What a fantastic place. This is a great day out, for what is provided you couldn’t get much cheaper for the family. It goes by parking charge starting from £2 and it goes up from there but not by much, it’s completely disabled friendly, each area is accessible with ease including viewing platform, park, cafe and shop. I have attached a video showing how you get onto the viewing point, it’s a nice wide path. Within the viewing point there are multiple benches, and even some that are under cover so the rain wouldn’t spoil your day, the park is fantastic for kids and all the staff were lovely. We didn’t have food so can’t comment on that but it looked great! you can see Concorde for free and to go on it starts from just £6 which I think is more than reasonable! There are clean toilets and facilities on site which were nice and clean. The gift shop is full of reasonably priced goods to! The staff member in there today who’s name was Paul was lovely, welcoming and just ended our visit well! The only downside was it wasn’t dog friendly but can imagine some owners would spoil this for the rest of them and not clean up mess on the parks grass viewing area. Thank you so much! I highly recommend and will be returning.
A great day out for all the family. The view of the airfield is amazing, you're right up close to the planes.
The facilities are good, the coffee and food we had from the cafe was very nice and the shop has all sorts of aviation souvenirs.
There's a children's play area and loads of space to sit and watch the airport from.
Parking is charged per car and varies depending on how long you spend there. If I remember right it was £8 for 2 hours, £10 for 4 and £12 for anything over. Highly recommended.
Really good place that I've brought the kids to over the years. Parking for 2 hours costs £5, and is just about right. The centre has an elevated view to watch the planes, many benches to have picnics, a lovely play area for the kids, an old plane that you can go and inspect, and recently they've added a tented area near the cafe which is a really good addition for the wet or hot weather. The aviation shop is expensive but it's a really good day out when you can watch the planes land, the kids can play, and you can enjoy a picnic.
Could easily spend hours here with or without the kids. Perfect place for enthusiasts and families. Great facilities just a shame other airports don't offer a similar experience locally to us (EMA just isn't the same).
If I had any gripe it's that I wish the park area was enclosed, we have 2 toddlers aged 1 3/4 and 3, they love the park but it's to easy for them to run off. Also not a fan of the fair ground rides, doesn't quite fit with the decent level of facilities offered and again the kids wander off the park towards these.
Really good viewing point! Good facilities and the Concorde tour was amazing! The lady who took us on the Concorde tour was extremely knowledgeable and very engaging. My only downfall was the staff in the cafe. A young man was quite rude and not polite. Other than this it was a really good day!
I took my parents to visit Concorde. A very informative and interesting visit. The cafe is pretty basic. All the staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. Although not a 'plane spotter' I thoroughly enjoyed watching them take off and land. Well worth a visit
Excellent for viewing planes landing and taking off very close up. There's plenty to do for children and also there's out of service planes to go inside and view. Parking is reasonable at £5 for upto 2 hours. There's a cafe and toilets available too. Makes a great little day out.
Fantastic viewing spot for aircraft. Great play area for the kids, which also has some rides in the summer months. The cafe is a decent price, food is basic, nothing amazing. Kids love touring the planes and seeing Concorde inside the main hangar.
It is a great day and there was plenty of planes to see. The only downside are the prices when you get there. The Concord Cafe is ridiculously expensive I would suggest taking a picnic. Parking was £10.00 for three hours. That aside we did have a good day 🙂
Perfect area for plane spotting. Incredible views of the runway and terminal 1. When the planes land, they taxi directly in front of the viewing platform making for an excellent photo opportunity. The aviation park itself is good however it is a shame you have to pay to go on any of the planes (including just seeing concord). I would certainly recommend!!
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