Where to err..'spot' at Heathrow

[RAPA Pilot]

Never ever thought I'd be asking this but my five year old daughter wants to go to a big airport to watch 'big aeroplanes' so as Heathrow is only up the M3 where would be the best place to go, park etc?
Ta
Col....

[Rainboe]

Up the A30 to near Hatton Cross if landing to the west on 27L. You will see the Spotters there on the soth side, right under the flight path- excellent place for photography.

[Gulf4uk]

hi

May i suggest coming up the M3 to gate 4A follow the Farnborogh Airshow
signs and take Her there . You pay she gets in Free and there is loads
of things For her to see and Ride on FREE
Details on GOOGLE under Farnborough 2008 loads of Aircraft and much much
more

Tony
farnborough Resident

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

"You pay"

Tony means to say: "You get ripped off..." :-)))

[Flightman]

Get to the airport and follow signs for the visitors centre. Not the best view in the world, but across the A4 is a McDonalds.

As the father of two girls aged 5 and 8 I can appreciate how quick access to a toilet can be a God send. :ok:

[Gulf4uk]

so we wont be seeing you there then .

I Have my ticket and the one For the ARMY show . it really depends on
what you want . I have missed one Show in my 60 years the year we got
Married. AND I Still say its a great Show for ALL Ages .

Tony

[Leezyjet]

If it's a nice day and they are landing on 27L, you can always go to The Green Man pub. It has a nice beer garden for the kids to play in, and you yourself can have a pint as the planes fly overhead.

If you go down the A30 to Hatton Cross, turn right and it's just around the corner on the left.

Alternatively, there is a street called Myrtle Avenue that is popular with the spotting folk, which is about 5 mins walk from The Green Man.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.465344,-0.4216&spn=0.012058,0.026436&t=h&z=15)

(The Green Man is at the junction of Faggs Road and Green Man Lane on the map above, and you can also see Myrtle Avenue).

If they are landing on 09L, drive along the A3044 and you can park on the pavement at the side of the road.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.478389,-0.49005&spn=0.012054,0.026436&t=h&z=15)

(On the map above, where it says Stanwell Moor Road is where you can park - if you go to the roundabout and turn right through Longford village on the Bath Road, there is also a Mcdonald's where it joins the A4)

For 27R landings, you are best going to the old Visitors Centre, which is now called Heathrow Academy or something like that.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.479432,-0.441535&spn=0.006027,0.013218&t=h&z=16)

(The car park is at the end of Newall Road in the link above - Mcdonald's is the small white building just across the A4).

:ok:

[Visual06]

your best bet is LHR for the big aircraft you daughter wants to see, its not really worth spending the money out for an airshow until you know shes going to enjoy it. The spots mentioned in the earlier post are good for viewing and well worth visiting