I was thinking more specifically re: Gamston & Waddington/Cranwell/Scampton all next door.
Going around the MATZ's is a long way around, but I could avoid Gamston but I was expecting to be doing some VOR Tracking and so I would end up going right overhead the airfield.
Ta for the advice FFF, a phone call prior is the obvious thing to do, must be that Friday feeling making me dumb