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Long Marston Airfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Long Marston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 155 ft / 47 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°08′15″N 001°45′09″W / 52.13750°N 1.75250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Long Marston Location in Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long Marston Airfield was a Royal Air Force base between 1941 and 1954, situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Stratford-upon-Avon near the village of Long Marston in Warwickshire.
It is now managed by Anthony Hodges, and is home to:
- Second World War airfield buildings
- Unusual F.C. Construction 'Mushroom' pillboxes
- Microflights Flying School
- Avon Microlight Club
- Freedom Sports Aviation - club and flying school; Chief Flying Instructor Simon Baker)
- MotorGlide - gliding club specialising in motorgliders
- the Shakespeare County Raceway dragstrip
- the Long Marston Clay Shooting Ground.
It is also well known as a venue for summertime music festivals, including Godskitchen Global Gathering, the Bulldog Bash, and the Phoenix Festival.
In 1981 the tv series Crossroads filmed there, ATV relocated the set of the Crossroads reception area to the Airfield to set light to it as part of the motel fire storyline.
In 1983 the Evesham Motorcycle Club hosted held the British Masters Grasstrack Championships at the Airfield.