[renzokuken]

Hi All,

I am looking for recommendation for airfields that have relatively quiet café/facility for remote working with good WiFI/4G/5G with power plug for laptop? The idea is to fly in the morning/lunch time, doing my work remotely and return home at 4.30/5 o'clock. Just looking for a change of scenery as I am fully working from home now.

Regards,

Renzo

[Shoestring Flyer]

I wouldn't have thought there was many airfield cafes that would be inclined to want anyone taking up valuable table space all day.

[Paul_Sengupta]

White Waltham if you sit next to the wall where the electrical socket is. Free landing with 50 litres of fuel I believe.

I think pretty much any airfield cafe would suit wouldn't it?

[CloudHound]

I think Farnboro has dedicated work spaces.

[Peter Kelly]

Turweston. Compton Abbas. White Waltham. Nottingham.

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[Rob P]

I have worked from Turweston Cafe. They weren't at capacity or I would have moved.

Nice views too.

Rob P

[Boxkite]

Because of the acoustics (large glass area?) at Turweston cafe, I found it extremely noisy and echoey, even with only one other group there.

[Jon G4LJW]

Cafes are often noisy even when they're not very busy. I use Airpod Pro earbuds to cut down on noise like that.

[BoeingBoy]

Why not try some of the Fixed Based Operators who provide VIP lounges to see if you can have a quiet corner for the day. Landing fee's are likely to be higher than the standard 'tenner' but you could have a lovely work environment to operate in.

[flyingearly]

Goodwood probably ticks the boxes. Very plush surroundings too!

[Shoestring Flyer]

Well personally think this idea of using Airfeld cafes as 'work stations' stinks!
Is the OP willing to pay for this service I wonder? Or is it just a way of subsidising his home working energy costs this winter?
Most small airfield cafes I know are are run on very low or non- existant profit margins and occupying a table all day and using it and its utilities as a 'free office' is I think unacceptable and should be actively discouraged!

[Rob P]

One assumes that the OP will actually make some purchases whilst he is there.

Rob P

[Shoestring Flyer]

One assumes that the OP will actually make some purchases whilst he is there.

Rob P

Yes one would bloody well hope so but one person buying a couple of coffees and a bacon sandwich in a day isn't going to equate to the loss of a tables full potential revenue earning for a day is it?

[skydriller]

One assumes that the OP will actually make some purchases whilst he is there.

Rob P

Yes but one person buying a couple of coffees and a bacon sandwich in a day isn't going to equate to the loss of a tables full potential revenue earning for a day is it?

Or alteratively, one person buying coffee all day and having lunch is better than no person all day...

[Shoestring Flyer]

Thinking again about this though a canny airfield cafe operator could use this as an alternative revenue stream and maybe make a nominal charge of say £50 a day or more for this 'free office' service?
At this sort of low figure for an office for the day it could be a win, win, all round I would have thought?