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→A.V.P. - Aviation viewing park
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The shown location of the AVP on the linked Google map, is wrong. It is, in fact, at the end of "Wilmslow Old Road". Find your way to the roundabout near the M56 and follow road signs for "Wilmslow" - the AVP is signposted as "Concorde" which involves turning down a road to the left shortly after the traffic lights. | The shown location of the AVP on the linked Google map, is wrong. It is, in fact, at the end of "Wilmslow Old Road". Find your way to the roundabout near the M56 and follow road signs for "Wilmslow" - the AVP is signposted as "Concorde" which involves turning down a road to the left shortly after the traffic lights. | ||
You can also go here by taking busline 200/201 (weekends/holidays) or busline 19 (workdays). The 200/201 take you there directly. Busline 19 requires a walk. | |||
==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
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A disadvantage of the official Aviation Viewing Park (AVP) is that it faces the sun all day. This is a problem that can be avoided by going to the other side of the airport. Going there is easy by car. By public transport is possible too, but a bit of a handful. | A disadvantage of the official Aviation Viewing Park (AVP) is that it faces the sun all day. This is a problem that can be avoided by going to the other side of the airport. Going there is easy by car. By public transport is possible too, but a bit of a handful. | ||
To get there by bus you should first go to the AVP. Once there walk away towards the local pub, go to the left into the road in front of the pub ( | To get there by bus you should first go to the AVP. Once there walk away towards the local pub, go to the left into the road in front of the pub (Pinsfold Lane). Follow the street to the end. On your left you will see a bus stop. At this stop get onto the 288 to the Moat House Hotel (2 stops). If the bus driver is unfamiliar with the hotel tell him you want to go the the Holiday Inn. The bus leaves every hour at 30 past the hour. | ||
The hotel has a shuttle bus, but I do not know if they will accept people that do not stay in the hotel. | The hotel has a shuttle bus, but I do not know if they will accept people that do not stay in the hotel. | ||