Site Information
Located on top of the downs in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Shalbourne enjoys excellent soaring from thermals and our North-facing ridge. It is a large, safe site and ideally placed for good local soaring and cross-country flights.
The club is easily accessible from the M4 and M3 and less than an hour from
most major towns in the area. We are cleared to launch by winch to 3,000
feet. Please note that powered aircraft and powered gliders are strictly prohibited
from this site.
Click here for a detailed briefing for visiting pilots.
Safety First!
When you visit by car or on foot, follow the instructions displayed at the
gate. This will lead you safely to where the gliders are launching. Remember,
technically the airfield is ALWAYS active, even at night when military helicopters
may use the field. Always keep a good look-out for aircraft, vehicles and
cables. If in doubt wait to be escorted.
Click here for detailed instruction
for visitors new to gliding
Location
Shalbourne village is 4 miles south of Hungerford, just off the A338 (SN8 3QF).
The airfield is at Rivar Hill on the ridge above the village, alongside the
unclassified local road to Fosbury (SN8 3NJ)
Click here for link to Multimap
Finding us by Sat Nav
Our entrance gate can be located by navigating to its latitude and longitude specified in any of the following formats (our postcode will take you to a location over half a mile away):
| Degrees: | N 51.33730° | W 1.54430° |
| Degrees & Minutes: | N 51° 20.238' | W 1° 32.658' |
| Degrees, Minutes & Seconds: | N 51° 20' 14" | W 1° 32' 39" |
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