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RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009 how to get there etc.

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Hi everybody.I was wondering if any of you could help me.I want to wisit this airshow next year but have trouble to find some places to spend the night.Do anybody have any tips or places to contact?I will travell from Norway and are comming from either stansted or heathrow.You can email me at rune0078@hotmail.com if you want to.

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deleted as info became incorrect today :@(:
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Hi Patchman,

In 2007, a group of us from Scotland left it late to find somewhere nearby and were surprised to get rooms easy at the Days Inn at Membury which is right in the M4 (from London to Bristol). In the past I had been told that it was difficult to get close and this hotel is only 40 kms from the base so 30 mins drive.

Try http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/ ... andInfo=DI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

No restaurant there but right at the motorway services and there is a great Indian restaurant in a nearby village.

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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009

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Anybody ever travelled there with own transportation or even better, by plane? Would like to stay there for a week or so. Any advice gladly appreciated.

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mikek1357 wrote:Anybody ever travelled there with own transportation or even better, by plane? Would like to stay there for a week or so. Any advice gladly appreciated.

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You might wanna check an old thread:

http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=38496" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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I am a South African who will be attending RIAT this year. In 2000 when it was at Cottesmore I ended up spending the night under a tree as there was no accomodation available. Not this time, so if anyone can help me find accomodation reasonably priced and close to a bus or train station ASAP I would really appreciate it.

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Focke Wulf P149D wrote:I am a South African who will be attending RIAT this year. In 2000 when it was at Cottesmore I ended up spending the night under a tree as there was no accomodation available. Not this time, so if anyone can help me find accomodation reasonably priced and close to a bus or train station ASAP I would really appreciate it.

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Your extensive answer is 9 posts above yours, clicking at Stefan's link (I guess for a South African Dutch might be quite understandable)
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aviodromefriend wrote:
Focke Wulf P149D wrote:I am a South African who will be attending RIAT this year. In 2000 when it was at Cottesmore I ended up spending the night under a tree as there was no accomodation available. Not this time, so if anyone can help me find accomodation reasonably priced and close to a bus or train station ASAP I would really appreciate it.

Thanks
Mike W.
Your extensive answer is 9 posts above yours, clicking at Stefan's link (I guess for a South African Dutch might be quite understandable)
Ahh, I must admit my Afrikaans (Dutch) is about as good as my Mandarin of Turkish. But my Zulu is OK. HELP.
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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009

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hello everyone, just joined today.
Have noticed queries regarding accommodation for RIAT '09. Just booked today a hotel in Swindon (6 miles from Fairford). Shuttle buses going from Swindon rail station every 20 minutes to the show from 7am saturday and sunday, taking 30 minutes or so. Still rooms at my hotel as of today http://www.locomotour.co.uk/swindon click on '15 hotels to stay in swindon'. I got accommodation at the 'Ivy hotel', 4 rooms left as of 9.30 this morning.
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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009

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trombone wrote:Shuttle buses going from Swindon rail station every 20 minutes to the show from 7am saturday and sunday, taking 30 minutes or so.
To make things clear, and not having people waiting at a place where the busses won't show up: busses will leave from swindon bus station, which is about a 5 minutes walk from the railway station. Source: http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/Visito ... ion/travel (Leave the station on the front side, cross the road (beware of the steep steps) and continue on the same heading. As soon as you enter the bus station, shuttle busses normally leave from the far right side.)
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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009 how to get there etc.

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For everybody who ordered tickets delivery started last week.
Ive got mine this morning in the post.
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Info about the shuttlebusses (prices and a kind of timetable) can be read at http://www.swindonweb.com/event/?m=976& ... us+Service
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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009 how to get there etc.

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You can stay at London, and get the train to Swindon at paddington, I do that in 2007 and will do this year to.
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Re: RIAT at RAF Fairford 18-19 July 2009 how to get there etc.

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If anyone is going to kempsford camping, i have a sunday ticket spare that i want to sell for around £35/40. this is due to my friend dropping out thanks to a family event that has changed date - i will put up a sign outside our tent - if anyone wants one, just come find me - Tom
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