[Closed] Windermere Airshow

I would be if I wasn't away to Canada

Certainly considering it, have you made plans yet James? we haven;t booked anything

[i]we haven;t booked anything [/i]

Accomodation in the area is at a premium! We're staying in Windermere itself (hotel in Ambleside I wanted was already full).

Got to be a perfect day for getting out on the bike in Claife Heights!!

I'd kind of guessed that accommodation would be full. bit tight on cash at the moment so might just pop up for the day. [b]clareymorris[/b], fancy showing Mrs NBT and me around Claife heights? I know a route or two round Jenkin Crag and over towards STaveley, but not familiar with t'other side of the lake

It's not the most interesting of air displays I've ever seen

nbt I think we could manage a day out with you guys.!

I will just need to confirm with the guys as we are in Yorks the day before but pretty sure we are coming back Sat night as accomodation in or near Ilkley has been impossible to find. Mind you even if we stay over I'm sure we could get back over for a days riding!!

would have been great to see the Vulcan again,Sunday sounds ok though 🙂

Laterbarrow near claife Heights is a great place to watch.there was lots of people watching from there a few years ago. 8)

I know - gutted that Saturday is Vulcan day but hey Sunday will still be fun 🙂

Seen this loads of times.
Best vantage point is Biskey Howe between Windemere and Bowness with a full view of the lake.

Cheers FC will check it out - you going this year?

For ilkley, try Marriot Hollins Hall hotel at Baildon. Less than 15 mins drive away. If you want cheap, Ibis at Shipley

[b]clareymorris[/b], cheers but if we go up it will be saturday for the Vulcan 🙂

So... anyone know the programme yet?

Looks like our plans for the weekend have totally changed, so now we will be up there on the Saturday (great for us we can see the vulcan!). NBT do you and MrsNBT still fancy meeting up for a ride?

[b]clareymorris[/b], will check tonight. will mail you

[b]Speculation[/b] on the timing of the Vulcan display here: http://fightercontrol.forumotion.com/airshows-f1/windermere-25-26-july-t12075.htm

Got to be a perfect day for getting out on the bike in Claife Heights!!

I'm leading a Claife ride on Saturday 🙂 Meet Far Sawrey village hall 11am

Where do you get the best view from, Claife Heights or Jenkin Crag side?

(assuming most of the display will be aimed at visibility from Bowness)

p.s. I've since heard the Vulcan will be over Carlisle at 4:50 so I reckon the display will start over Windermere at 5pm. But I could be wrong.

Chasing the Vulcan looks more promising than what I had planned, so if anyone wants a ride over Claife, be at Biketreks at 9AM. Will be on both Jenkin Crag and Claife at some point. Bring some money, there's a ferry crossing involved. We should be right under it.

Gotta say, it's very kind of them to organise the Vulcan specially for my birthday 😀

Best vantage point is Biskey Howe between Windemere and Bowness with a full view of the lake

Can you ride up there?

ChatsworthMusters for your info,I think some of the the path/Road/ Bridleways are closed on the eastern side of the lakeshore,should be ok further up onto Claife though. 😉

"Best vantage point is Biskey Howe between Windemere and Bowness with a full view of the lake"

Its a footpath unfortunatly, 🙁 but not too far from the road 😉

Its a footpath unfortunatly,

It'll be full of Boggies on Sat then....... 😉

ChatsworthMusters for your info,I think some of the the path/Road/ Bridleways are closed on the eastern side of the lakeshore

Not saying that's not right, but it's illegal to close public rights of way without due legal process, so check with your local rights of way officer tomorrow or friday to make sure - you may have the whole trail to yourself 🙂

Ooh, that's handy! I'm at a wedding on the shores of the lake all day Sunday 🙂

It'll be full of Boggies on Sat then

we'll be on the other side of the lake 🙂

Just to confirm the Vulcan will be flying between 17:00 and 17:10 🙂

Thanks Clarey!
Have a good weekend. 🙂

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ChatsworthMusters for your info,I think some of the the path/Road/ Bridleways are closed on the eastern side of the lakeshore,should be ok further up onto Claife though.

Thanks for that, my route is not exactly "kosher", but does have good views of the lake for most of the day. However if the Vulcan is only coming at 17:00 then I'll be long gone by then.

I'd love to see the Vulcan flying, but i'm on nightshift 🙄
Anyone else see the V-bombers on More4 last night? Great program: [url= http://www.channel4.com/programmes/engineering-britains-superweapons/4od ] ➡ Clicky :arrow:[/url] It included the Vulcan with one of the prototype Concorde engines being fired from its bomb bay, something i thought was urban myth 8)

Someone must have tipped the NHS off about the Boggies riding on Saturday,"Air Ambulance Lands 1315" 😉 (Sorry Nicky)

Saturday 25th July

13.15 - 13.20 Air Ambulance lands.
13.30 - 13.40 Yakovlevs
14.15 - 14.20 Jet Provost
14.45 - 14.50 Red Hawk Motor Glider
15.30 - 15.40 P-51 Mustang
16.15 - 16.30 BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane
16.30 - 16.40 BBMF Dakota
17.00 - 17.10 Vulcan

Bit more Bumff 😉

Some aircraft have been flying around here was a fixed wing that seemed land at Boulmer which is most unusual but guess it was a fuel stop.

Just come back from the Sunderland airshow. I assume some of these planes are just flying straight over as I've just seen them there too. Vulcan is quite impressive.

Ah! Explains it Boulmer were flying out and hovering acting like a beacon as the aircraft would then follow them into Boulmer was cool.

Saw the Vulcan flying out to sea from Blyth 😀

Driving back from Claife this afternoon, the tailback on the northbound side of the M6 stretched all the way back to Lancaster! So I guess a lot of those people never got to see the show 🙁

Yeah might have seen that but too P20 but it clouded over here and the kids started to shiver so it was time to get off the beach. That and our secret beach now seems to have been discovered by chavs who were camping, don't mind the amount of rubbish lying around was disgusting.

It was HEAVING in Bowness/Windermere but we got to see the Hurrican & Spitfire then about 5.05 or so the Vulcan appeared heading in from the North. Low and LOUD. 🙂

Only 10mins or so but worth every second.

Bowness/Windermere was absolutely rammed!! Nice to see the Vulcan, and hear it!! I wouldn't have made the trip especially for the airshow though, the rest of the displays were a bit far apart timewise IMO. Had a nice ride planned over Garburn Pass and made it down into Windermere for the Mustang display.

I was surprised at the number of disinterested people just wandering about paying no attention to the aircraft!

I was at Sunderland air show today, Opened by the Red's and closed by the Typhoon with a Vulcan thrown it as well.
Great weather made for a top day out.!

off up there tomozx anyone know where to go and watch but not in windermeire or tother place?

tom

Try the other side of the lake - Far Sawrey or Calife Heights etc.
Don't even attempt to drive anywhere near Windermere, traffic was horrendous!

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Had a great ride around Iron Keld,Grizdale and then into Claife,We watched the Vulcan from Scale Ivy Intakes on the Western side of the lake.

I thought the displays were a bit poor compared to previous years, but the Vulcan was great. 😀

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nice pics 😉