Had a look at Stoke today and actually landed courtesy of
Fly Stimulator who has this fantastic aircraft called a CT which is a kind of microlight with the 100hp Rotax.
It has very short take off and landing and is very quick with an amazing rate of climb - in other words a lot of fun. Thanks for that matey!
Back to Stoke....
It looks a bit out of my league for the moment in a 172 with power lines running adjacent to the strip and getting out again looks a bit difficult but someone suggested that Maypole might be a good idea and at 500m with what looks like a reasonable approach, I'll think I'll try there first.