Replay of yesterday, but this time get the paperwork right. And about 15 minutes worth of paperwork it is. Right down to agreeing to the £20 surcharge for returning the car on a Sunday and leaving the keys in the dropbox. What next? Extra £20 for leaving the keys in the hotel room instead of queuing at reception? Car 🚗 is a shiny little Fiat 500, and Duxford under an hour and a half away. Distances always seem surprisingly short in the UK, although traffic can make them unpredictably slow. We’re lucky at Duxford. Park in disabled parking and explain that as it’s a hire car there is no disability sticker. They’re good about that and even come up with a mobility scooter for Jane. Important because there are a number of hangars, with the one furthest from the Visitor Centre being about a fifteen minute walk away. We start with a collection of classic planes. The test Concorde is there, and we get to walk through it. Tons of historical planes, including a Mosquito and a Lancaster. Doing the tour with Bill is better than doing it with a museum guide. He’s not only ex RAF but a real airplane and war history buff. He and J enjoying themselves immensely.
Then out for a meal at the Red Lion pub. It’s a former coaching inn on the old London to Yarmouth turnpike road, dating from the16th century with some original exposed wooden beams and open fireplaces. Very nice game pie - partridge, pheasant, and venison.
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