Air Shows and Airfields to visit.

[chockswahay]

That looks fairly close. Is it walkable on show days, from the campsite to the show entrances…?

Their website says fully booked for this years Tattoo

 

[vmaxkiddy]

Lots of events here at East Kirkby, and local walkable campsites. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight just down the road at RAF Coningsby

Events -Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

Forthcoming events at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

www.lincsaviation.co.uk

 

[Georgiegirl]

Their website says fully booked for this years Tattoo

We live in Fairford and there are at least 4 campsites open for the weekend. I did a quick google search and found https://fairfordairshowcamping.net/book and https://www.arkells.com/flybycamping/ and I’m sure there are others. Hope you manage to find something

 

[larrylamb]

Fairford is great. From memory we arrived about 7 and had breakfast etc. in the Cali before gates opened at 8.30. Your day is very dependant on the weather, fortunately we had glorious sun and needed lots of water topups from the onsite bowsers. We must have done 25,000 steps that day going up and down the displays. Great show.

 

[s2bear]

Went to RIAT/Fairford last year and going again this year. Stayed Fairford airshow camping at Townsend farm and we walked 9 miles by the time we’d finished. We were absolutely cream krackered but I t was great!


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[soulstyledevon]

Stumbled on this place in Holland.
The place of rest for the Dambuster.
It’s great the town recognises the importance of these pilots…

 

[Perfectos]

Great links thanks.
Booked Fairford, as its local-ish.

But Cromer looks good too. Might be worth a weekend to the Beach

Cromer air show / carnival week (next week)
Red arrows Wednesday next week.
Booked into Manor Farm campsite, easy walk into Cromer, cycle to Sheringham etc.
Holkam estate worth a visit, nice bike rides around the estate, Holkam Beach etc
Kingslynn Speedway Thursday evening

 

[soulstyledevon]

We went to Fairford and the heavens opened mid afternoon.
People were absolutely drenched.
Fortunately, Soulstyle took a fishing umbrella and was saved a soaking.
The field almost emptied after that downpour, which was a shame. There were still some great aircraft to see.

Other than the rain, it was a really well organised event, hard to get round in a weekend, never mind a day.

 

[larrylamb]

Blackpool Air Show this weekend, mixed weather on the forecast.

 

[soulstyledevon]

Blackpool Air Show this weekend, mixed weather on the forecast.

All the modern stuff should be able to fly. The only thing grounded at RIAT (due to high winds) was the BOB fly past .
Have fun

 

[Perfectos]

Red arrows were Grounded for the Cromer festival, technical issue grounded the whole fleet !

Now resolved and will be making an Appearance at Eastbourne

I heard the Red Arrows will not be at Cromer next year as they already have a booking on that date, which is a real shame as Covid , Bad weather and Tech issues had meant they have failed to appear at Cromer for the last three years.

Good festival this year, despite No Arrows.

 

[Perfectos]

Great links thanks.
Booked Fairford, as its local-ish.

But Cromer looks good too. Might be worth a weekend to the Beach

2024 dates

UK Airshows 2024: calendar of British military and civilian air shows.

Calendar with dates of British Airshows 2024 and beyond and other information about seaside, airfield and other air shows being held in the UK.

britishairshows.com

(don’t think Red arrows will be at Cromer 2024, speaking to Ground crew at Cromer and Eastbourne, I think they are overseas) the Cromer carnival is on the same week every year, so they are able to predict availability, the Carnival is still a great Craic and typically British.