Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
Aviation Events => UK - Ireland Airshows and Events => Topic started by: ToNY89 on September 13, 2010, 12:19:27 AM
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Yes i know its a little early, but I'm just looking for some info from the people who went this year.
Planning on going over next year for the first time :D
I'm liking all the reviews and this airshow sounds great.
Just a few questions....
What airport did yous fly into?
If you go on the Friday is there anywhere you can watch the arrivals?
Any cheap hotels nearby (IE- a travel lodge)
Was thinking of flying into bristol, getting a train to swindon and staying in swindon.
any better options than that?
Cheers,
Tony
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Just a few questions....
What airport did yous fly into?
If you go on the Friday is there anywhere you can watch the arrivals?
Any cheap hotels nearby (IE- a travel lodge)
Was thinking of flying into bristol, getting a train to swindon and staying in swindon.
any better options than that?
I flew into Heathrow the day before the show (Friday) and drove up to Fairford. The route was well sign-posted and took about an 1hr to complete.
If you get an Enthusiasts ticket (or a Mach package) it covers you for entry to the airfield on the Friday. However there were plenty of people watching from outside, there's a main road running across the runway approach.
For hotels, I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Cheltenham which is about a 40 minute drive away, but that was only because I wanted to park in the Red Zone car park which is on the east side of Fairford, whereas Cheltenham is to the west.
As I recall there is a dedicated bus service from Swindon to the airfield on the show days (Sat/Sun), not sure about Friday or Monday.
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Thanks for the info ;D
think ill stay in swindon, get a taxi round on friday, and use the buses on the sat and sun.
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Looks like 2011 is a Tiger Meet :)
http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/Newsroom/news/2011-AIR-TATTOO-THEMES (http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/Newsroom/news/2011-AIR-TATTOO-THEMES)