[mglepd]

Feeling the need to get some night flying done. Somewhere in Southern England or near continent.
Must have:

Permanent lights (too old to put out the car battery type)
Not be silly price (so not Exeter, Norwich etc.)
Hotel on, or short walk from, airfield (rules out Gloster)
Open late

Not ruling out France or Benelux.
BTW, what's the latest on Coventry?

[James Chan]

Not sure what you mean by a silly price but many of the larger aerodromes have hotels on-site or nearby:
viewtopic.php?t=104434

[joe-fbs]

Oxford EGTK any use?

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=54824

Open until 2230 local last time I checked. Reasonably priced, full instrument facilities. City nearby for food and bed. Nearest accommodation I found last time I checked is a pub nearby on the canal, I had a very nice lunch there once. Never tried the accommodation.

http://www.thehighwaymanhotel.co.uk

[joe-fbs]

Sandtoft has just introduced PCL, see here:

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=59522&start=15

This hotel is close by. Again, I have had a decent lunch there but never stayed:

http://www.thereindeerinn.co.uk

[joe-fbs]

Humberside is (was last time I flew there in October 2015) friendly, reasonably priced and open late. It appears to have two hotels on site.

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=54192

Neither Sandtoft nor Humberside are exactly southern England but unless you are based at Shoreham or Lydd are probably no further than the mainland Europe places you mentioned?

[joe-fbs]

BTW, a fellow forumite and I overnighted at Exeter recently and it was certainly very reasonably priced. I don't have the numbers and forgot to post a note in the ATIS section but would have remembered if it had been unreasonable.

[joe-fbs]

Other forumites say that Norwich is reasonable:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=104780&hilit=norwich&start=15

[CloudHound]

Sywell! My all time fav UK Aerodrome. Brand new LED lighting installed this year. Fantastic Art Deco Moderne hotel on site too.

[Hawkwind]

Southend could fit the bill with a Holiday Inn on site. Airport is H24, but watch out for a hefty night surcharge between 2300 until 0600, local time. If you can complete flying by 2300, you will avoid the surcharge.

[PeteSpencer]

Sywell! My all time fav UK Aerodrome. Brand new LED lighting installed this year. Fantastic Art Deco Moderne hotel on site too.

Hmm: That's got me thinking:
AIP says night flying every Thursday Nov to Feb incl from to SS plus 2hrs 30 mins

Might give it a bash

Peter

[Rob P]

Southend could fit the bill with a Holiday Inn on site.

I've stayed and eaten there.

Good quality restaurant, though whether it would still be open at the time you'd had enough nighttime fun is debatable.

Rob P

[joe-fbs]

Oh, only Thursdays, I got very excited till I read that in the AIP (their website still says sunset with no mention of Thursday nights).

Leicester still does Thursday nights as well:

http://www.leicesterairport.com/flying- ... ry-nights/

[robert79]

Cambridge might fit the bill.

[PeteSpencer]

Cambridge might fit the bill.

Cambridge close early:8pm

Just phoned Norwich: /Saxonair :
two approaches plus landing plus overnight parking and a night in Premier inn=
c. £160
Each further approach half price £16 + VAT
Cheaper approaches at weekend offset by more expensive hotel so price approx the same...

Peter

[Lefty]

If staying at the Sywell Airport Hotel, (the new block) try to get a 1st floor room. The floor is very thin and ground floor rooms get a lot of noise from the rooms anywhere from.

I stayed there a lot whilst working n the area and you can hear the people upstairs walking around their room, not to mention hearing their music and TV audio.