers and supporters in the Andover and Solent PFA struts. The petrol station was already there, and the approach to 26 was not only offset, but was through a gap in a line of tall trees, which meant the runway was obscured in the last stages of the approach, until the last few seconds. It is part of Popham's folk-lore how most of the trees (which were reputedly subject to preservation orders as part of the planning argy-bargy) somehow were toppled in a storm .....
Anyway, Popham now is much extended, and is my favourite and regular local land-away. There is nearly always something (or someone) interesting there: microlights, gyros, gliders (landing out), vintage, tourers, you name it. Even a DC3 and the Vickers Vimy have been seen there. With the possible exception of r/w 21which is quite straightforward, all the approaches are more challenging than the norm. But none are "dangerous", even that to r/w26; if anyone thinks that statement is "willy wanging", then that's up to you. If a new PPL wants to push their boundaries just a little, then I would suggest it's an ideal destination.
Slip