A great day to enjoy both the personal and the historical. Chartwell offers an imitate view of the Churchill's home life and it a wonderful place to simply spend time.
Lunch at an English Country pub, beloved by those brave young men who saved the country from the Luftwaffe, and then a visit to either the Heritage Hanger, where we get up close to that wonderful aircraft the Spitfire ....
Or; across the field at the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, where we can discover the lives of those who kept this famous fighter station ticking over despite constant Nazi attacks through the summer of 1940.
Opening times for the Heritage Hanger vary and numbers may be limited so we will have to liaze on dates.
Posted By : Traveler608877
I originally booked Churchills Finest Hour, to tour Mr. Churchill's home and Biggins Field, visiting the museum and airfield there. After contacting Mark Cairns of Timescape Tours, he helped me to arrange a Spitfire flight for my husband's 70th birthday at Biggins Field. He also arranged for a chase plane that he and I would ride in to photograph my husband. Mr. Cairns met us promptly at Gatwick airport. He whisked us off in his new Mercedes towards the Biggin Hill Airport to make our Spitfire appointment. He entertained us all the way there with his knowledge of Mr. Churchill and World War II, answering every question my husband (a WWIII enthusiast), could throw at him.
While waiting for our turn to go up in the planes, we toured the facility where Spitfires are restored, as well as the nearby Museum. Later we enjoyed lunch at an English Country Pub that the WWII pilots frequented. It was a lovely experienced. Not to be missed by any WWII enthusiast, or anyone interested in the Battle of Britain. My husband said of the day, "it's the best birthday present I ever received!" Thank you, Mark!
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Posted On : 2023-09-28 17:36:09 
