Essential information about The Duxford Air Show for visitors and local residents, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September

IWM Duxford is delighted to welcome the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster to The Duxford Air Show on Sunday 14 September.

There has been widespread interest in the Lancaster’s visit to the UK, which has led to unprecedented advance ticket sales for The Duxford Air Show on Sunday 14 September. This means there is only a small number of tickets still available for sale on the day, and we do expect to sell out.

There are still plenty of tickets available for Saturday 13 September; visitors can purchase these on the gate in the usual way.

As we do for every air show, we are working closely with the Police, Highways Agency and the AA to ensure our visitors are able to arrive and park as quickly as possible, and that congestion on the surrounding roads is kept to a minimum. In particular, we have expanded our traffic management plans specifically to accommodate the larger numbers of visitors expected at IWM Duxford on Sunday 14 September.

As part of these plans we are offering the following guidance to visitors:

ON SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

· We still have plenty of tickets available for Saturday 13 September; visitors can purchase these on the gate in the usual way.

· Please ensure that you leave plenty of time to complete your journey.

· We encourage visitors to car share, if possible, rather than travelling separately.

· Air show car parks are available as normal. Please follow the yellow signs.

· Alternatively, we have a courtesy bus service running from Cambridge Station, picking up at Trumpington Park and Ride. It is also possible to take the train to Whittlesford Parkway station; the museum is a 15 minute walk from the station.

· Saturday’s flying display includes the awesome spectacle of the Avro Vulcan, The Great War Display team, and over 40 other classic and modern aircraft taking to skies.

ON SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

If you have already bought your tickets for Sunday 14 September and plan to travel by car:

· We strongly recommend getting to IWM Duxford as early as possible. Gates open at 8am.

· On arrival please follow the yellow signs to the Advance Ticket Holders’ car parks. These car parks are reserved exclusively for advance ticket holders.

· Once in the car park please follow the instructions of our staff, who are there to help you complete your journey as quickly and smoothly as possible.

· We encourage ticket holders to car share if possible, rather than travelling separately.

· Please ensure that you leave plenty of time to complete your journey – we expect the roads around IWM Duxford to be particularly busy.

If you expect to buy your ticket when you arrive, and plan to travel by car:

· There is a small number of tickets available for purchase on the day by visitors arriving by car.

· On arrival please follow the yellow signs to The Meadow car park. This car park is reserved exclusively for the use of visitors who wish to buy a ticket on arrival.

· Once in the car park please follow the instructions of our staff, who are there to help you complete your journey as quickly and smoothly as possible.

· We strongly recommend that you arrive early. Please be aware that tickets may have already sold out by the time you arrive. Gates open at 8am.

If you plan to arrive by public transport:

· Visitors arriving by public transport (including the courtesy bus service) are only able to purchase tickets from the Visitor Centre. Tickets will remain on sale unless or until the air show is sold out.

IF YOU’RE NOT COMING TO THE DUXFORD AIR SHOW

· We anticipate the normal volume of air show traffic on Saturday 13 September, but a greater volume of traffic on the roads around IWM Duxford on Sunday 14 September.

· We recommend avoiding the A505 at IWM Duxford and Junction 10 of the M11 on both Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September.

For further information go to http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-duxford/the-duxford-air-show-0

Esther Blaine
Public Relations Manager

IWM Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR

(t) 01223 499 320
(m)07792 305 432
(f) 01223 834 037
(e) eblaine@PROTECTED

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