Eastern - Breakfast Drive to RAF Bottisham Airfield Museum - Sunday 8th June 2025

Good Morning

The Eastern Region are offering you the opportunity to go back in time to 1943 to visit the USAAF Station 374 at Bottisham.

The Museum was opened in 2009 to commemorate the sometimes forgotten role of the airfield at Bottisham in World War Two. It is the only UK museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States 8th Army Air Force and Belgian Air Forces. Operating out of the last remaining airfield buildings to exist within the airfield’s original perimeter.

Current Aircraft on display are a North American P51D ‘Mustang’, A De Havilland Tiger Moth and an Avro Auster, (under re-construction) not to mention a Willy’s Jeep, Rolls Royce and Packard ‘Merlin’ Engines and hundreds of other unique items, all housed in extremelly well kept buildings.

A reception / shop, toilet facilities and the 'Flying Tractor Cafe complete the museum facilities.

We have agreed an exclusive parking space directly around the ‘square’, (which in this case is circular).

Full Details:

Day / Date: Sunday 08th June
Meeting Point: The Barn Restaurant, Steels Drove, Hilgay (A10), NorfolkPE38 0QH
Time: 09.30
Breakfast: 09.45
Departing: 10.45
Venue: Bottisham Airfield Museum, Wilbraham Road, Cambridge, CB25 9BU

If you would like to join us for breakfast, please let me know your selection from the Menu below, by 18.00hrs, Friday 31st May, so the we can get the pre-order over to The Barn.

If you would prefer to join us for the drive and visit, that’s not a problem, just be at The Barn by 10:30.

The List:

Barry G - Smoked Salmon and Scrambles Eggs
Peter Moss - Traditional Barn Breakfast (2 x Bacon and 2 x Fried Eggs)
Peter Midgeley - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Andy D - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg) + Black Pudding
Jo D - Eggs Benedict
Steph Ellis - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Steph Ellis (2) - Eggs Benedict
Mark P - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
John - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Bridget - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) - GLUTEN FREE
Dave B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Mark H - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Carole H - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Doug Hoskins
Bob Atkins -Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Vicky Atkins - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Bev - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Chris - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) - GLUTEN FREE
Mary - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Dave - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Davic C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Geoff - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Merv - Traditional breakfast with (Poached Egg)
Tina - Bacon & Egg muffin (Poached Egg)
Simon C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Claire C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Richard B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Helen P - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Joe B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Mark B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Wendy B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Kevin B - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Karen B - Poached Eggs on Toast with Mushrooms

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Hi Barry
Can you please book a place for with breakfast and drive to Bottisham
David full English breakfast
Geoff salmon and scrambled egg
Thanks David

David

Good Morning

All booked in, looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks.

Kind regards

Barry

Hi Barry

Please you add me to the list,

Traditional Barn Breakfast with black pudding

I’m on my own for this one.

Thanks
Richard

Hi Richard

No problem, your on the list

Kind regards

Barry

What is the ETA at Bottisham? We will head directly there.

Hi Tony / Helen

We should be at Bottisham between 12.15 to 12.30 traffic and/or roadworks notwithstanding!

kind regards

Barry

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Good Morning

The Eastern Region are offering you the opportunity to go back in time to 1943 to visit the USAAF Station 374 at Bottisham.

The Museum was opened in 2009 to commemorate the sometimes forgotten role of the airfield at Bottisham in World War Two. It is the only UK museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States 8th Army Air Force and Belgian Air Forces. Operating out of the last remaining airfield buildings to exist within the airfield’s original perimeter.

Current Aircraft on display are a North American P51D ‘Mustang’, A De Havilland Tiger Moth and an Avro Auster, (under re-construction) not to mention a Willy’s Jeep, Rolls Royce and Packard ‘Merlin’ Engines and hundreds of other unique items, all housed in extremelly well kept buildings.

A reception / shop, toilet facilities and the 'Flying Tractor Cafe complete the museum facilities.

We have agreed an exclusive parking space directly around the ‘square’, (which in this case is circular).

Full Details:

Day / Date: Sunday 08th June
Meeting Point: The Barn Restaurant, Steels Drove, Hilgay (A10), NorfolkPE38 0QH
Time: 09.30
Breakfast: 09.45
Departing: 10.45
Venue: Bottisham Airfield Museum, Wilbraham Road, Cambridge, CB25 9BU

If you would like to join us for breakfast, please let me know your selection from the Menu below, by 18.00hrs, Friday 31st May, so the we can get the pre-order over to The Barn.

If you would prefer to join us for the drive and visit, that’s not a problem, just be at The Barn by 10:30.

The List:

Barry G - Smoked Salmon and Scrambles Eggs
Peter Moss - Traditional Barn Breakfast (2 x Bacon and 2 x Fried Eggs)
Peter Midgeley - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Andy D - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg) + Black Pudding
Jo D - Eggs Benedict
Steph Ellis - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Steph Ellis (2) - Eggs Benedict
Mark P - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
John - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Bridget - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) - GLUTEN FREE
Dave B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Mark H - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Carole H - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Doug Hoskins
Bob Atkins -Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Vicky Atkins - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Bev - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Chris - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) - GLUTEN FREE
Mary - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Dave - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Davic C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Geoff - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Merv - Traditional breakfast with (Poached Egg)
Tina - Bacon & Egg muffin (Poached Egg)
Simon C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Claire C - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Richard B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg) + Black Pudding
Helen P - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Scrambled Egg)
Joe B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Fried Egg)
Mark B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Wendy B - Traditional Barn Breakfast (Poached Egg)
Kevin B - Smoked Salmon and Scrambled egg
Karen B - Poached Eggs on Toast with Mushrooms
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Hello Barry, We plan to drive direct to Bottisham tomorrow. Regards, Jim and Agi.

Hi Jim, Agi

Look forward to seeing you there.

We should arrive between 12.00 and 12.15

Kind regards

Barry