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The A.V.P is located approx 2/3 way along Runway 23R (Runway 1) and offers excellent views of both flying and taxiing aircraft. It has 3 raised platforms for better viewing and photography, a very good snack bar, Family picnic areas and clean Male and Female toilet facilities. There is also a well-stocked aviation shop selling books, aircraft models, binoculars and radios etc. | The A.V.P is located approx 2/3 way along Runway 23R (Runway 1) and offers excellent views of both flying and taxiing aircraft. It has 3 raised platforms for better viewing and photography, a very good snack bar, Family picnic areas and clean Male and Female toilet facilities. There is also a well-stocked aviation shop selling books, aircraft models, binoculars and radios etc. | ||
Signposted from main terminal areas and railway station. There is a small charge for admission £1 for pedestrians, £3 for a car & Driver and £1 per passenger, children under 16 free. This area also contains a | Signposted from main terminal areas and railway station. There is a small charge for admission £1 for pedestrians, £3 for a car & Driver and £1 per passenger, children under 16 free. This area also contains a '''British Airways Concorde G-BOAC''' (which you can book a tour of, for approx £12), '''BAe Avro 146-RX100''', '''Monarch DC-10''' nose section, De Havilland Vampire jet fighter (at the moment been removed for restoration), and a '''BEA Trident 3B G-AZWK''' aircraft resplendent in full BEA Colours, which you can have a tour of. | ||
The A.V.P is situated off the A538 between Junction 6 of the M56 motorway and the airport tunnels. | The A.V.P is situated off the A538 between Junction 6 of the M56 motorway and the airport tunnels. | ||