Farnborough 2014 - Anyone on here going?
Discussion
onyx39 said:
Won't land at Farnborough though, will operate to and from Fairford for Farnborough displays.
aeropilot said:
onyx39 said:
Won't land at Farnborough though, will operate to and from Fairford for Farnborough displays.Not saying it won't come, but it's not going to help!
GreatGranny said:
Confirmed that my Brother in Laws partner has got us tickets :-) so all family going.
He lives a few minutes walk from the show so will be staying at his and going both saturday and sunday.
Just hope its better weather that the last time.
Ahh, isn't that just great! Non-residents taking advantage of the resident's 2 for 1 offer.He lives a few minutes walk from the show so will be staying at his and going both saturday and sunday.
Just hope its better weather that the last time.
Now, when the organisers study the figures, and work out that more 2 for 1 offers were sold than there are residents, they'll pull the deal for future shows
To be honest, I've lost interest in it now that the F35 is looking very unlikely, and the 262 has been cancelled. The trade days are better for the amount and type of flying the current stuff does, so I'll just mosey on up the canal and watch from outside. Same for the public days now, to be fair. It ain't the same since the technology pavilions stopped admitting the public at weekends. That was half the attraction for me. Nowadays it's just another flying display as far as I can see, and the Red Arrows do a lot of their forming up out my way. I can stand on a nearby motorway bridge and see them closer than I can from the crowdline
Any suggestions on a good place to watch the show, preferably with beer garden?
I know there's a pub at the end of the runway but I'm assuming that will be rammed but with going to RIAT, waddington, Eastbourne and Bournemouth I don't see the point in paying to see similar without being able to see the trade section.
I know there's a pub at the end of the runway but I'm assuming that will be rammed but with going to RIAT, waddington, Eastbourne and Bournemouth I don't see the point in paying to see similar without being able to see the trade section.
The Swan is the famous one at the end of the runway, but you'll struggle to park anywhere near there on show days.
The Monkey Puzzle on Ively Road springs to mind, as it's near the airfield and has a 'beer garden' of sorts facing the right direction.
It's also got a Premier Inn and I think a Brewers Fayre restaurant, although I haven't been, so can't recommend either yeah or nay as regards quality of the food/beer.
The Tradesmans Arms and The Potters in Cove might be OK too. The Old Courthouse is currently being turned into a Tesco, and I don't think many of the others would have a great view, or they lack a beer garden, like the Alex and the Wetherspoons (Tilly Schilling) in Farnborough itself. I'm not really a 'pub man' so others might have a better knowledge of sight lines from the various hostelries in the area
The Monkey Puzzle on Ively Road springs to mind, as it's near the airfield and has a 'beer garden' of sorts facing the right direction.
It's also got a Premier Inn and I think a Brewers Fayre restaurant, although I haven't been, so can't recommend either yeah or nay as regards quality of the food/beer.
The Tradesmans Arms and The Potters in Cove might be OK too. The Old Courthouse is currently being turned into a Tesco, and I don't think many of the others would have a great view, or they lack a beer garden, like the Alex and the Wetherspoons (Tilly Schilling) in Farnborough itself. I'm not really a 'pub man' so others might have a better knowledge of sight lines from the various hostelries in the area
I may do the swan during the week (im guessing it will be slightly quieter) and then the monkey puzzle on the weekend.
I have just noticed I should be able to go on one of the trade days due to my job (albeit having to pay for it) so may give that a go. Might be a good networking tool for my "retirement" coming up soon.
I have just noticed I should be able to go on one of the trade days due to my job (albeit having to pay for it) so may give that a go. Might be a good networking tool for my "retirement" coming up soon.
Eric Mc said:
The Swan has a decking session that overlooks the airfield. However, the pup has been "gentrified" in recent years and the proprietor now charges extra for patrons to use the decking area during show week.
I went in last year for food and drinks after a local hockey game and was impressed so if its a small fee I'd be happy to pay, any idea how much?ash73 said:
Any tips for a newbie? Parking, places to go etc?
They usually run buses from the local train stations so I'd be inclined to try and park further out and get the train and bus in. I know this goes against the religion/morals/sensibilities of most on here but the traffic is usually an absolute nightmare that weekend.ecsrobin said:
Eric Mc said:
The Swan has a decking session that overlooks the airfield. However, the pup has been "gentrified" in recent years and the proprietor now charges extra for patrons to use the decking area during show week.
I went in last year for food and drinks after a local hockey game and was impressed so if its a small fee I'd be happy to pay, any idea how much?onyx39 said:
ecsrobin said:
Eric Mc said:
The Swan has a decking session that overlooks the airfield. However, the pup has been "gentrified" in recent years and the proprietor now charges extra for patrons to use the decking area during show week.
I went in last year for food and drinks after a local hockey game and was impressed so if its a small fee I'd be happy to pay, any idea how much?
RizzoTheRat said:
ash73 said:
Any tips for a newbie? Parking, places to go etc?
They usually run buses from the local train stations so I'd be inclined to try and park further out and get the train and bus in. I know this goes against the religion/morals/sensibilities of most on here but the traffic is usually an absolute nightmare that weekend.If you don't have a pass to use the "Limo Lane" (they still do that, right?) then pretty much all of the parking is well away from the actual site. Most of it is walkable, but a lot there depends on your personal definition of 'walking distance'. If you have any sense, you'll drive to one of the stations along the railway line, get a train a couple of stops into Farnborough, then get on the bus from there to the site entrance. There's now extra parking at Farnborough Main station as well. It's officially for 'rail users only' but
NormalWisdom said:
Farnborough isn't on in the Hockey season which leads me to suspect he liked the pub and the view potential
Indeed I liked the pub, the food wasn't bad and the view was great just a shame there wasn't many movements on the day we were there. Unfortunately for me every time farnborough is on I'm overseas. But not this year
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