Southport air show - anyone been? (1 Viewer)

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Hi

Has anyone visited the Southport air show?
If so, I've noticed that the organiser charges for entrance which is discounted now, but goes up for paying on the gate on the day.

I was under the impression that it was free and just a case of looking up into the sky.

So, what does the entrance fee get you?
I know that they use the beach as a landing strip - does the fee get you closer to the action?
Any ideas?
 

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no idea what extra apart from parking on the beach.
we have never paid , just park near the marina or on the coast road
 

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The fee gets you nearer the action. However I walked to the junction of Hesketh Drive and the Marine Drive and the Red Arrows etc. were assembling for their run in over the sea front above me. I will be going there again this year got some good pix of them overhead and over the Ribble Estuary.

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If you want to park close by free , i parked on mcdonalds , this was in 2013. They charge for admission to the beach area and it is fenced off but you can watch from anywhere really .enjoy your day out .
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I have just booked to go to and stay at Pleasureland....
My van's out the garage after a repair so needs a run....

Never been to the airshow before but it's a weekend away..(y)
 
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Just a 'heads up' for anyone thinking of going.
Vulcan and the Red Arrows will be flying together for the very last time on Saturday.
Make the most of Vulcan while you can.

Richard.

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There are lots of displays on the beach Gav and flying model aircraft. I was as close as you can get
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Looking forward to it now. Have just read all the flypasts, should be good...
Anyone else going ???
 
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You can park up on the pleasureland car park -water and elsan poiunts available-was £10 per night but may be a little more with the air show being on . its just across the road from the beach and close to morrisons.
Techno's picture from the beach side shows the pleasureland site -its just to the right of that.
 

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If you go on the day, get there early wherever you intend to go.

Be prepared for a long wait on all roads out at the end.

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-was £10 per night but may be a little more with the air show being on . .

It's £20 a night Friday and Saturday !! Then back to a tenner. They are expecting it to be busy so Barbara has advised you need to book and arrive on Friday. Said they will not be taking any vans in on Saturday.
 

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My experience of Barbara last year is she'll cram you in any old how. Money grub

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Beerdrinker1 will be driving down from Scotland Friday. I will be arriving Friday mid afternoon. See you there.(y)

ps - tell Mrs. Hilldweller I've added an extra box of red incase she fancies a glass;)
 
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Can't wait.
We're staying just outside of town at a site called Century House.
Tried CC site but was fully booked before last Christmas and didn't know about the one at Pleasureland.

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Great weekend here at Southport. 4 funsters on a mini meet..
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We are about 10 miles from Southport and the red arrows went over twice today .....I missed them going over the front of the house as was hoovering but Max saw them as he was outside cutting the hedges....then an hour later they came over the back and I saw them...they must have come back specially as I missed them first time:)
 
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Great weekend. Unfortunately I didn't get to meet up with you all.
Our site - Century House, was ideal for what we needed but the only downside was sat on the bus for 1.5hours in traffic getting out of Southport after the show.
The Vulcan was great, as was the Red Arrows but most impressive was the Typhoon I thought.
 

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Close thing,4 engines of Vulcan or 2 of Typhoon, both shook our souls. In terms of "G" pulled the Typhoon wins hands down, his testcles must have been in his boots.

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That was a strange abrupt end to good coming together. Knock on door soon after 8 am, "go away we have a roller coaster arriving, need you space". So we left earlier than expected. No problem, a good weekend all round. See some of you on Thu.

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