Mid-week cafes/restaurants.
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Second that... Gamston.
Easily the nicest and best airfield restaurant in the country. Waiting times can be long when they are busy apparently, but you should be fine mid week.
Easily the nicest and best airfield restaurant in the country. Waiting times can be long when they are busy apparently, but you should be fine mid week.
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From: 23, Railway Cuttings, East Cheam
On site caffs and places with pubs I would recommend:
Halfpenny Green
Fenland
Nottingham
Kemble
Sleap
Conington
East Kirkby
Leicester
I'm assuming you probably fly from Sherburn so know about Gamston, Sandtoft etc.
Places with pubs nearby
Great Massingham
Croft Farm
Fadmoor
Crosland Moor
Kirkbride
There's Skeggy of course. Old Buck has a good caff but I don't think it opens till Thursday. Old Warden is well worth a visit, only about 500m but I get in and out three up in a 180hp 172 with bags of room to spare.
If you search for 'airfields with pubs nearby' there's a whole thread devoted to it.
Halfpenny Green
Fenland
Nottingham
Kemble
Sleap
Conington
East Kirkby
Leicester
I'm assuming you probably fly from Sherburn so know about Gamston, Sandtoft etc.
Places with pubs nearby
Great Massingham
Croft Farm
Fadmoor
Crosland Moor
Kirkbride
There's Skeggy of course. Old Buck has a good caff but I don't think it opens till Thursday. Old Warden is well worth a visit, only about 500m but I get in and out three up in a 180hp 172 with bags of room to spare.
If you search for 'airfields with pubs nearby' there's a whole thread devoted to it.
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From: Job Centre
Oyster Box - 10 minute taxi ride from Jersey Aero Club
Great seafood, great service and great beach-side location.
Bit of a long way from you.
With regard to Thruxton, easy to find, nice friendly people. Good facilities, interesting aeroplanes lurking if you know where to look.
'Restaurant' is OK for a builder's breakfast, plus reasonable coffee and cake.
Old Sarum café is a bit better and with a good view of the comings and goings.
SD
Great seafood, great service and great beach-side location.
Bit of a long way from you.
With regard to Thruxton, easy to find, nice friendly people. Good facilities, interesting aeroplanes lurking if you know where to look.
'Restaurant' is OK for a builder's breakfast, plus reasonable coffee and cake.
Old Sarum café is a bit better and with a good view of the comings and goings.
SD
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From: Around and about
Another vote for Sleap. The lock lounge cafe based there just keeps getting better and better.... Open 7 days a week, 9 till 5. They even have their own website to check the menu. Click here Home
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From: Newcastle/Teesside
Fishburn
I see no one has mentioned Fishburn near Sedgefield. An excellent new licensed purpose built club house has just been opened on the field, closed Mondays but open rest of the week. Outside terrace and good food certainly worth a visit if you want to head North. Excellent coffee, food and Kosel larger (only for passengers of course!). Certainly worth a visit.
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From: RAYLEIGH
Try Verchoque--val du frene-----20 odd miles inland from Calais---a developing airpark-grass runway--exellent restaurant--makes a change from LT.
Details of the field on aerodelahaye. Drop in at Calais first for customs.
For a change from the restaurant at calais airport--the bus into calais from marc--every 15 mins--to the theatre--0ne euro-40 in a taxi-- just as fast --Try "au calice"---55 boulevard jacquard.
Details of the field on aerodelahaye. Drop in at Calais first for customs.
For a change from the restaurant at calais airport--the bus into calais from marc--every 15 mins--to the theatre--0ne euro-40 in a taxi-- just as fast --Try "au calice"---55 boulevard jacquard.
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From: UK
East Kirkby has a cafe and the museum is worth a visit.
Flying in to East Kirkby - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Flying in to East Kirkby - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
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From: The North
Chocks Away Diner at Hawarden (EGNR) is right on site and has great views of the runway.
http://chocksawaydiner.co.uk/
http://chocksawaydiner.co.uk/
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From: uk
Probably a few good suggestions in this thread
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...bs-nearby.html
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...bs-nearby.html
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From: Oxford
Did you have a bad experience? I did (once, but I've been back and lived to tell the tale!)
On the other hand, Leicester was also the scene of a friend's last all day breakfast before his heart attack (not fatal, thankfully!) and a photo of his breakfast featured on Twitter as a result. I should add that the quality of the breakfast was never in question.
On the other hand, Leicester was also the scene of a friend's last all day breakfast before his heart attack (not fatal, thankfully!) and a photo of his breakfast featured on Twitter as a result. I should add that the quality of the breakfast was never in question.
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I enjoyed a visit to the Pilot Hub at Redhill earlier this year. We arrived around lunchtime and sat out on decking overlooking the field.
I noticed they have a breakfast menu with one option called MTOW!
Another handy thing was being able to pay the landing fee when we settled up for teas various and chocolate cake loaded with calories.
I commend it to the house.
SGC
I noticed they have a breakfast menu with one option called MTOW!
Another handy thing was being able to pay the landing fee when we settled up for teas various and chocolate cake loaded with calories.
I commend it to the house.
SGC
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From: Not far from the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Orion Arm.
Food
The restaurant White Waltham was spot on for 3 meals/dy haven't been in yonks. Bit far off though.
Last edited by Natstrackalpha; 10th November 2015 at 20:10. Reason: long trek
