Welcome to the Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club! We are in South East England, in the Essex countryside, about 50 miles north-east of London. X marks the spot (approximately).
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A local road map, north up. Full directions to ESGC are given elsewhere on this site:
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An aerial photograph of the airfield, looking towards the west. You can relate this photograph to the map above by rotating it through 90 degrees to the left:
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If you arrive by road, the first thing you will see is the entrance splay:
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The entrance is well marked by two large signs:
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Please take time to read the safety notices at the entrance gate:
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As you proceed into the airfield, you may be able to spot the windsock through the bushes to the left:
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Please observe the speed limit of 15mph:
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Please be careful around the blind corner ahead:
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You will then see the clubhouse in front of you:
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You will also see one of our trailer parks on the left:
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