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Directions
Heading south from Marlborough/Devizes/M4:
Follow the A345 towards Salisbury. About half a mile after entering the village, turn left immediately after The Dog and Gun pub into Kennel Row. At the triangular junction, turn right and follow the road over the river and up the hill to the Airfield Camp. Photo ID is essential when booking in at the guardroom.
Heading north from Salisbury/A303:
Follow the A345 north towards Marlborough. About half a mile after entering the village, turn right at the bottom of the hill before The Dog and Gun pub (on your right). At the triangular junction, turn right and follow the road over the river and up the hill to the Airfield Camp. Photo ID is essential when booking in at the guardroom. |
Local accomodation
Food & Drink - on DZ
The DZ canteen is run by Rosemarie and Jane and provides an excellent range of food from full breakfasts, snacks, lunches to occasional evening meals. In the summer months, we have regular evening BBQs.
Food & Drink - nearby
Netheravon village has a pub (The Dog and Gun) which serves up food, a local shop and a fish and chip shop. Slightly further a field, there are pubs that serve food in Enford (The Swan), Upavon (The Antelope, The Ship) and Pewsey (The Woodbridge) as well as many others. Ask a DZ local for a recommendation.
There are also numerous indian, chinese, pizza, fish and chip and kebab takeaways in nearby Larkhill and Amesbury . The excellent Maldives Indian restaurant in Larkhill is quite used to catering for large numbers of hungry skydivers at short notice.
Local attractions
Netheravon is located high up on Salisbury Plain in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside. Stonehenge is close by, as well as the historic towns of Salisbury to the south and Marlborough to the north. See www.visitwiltshire.co.uk for details.
The DZs location means that on clear days you get stunning visuals encompassing a large part of the South West from the Isle of Wight in the south, to Bristol and South Wales in the west.
Other information
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Coaching
Mike Lewis runs the FS Advanced Body Flight school which covers coaching in skills up to and beyond FS1 for individuals and teams contact Mike at mike@advancedbodyflight.com
FS coaching is also available from resident 4 way teams AirKix and the Army 4 way team. WARP coaching is also available.
Freefly coaching is available from the Euphoria Freefly School contact team members at www.freeflyeuphoria.com
Load Organising
FS Load organising is run by Caroline Hughes please register by e-mailing her at load.organising@btinternet.com
FF Load organising is run by resident freefly team Euphoria : www.freeflyeuphoria.com
Accomodation
The bunkhouse is now free on a first come first served basis see Reception or the bar to book. We also have a large camping area with shower and toilet block.
There are various bed and breakfasts in the area as well as pubs that offer accommodation (see left and table for a selection) or contact the Amesbury tourist information office on 01980 622833
Special DZ Attractions
The club has an active social life centred around the on site bar there are parties held throughout the year, culminating in the Autumn Ball. Details for all these are given on the website. As well as our own aircraft, we have regular visits from the Turbolet 410 based at South Cerney increasing the fleet to 4 aircraft, three of which are turbine.
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