The Black Knights
Parachute Centre

The North West’s Friendly Drop Zone


May - September
Open 8am - Dusk / 8pm -
Every day

October - March
Open 8am - Dusk / 8pm
Weekends
and public holidays

01524 791820 – Drop Zone
01772 717624 – Admin Office
Fax 01772 717624

bkpcinfo@googlemail.com

www.bkpc.co.uk

General Aviation Information

DZ name: Cockerham 

Longitude & latitude:
535744N 0025007W  

VHF Frequency:129.90
First Jump Courses
Tandem
AFF
RAPS (Static line square parachutes)

Experienced skydivers  
WARP coaching Accuracy coaching
Formation skydiving coaching
Freefly School

 Coaching
FS –WARP, FreeFlying

Load Organising
FS, Freefly

Drop Zone Operator and CCI
Phil Cavanagh

Link for Multimap map please click here

 Aircraft
Cessna 185- 5 Jumpers
Pilatus Turbine Porter (May - Sept)- 9 jumpers
BN Islander (On Call) - 9 Jumpers		 Altitude Restrictions
14,000 feet


Porter exit


Cessna exit

Other businesses located on DZ
Drop Zone Gear Shop
01524 791820 /01772 717624
www.bkpc.co.uk e-mail info@bkpc.co.uk

Black Knights Freefly School
Tel - 01524 791820 (Drop Zone - during opening hours)
Tel - 07793 7533990 (Mobile)
Email :info@freeflyschool.co.uk
http://www.freeflyschool.co.uk

Food & Drink - on DZ
Mo’s Café serving hot and cold soft drinks & freshly made hot meals, snack and sandwiches. Evening meals available during summer evening

Local food and drink
3 pubs / restaurants within 5 minutes of drop zone. Takeaways available

Accomodation on DZ
Newly refurbished DZ bunk houses £3 per night, camping and caravanning free of charge. Electrical hook ups available upon request. Refurbished hot showers and toilet facilities.

Local accomodation

Name Type Phone Web
PATTY'S FARM BARN Luxury Self Catering 01524 751285 www.pattysfarm.co.uk
FOX LEA B&B B&B 01524 791357 ....
STANLEY LODGE FARM B&B 01524 791863 ...
BUMBLES RESTAURANT AND B&B RESTAURANT AND B&B 01524 791264 ...
STORK HOTEL Pub / B&B 01524 751234 ...
THURNHAM MILL HOTEL Hotel 01524 752852 www.thurnham-mill-hotel.co.uk

Special DZ Attractions
The world fastest climbing turbine Porter -13,500 feet in under 12 minutes!
Fishing & Clay pigeon shoots (after jumping ends!) available
Indoor Packing / video facilities
Credit Card Facilities

Local attractions
www.lancashiretourism.com/
www.visitblackpool.com/
(Blackpool and its world famous pleasure beach is just 20 mins from our DZ)

Local pubs
The Manor, Cockerham Village
The drinking hole of choice for BKPC jumpers for as long as anyone can remember.
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Directions
Map URL www.bkpc.co.uk/wpe1.jpg

Link for Multimap map please click here

Directions by Car...
Exit M6 at Junction 33
At Roundabout turn left onto the A6 Southbound for 1 mile
Turn right onto local road signposted Cockerham and Glasson Dock
Turn right onto B5272 signposted Cockerham
At T-Junction (Manor Pub) turn right onto A588 signposted Lancaster
Turn left after the Texaco filling station into Hillam Lane
Follow this road (keeping left) to our car park (Drop Zone is signed)

Directions by Rail...
The nearest railway station is Lancaster (Tel: 0345 484950). 
Taxi fares to the drop zone  from Lancaster are very reasonable.
If you contact us with advanced notice we may even be able to come and pick you up!

Photographs by Matt Walmsley
Background Image Credit Matt Walmsley
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