1. On site
catering facilities will be available from
2. Live
entertainment is planned for Saturday, 21st July and Saturday 29th
July. A barbeque will be arranged for
Saturday 29th and all competing pilots will receive one ticket free of charge; further
tickets can be purchased from control
3. A 24 hour Tesco supermarket is located on the southern outskirts of Bicester. The best
route is to turn left out the gate and follow the ring road until reaching the Esso garage, then turn right at the roundabout and right
again. This road also leads to Bicester Vilage which is an
upmarket designer label factory outlet area.
A smaller Tesco convenience store is located
in Langford village; turn left out of the gate and take the bypass until it
goes under a railway bridge, straight across at the next roundabout and then
turn immediately right into
4. There is a
wide variety of pubs, restaurants and take aways in Bicester that will cater for most tastes. The following pubs can be recommended,
however this list is not exhaustive and many other pubs and take-aways will be found in the area. If you find a good one, we would be grateful
if you could advise Sylvia in Control so that the list can be updated.
Local Pubs and Restaurants
The Black Bull, Launton. (01869
321340) Turn right at the crossroads in
the centre of Launton at the Bull and drive down the cul de sac for about 500m, when the pub will be seen the
right. (Do not confuse with the Bull located on the
crossroads ). The landlord, Keith
offers a wide range of pub meals and will usually serve meals later than most
other pubs. Booking is advised.
The Red Lion, Stratton Audley. (01869 277225) Located in the village on the far side of the
airfield, take the Buckingham road and then the first right just past the
airfield. A good
village pub serving excellent food.
The Butchers Arms, Fringford. (01869 277363) Located in Fringford village to the north of the airfield. Take the Buckingham road and the Fringford turn is the second on the left. This is an excellent village pub serving
good food.
The Greyhound, Marsh Gibbon. (01869
277365) This pub is located in the
centre of the village and has an exclusively authentic Thai menu. It is the real McCoy as the cooking is
supervised by Thai wife of the publican.
The same couple run the Thai restaurant, The Suwanna in the Causeway in the centre of Bicester. However,
the pub food is identical and more reasonably priced than the restaurant.
The Trigger Pond, Bucknell. (01869 252817) A good village pub offering
an excellent range of food with pleasant outside tables.
Yin Hong (01869
245818) Located in the main street in Bicester next to the Litten Tree,
this is an authentic Chinese restaurant offering a wide range of excellent
Chinese food. Booking is
advisable. They also do a take-away
service.
Take Aways. Most of whom will deliver to the airfield.
The Broken Fork,
Wing On (01869 321821)
This take away provides excellent fish and
chips as well as the usual range of Chinese food.
Taj Mahal (01869 248439) An excellent Indian
take away.