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incorporating UKAirshows
and EnglishAirshows
British Airshows - the shows, the venues, the aircraft, the dates
incorporating UKAirshows
and EnglishAirshows
2nd May 2010
On the site of the former RAF Abingdon and part of Dalton Barracks.
Opened as an RAF airfield in 1932, initially as a training station. Continued after the war as part of Transport Command and in the 1980s as a training base. Although RAF Abingdon officially closed in 1992, some military flying continues in connection with nearby RAF Benson and air cadet training.
Usually one of the first shows of the season, held on the first Bank Holiday in May, the Abingdon Air and Country Show, also known as Abingdon Fayre, is part of a festival of vintage and classic vehicles, steam, ground amusements and military and civilian static aircraft, with a fly-in and about 3 to 4 hours very varied flying in the afternoon.
Abingdon is in Oxfordshire, north-west of Abingdon town and about 4 or 5 miles south of Oxford.
Follow signs north from A415, not far from the junction with the A34, signposted for the event or for Dalton Barracks.
For sat nav use post code OX13 6JG
National Express have coach services to Oxford, about 4 miles from the airfield. Take a local bus or taxi from there. You can book seats online. Click the National Express name to go to their web site.
There is no railway station in Abingdon but the Oxford to Didcot line runs nearby. The easiest place to aim for is Oxford, about an hour by train from London, and about 4 miles by taxi from Abingdon airfield.
The variety of rail tickets and fares can be very confusing. The Trainline and Raileasy web sites list all ticket and fare options for the time and day of travel you choose. Click either the Trainline or Raileasy name to go to one of the those web sites.