Take the A12 towards Colchester. Continue on the A12 past the the Marks Tey turn off (A120), and take the next turn off signposted A1124 (was A604) to Colchester West and Halstead. At the top of the slip road turn left towards Halstead, travelling along the A1124 for about one mile. Just after a sharp left bend and before you get to a filling station on the left, there is a turning to the right past a fish and chip shop, Wood Lane, signposted to Fordham and Wormingford Airfield. Take this road, and after about three and a half miles the entrance to Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club will be found on the left hand side of the road.
Take the A120 towards Colchester and join the A12 towards Colchester. Then continue as if coming from London (see above), taking the A1124 (was A604) from the next turn off.
Take the A12 towards Colchester. Continue past the first turn off, and take the next turn off signposted A1124 (was A604) to Halstead. At the top of the slip road take the third exit off the roundabout towards Halstead, travelling along the A1124 for about one mile. Just after a sharp left bend and before you get to a filling station on the left, there is a turning to the right past a fish and chip shop, Wood Lane, signposted to Fordham and Wormingford Airfield. Take this road, and after about three and a half miles the entrance to Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club will be found on the left hand side of the road.
Take the A134 south from Bury St. Edmunds, and at the first roundabout at Sudbury turn left and go uphill on the Sudbury bypass. Continue straight over a series of roundabouts until past the industrial areas. From the last roundabout, continue about 3/4 mile first up a small hill and then through a residential area until you come to a right turn signposted to the Sudbury Rugby Club (RFC). Take this road and continue until you get to a T-junction, then turn left onto the B1508 towards and through Bures. Continue towards Colchester, and at the top of a steep hill, just before you get to Wormingford village, turn right towards Fordham. The entrance to the airfield will be found on the right after about a quarter of a mile.
Go towards Colchester on the A1124 and continue through Wakes Colne, Chappel and Fordstreet. About 1 mile after Fordstreet opposite a filling station on the right, there is a turning to the left past a fish and chip shop, Wood Lane, signposted to Fordham and Wormingford Airfield. Take this road, and after about three and a half miles the entrance to Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club will be found on the left hand side of the road. (Note: you can turn off earlier at Fordstreet but the road is often single-track and the signposting is poor.)
Go to Colchester North Station roundabout and take the road through Braiswick towards West Bergholt and Bures (B1508). Cross the A12 bridge, continue up through West Bergholt and stay on the B1508 towards Bures until you see a fairly sharp bend to the right with Packards Lane leading off slightly to the left. Take Packards Lane and follow it down to a T-junction. Beware of traffic coming from the left. Turn right and the airfield entrance is about 200 yards on the left.
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