Pilot reviews of Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield

“I flew in to Wellesbourne on my qualifying cross-country. They were utterly charming. There was even some theatre as a helicopter landed and blew a refuelling plane around a bit. It was a Friday, heavily used, but the Tower was completely charming for a novice to join, land, run up and get his form signed, and be given an easy departure for Sywell. It might be all in a day's work for them, but they did it on that day with grace and charm.”

“Visited Wellsbourne today and its the nicest and most friendly airfield I have visited. Really well kept and very busy today considering it was a Monday. Great cafe and superb area outside overlooking the incoming and parked aircraft. One of those places you wished you lived near so you could base there. Circuit details on website with other useful information. On leaving we lined up behind 3 other aircraft for departure but departed within a few minutes of starting up. Not commented on flight briefing as we didnt use or see them but would presume they are as good as the rest of the facilities. Fabulous day, and superb weather for a change. Will be back and very soon and probably often. ”

“Sywell :- Last Saturday we set off to Wellesbourne, but the conditions were so turbulent (gusting 35kts) that all three of my passengers felt unwell, and my 3 year old son was quite ill. The closest airfield was Sywell, so I radio'd and explained the situation, they were extremely helpful and had a runway in to wind so we diverted straight in. On the ground the staff at sywell were very concerned about my little boy and even phoned up to the cafe to arange a free drink for him. I was offered cleaning materials to clean up any mess in the aircraft and given a great deal of sympathy - and no charge for the diversion landing. Thank you very much Sywell and all staff on duty, we arrived feeling miserable, and you cheered us up so that we all left feeling happy.”

“We flew to Wellesbourne today, and were delighted to see the Vulcan testing is engines and taxiing about. Full credit to Wellesbourne and the FISO on duty, it was very busy, great fun with 3 of us on final and the Vulcan at the threshold. Nice outdoor seating and viewing area, with some nice food. My two kids and my girlfriend love it here. I've been before and will come again.”

“Flew into Wellesbourne for the first time today! I've always heard great things about Wellesbourne, so a cancelled fly out to the Isle of Wight was a great excuse to go to Wellesbourne! Fairly busy as usual, but the nice chap in the tower had obviously done this before, and AFIS was top notch! Time to try out the cafe! Food was first class - the best bacon sandwich of my life! It was more like mini gammon steaks, the bacon was thick, well cooked, and a generous portion size - particularly for the price! A nice outdoor patio area is available to sit, eat and watch the goings on of the airfield! Very nice and friendly staff throughout, from the cafe to the tower. The runway is of very good standard, is smooth, and looks like it has just been repainted or resurfaced!!

All in all, and excellent visit, and I shall definately be visiting Wellesbourne again - top notch!

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“Have flown in to Wellesbourne once during my training, and use it on a regular basis as a turning point on Navigation exercises. FISOs are excellent, always taking time to slow things down for a student. Nice long runway, and a decent cafe too (but we only had a cup of tea so can't really comment on the food). Definitely worth a visit.”

“Very busy but easy to find. Good AFIS but welcome was marred by tower "commander" biting my head off for using the self-service book-in facility when it was in fact manned (but in the loo....). Great display of old bombers etc. and busy cafe.”

“Flew to Wellesbourne today for a very quick stop (15 minutes !), excellent AFIS in a busy circuit - 7 aircraft. Lovely runway and plenty of parking. AFISO was very helpful and friendly especially when at 200ft after takeoff my door popped open, blasting me with freezing cold air, my eyes were watering so much I could hardly see !. AFISO gave me the choice of runway 18 or 05, cleared other aircraft out of the circuit and even had the fire truck waiting for me. Many thanks to Wellesbourne airfield for an excellent service.”

“We flew in to Wellesbourne on Sunday 14th October. Very nice, friendly and pleasent staff. Excellent AFIS and wx briefing on the phone before we left Old Sarum. We only had a sandwich and cup of coffee so I can't really comment on the resteraunt facilities but there were lots of others having lunch and the kitchen was busy. Had to wait a little but they were obviously busy! Well worth a visit to see the Vulcan.”

“Bacon sandwiches!!!!...........lets face it, is it really what its all about?.......seven exams, fifty or so hours of training, night rating ? IMC ? ..........Any sauces sir with your amazing breakfast?......Wellsbourne......EGBW......1 KM hard runway. excelent Info service 124.025, fuel,...........my beloved GGYTO ( PA 28...2X Garmin 430!!! ), rented for £120.00 wet does it get better than this?..........it's all here, come and visit...........”

