Airstrip near Tunbridge Wells?????

[Stampe]

Looking for a 500m plus strip available for a regular summer commute to Luton airport no hangarage/services required.Ideally about 7 miles south of Tunbridge Wells.Anyone got any ideas??? seem to remember seeing some strips in that area.Aircrafts normally based at Redhill but we can,t get early enough a start from their to make the trip viable.Help/ideas much appreciated.

[Spiney Norman]

Hi Stampe.
There are two strips near Paddock Wood. Old Hay. ( 01582 830215). And Laddingford. (01732 350691). The phone numbers are from the U.K. VFR Flight Guide. I should add, I'm not connected with any of the named strips so they might say no.

hope this helps.
Spiney

[Stampe]

Thanks SN know those strips well indeed a friend keeps his aircraft on one of them really looking for a strip south of Tunbridge Wells I seem to remember seeing some down that way !!may haveto do a recce flight !!thanks anyway.

[KCDW]

There’s a private strip at Lamberhurst, about 8 miles south of TW. It used to be owned by Martin Sergeant, who tragically died last year when his Spitfire crashed at an airshow in Rouen. I live near there, and pass the strip regularly. It is still well maintained, but I don’t see anyone using it. At a guess, it’s about 500 metres.

There is also a very secure hangar on the strip, which used to house Martin’s Spit and Harvard.

I know his son, so could put you on to him if you want.

[Prof Denzil Dexter]

Al, have you tried John Randle's strip at Piltdown?

[Martinburney]

Hi

I have 4 Airstrips listed near Tunbridge Wells :

Eridge Green at grid ref TQ543343 or Lat / Long N5050-E00012
at Hamsell Farm postcode TN3 9LL, Richard Kingsbury tel [phone]

Lamberhurst at Grid ref TQ691381 or Lat / Long N5107-E00025

Lamberhurst at grid ref TQ673368 or Lat / Long N5106-E00022
at Priory Farm, K Macalpine, tel [phone]

Pembury at grid ref TQ614412 or Lat / Long N5108-E00018
at Owlsnest Wood, postcode TN2 4QN, David & Mollie Wood.

If you like I can e mail my complete list of Kent Airstrips past & Present ( 194 ) so that you can look for others in the vicinity.

As Tunbridge Wells is close to the East Sussex border there are
some listed under Sussex.

Regards Martin Burney

[Prof Denzil Dexter]

Martin,


Check your PM's

DD

[Stampe]

Martin thx very much and yes would appreciate your complete Kent and Sussex list.I,m familiar with most of the strips North of RTW.But remember some south including one near Mayfield??.Its actually for one of my colleagues who is getting fed up with sitting on the M25 on nice days travelling to LTN airport.Thx again!.