It appears that after a few years the powers that be have decided to re-open their Cafe for access to non paying visitors (obviously you DO have to pay for your coffee & cake!). This is good news! So from 27th of March onwards there's another coffee stop! Statement: "We’re really excited to announce that a number of changes are on the way! Below is a breakdown of what is taking place, all of which will come into effect on Monday 27th March. • Our admission entrance will be moving into the visitor centre, with all visitors now entering and exiting the attraction via the shop. • Admission pricing is being updated with adults paying £15.50 and a concessionary rate of £14.00, children under 16 remain free and members continue to have access to all admission areas. • Areas within the new admission structure include the Collection Hangars, Swiss Garden, Woodland Walk and Engineering Hangar. • The Runway Café will open to the general public on a daily basis, serving a range of locally sourced freshly prepared meals. • A new parking area will open outside the Runway Café with additional blue badge parking introduced. • The playground will be open to the general public, with public toilet facilities available at the Runway Café. • The shop will also be open to the general public • Both Hill Lane and Alder Drive Entrances will be open to enter and exit the site, Alder Drive will remain the sole entrance on event days, these dates will be clearly communicated, the first of which will be Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April for the Easter Bunny Fly In. • Summer opening times remain unchanged – 10:00am till 17:00pm. We look forward to welcoming new and existing visitors to Shuttleworth over the coming weeks." Nice bike, shame about the place by Richard Billing, on Flickr
I like the Shuttleworth Collection. I remember going round there as a kid, my grandmother was with me. After going through two World Wars she turned to me and said; ‘Isn’t it asking for it painting targets on the side of your planes’? I kid you not!
They’ve a lovely 1933 Comet possibly the best design for a twin engined plan prewar. They’ve some interesting planes in their collection, especially some of the home built planes.
Very glad they have seen sense. Bet they lost a lot of trade when they asked you to pay to be able to go and buy a coffee & bun.
Great picture you have there thank you for posting it. If it wasn’t so far away I’d make it a regular destination, Cosford is the nearest to me but does house quite a collection spanning a longer period of time.
A light hearted word to the wise, take cash and card. On my visit their card machine didn’t work and being a cashless kinda guy my lad and me were left very thirsty and hungry. English breakfast looked lovely too.