“Excellent and lively GA field, lots of activity, easy to find even with my somewhat questionable navigation skills. If you need to stop somewher in this sector, its a good alternative to Coventry, which although it has excellent facilities has a bit too much of that "big airport" feel to it. Wellesbourne is friendly and more tailored to GA. Recommended”

“friendly field sat and had a cup of coffee (awful) and a chat with locals beautiful setting and controller very precise that I clearly understood him ... recommended? yes worth a visit beautifull restaurant 2 miles from the field cost £30 per head but very good atmosphere and lovely quality”

“Braved the weather that didn't turn out as bad as expected and really glad I did. Smashing airfield with plenty to interest the aviator - Chipmunks to Citations and a really friendly feel. Great service from FIS and restaurant. Thanks to all.”

“Absolutely cracking place to visit. Buzzing airfield right between Warwick and Stratford so plenty to see and do within a ten pound taxi ride. Staff and AFIS bent over backwards to help us when we got rained in for an extra day, and one of the resident instructors even gave us a lift to a hotel. The full breakfast was top notch; there aren't many breakfasts for under a fiver that beat me into submission, but I met my match. Web and briefing facilities in the tower, and Birmingham quite happy to let you transit in and out. We'll be back!”

“I trained at Wellesbourne so I'm probably biased! Excellent airfield with plenty going on, yet not horrendously busy. There's a small museum (open Sundays) complete with bunker and a medium sized collection including a Yak 52 and a Vulcan nose section. There's also a complete, working Vulcan at the north-west end of the field which can be visited on Saturdays.

The jewel in the crown has got to be Terry's Touchdown Cafe - excellent hot food available nearly all day - and well used by both aviators and locals alike. Its good to see an airfield eatery which helps promote GA to the general public and let them enjoy what we enjoy!

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“I have visited many times over the last 10/12 years,weekdays and weekends and can't fault any aspect of the service. - Keep it up !”

“Visited EGBW today. Very welcoming and efficient RT, directed me straight to my parking spot opposite the tower. Lively place even mid-week. Cafe was open and serving tasty food at a good price. Sat outside and watched the world go by. Well worth the visit anytime of the week.”

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Nice, busy GA field. Lovely little museum with lots to see, including a Vulcan nose section which you can clamber up into.

I visited for a fly-in and the museum had opened especially, manned by enthusiastic and well-informed individuals. The meal in the extremely busy café was worth waiting for, I had an enormous ham, egg and chips!

It was decidedly blustery day when we went and the FISO thoughtfully kept up a running commentary on the state of the gusting crosswind all the way down final.

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“A very busy airfield with a very helpful, friendly and welcoming team. The canteen is the best that I've come across on a GA field. A regular route of mine.”

“Went to Wellesbourne on 2nd January bank holiday and got great service from the lady in the tower; she gave a bang on description of the weather before we set off, was excellent when in the circuit and managed to get us out onto the runway when the first opportunity arose.

Also an excellent all day breakfast! Looks close enough to Stratford to make a day of it by cabbing in for a while too.

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“Flew in to Wellesbourne on the 5th as my first cross-country and to celebrate a birthday. Bit of a scarily small runway compared to my home one of Filton, but what a nice little friendly GA field! The cake was excellent, by the way.”

“I flew in to Wellesbourne last Monday on the first leg of my QXC. The welcome was very friendly from both the tower and the cafe. It's a bit of a hike from my two home airfields - Plymouth and Thruxton (I live in Plymouth and work in Andover) but well worth a visit it you are near the West Midlands.”

“Dropoped in last year for the UkGA flyin - arrived late as went Swansea, Old Buckenham, Wellsbourne then Swansea. Large airfield with a definite GA feeling. Under the East Midlands CTA so watch the height. Large runways with noise abatement. Good cafe and a couple of vulcans to look at. Would go again ”

“Parked up 2 nights while visiting Stratford on Avon. Very friendly and helpful airfield, £10 landing fee and £5 per night for parking. Restaurant is good too.

Will definitely visit again.

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“Ok so i am a little bias as it is my flying base! But EGBW really is a fantastic airfield to fly from, come and visit!”

“Well, it's way over a year ago, but it was part of my QXC and I couldn't have wished for more, including a very nice lady FISO who classed my landing and airmanship as excellent. Just what a QXC student needs (with the possible exception of the broadcast air/ground radio - but hey, if you're expecting to get a FRTOL, you shouldn't nbe worried about more than the average number of people hearing you!). It's time I went back.”

“Super day yesterday so got the plane out and had a trip to Wellesbourne. As usual it was very pleasant with good ATC and a freshly made sandwich in the cafe. The point made earlier about the cafe being used by the wider public is a good one and hopefully helps the cause of GA. Just wish they had an into-wind runway!”

“We arrived too late for food,but I gather the fish and chips are excellent. Oh well, next time :-)”

“A very welcoming airfield with a super cafe which acts as a meeting point for aviators and the general public.With a couple of flight training schools and fuel readily available it's a super base for visiting nearby the historical towns of Sratford-upon-Avon and Warwick.”