Pilot reviews of Seething Airfield

Visited Seething on Wednesday 24 July inbound from Shipdham and outbound to Great Massingham, (via the scenic route: anti-clockwise to Great Yarmouth and all around the coast). The visit was just to go to an airfield I hadn’t visited before and which I don’t normally get the opportunity to go to, but it was a delightful spot with friendly locals happy to chat and sort out drinks and snacks if needed. The runway and parking areas were excellent and the clubhouse very tidy.

£10 landing fee was good value, especially when you can see they have spent money on getting the runway into such good condition. Lovely spot which I just wish was closer to our home base at Blackpool.

Flew into Seething for the last control tower opening of 2015 and club open day.

It was a hazy day and so very few other aircraft flew in, but despite that there were plenty of club members present and I received a very warm welcome.

The club laid on a great spread of BBQ and all the salad trimmings, just £5, so much food that I couldn't even face the puddings that came out afterwards.

My only observation was that the £10 landing donation for single light GA aircraft was a little on the high side for a Flexwing Microlight (that I flew), but there was tea and coffee and tea included in the price.

Visited the Charity Day on 8 Sept 2013, and was amazed by the excellent displays both in the air and ground. Unfortunately during the air display by Microlight was gusted onto its propeller whilst tethered during a particularly bad squall that passed over us. I was afforded every courtesy from the airfield staff. My aircraft was eventually moved, and we was offered hangerage until I was able to remove it for repair. Every member of the airfield staff we saw came over to us at some point offering assistance and help, from cups of tea to lifts.

It was humbling to be offered so much friendly assistance and help by all (do you do courses?). Thank you all at Seething for a fantastic Charity Air Day and your support and we look forward to meeting you again.

Flew into Seething on 4.8.13 from Damyns Hall in a CTSW G-SDAT, for the 70th anniversary and to visit the control tower museum. A/G radio were very helpful and we received a very warm welcome from all staff based there, supported by the Air Cadets (221Sqn). We were provided with a lift from the apron to the control tower and back. The museum itself was well worth a look (allow plenty of time). As it was the 70th anniversary there was some interesting military vehicles o/s the tower and a very low beat up by a P51. Lunch was an excellent BBQ with plenty of choice and fresh salad. I lost count of the amount of choc ices we were offered ! To cap off a really good visit, we were voted the "coolest" visiting aircraft by the cadets, even though we were parked next to a 1942 vintage Auster ! Ah the innocence of youth! We apparently won a years subscription to Flyer magazine ! well done all at Seething. First class, We will definitely be back.

Serves excellent hot food for a really good price.

I met very nice and friendly people at the restaurant.

The only small drawback was the smell of manure from the farm nearby.

Flew into Seething on 5th May from Andrewsfield, in my Jabiru J430 which caused quite an interest as they have a group there about to start building a Jab.

A warm welcome and lovely clubhouse.

I concur with Robert’s earlier review, a very welcoming great little field. If you visit on the first Sunday of the month during BST take the time to visit the splendid control tower museum, dedicated to the American 448th Bomb Group based there during WWII. [Free admission]