Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Tangmere Aerodrome
Tangmere Aerodrome
Tangmere, West Sussex
RAF Tangmere was an important base during the Second World War, with many fighter squadrons based there. The history of the site is now marked by the Aviation Museum which is on the edge of the old airfield, now a nursery and fields.
How to get here:
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Road: A27 - Tangmere is between Chichister and Arundel off the A27; exit the roundabout signposted Tangmere/Boxglove and follow Meadow Way into the town. Turn left into Tangmere Road, and continue on to the museum. Parking: unknown +
Aviation Museum car park
You can view the field from the gate by the museum
Access: publicStatus: recognisablefield
Revelation of the Daleks (1)
Filmed: 10 Jan 1985
The Doctor and Peri walk toward Tranquil Repose
Revelation of the Daleks (2)
Filmed: 10 Jan 1985
Orcini and Bostok enter Tranquil Repose
Other nearby locations:
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Park Lane (Revelation of the Daleks). Road (1.6 miles, 11m) : Turn right out of the Aviation Museum onto Tangmere Road, then turn
right onto Meadow Way. Cross over the A27 onto The Street and follow it
to Halnaker. At the village, cross over the A285, then turn right into
Park Lane. Park Lane becomes a private road, but is a public bridlepath;
you can park at the southern end on the roadside by the houses.
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Arundel (Silver Nemesis). Road (8.3 miles, 14m) : Turn right out of the Aviation Museum onto Tangmere Road, then turn right onto Meadow Way. At the roundabout, turn right onto the A27 and then follow it to Arundel.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Charlton (Terror of the Zygons): 4.41 miles. 
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London Road (Silver Nemesis): 6.66 miles.
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Arundel Park (Silver Nemesis): 6.69 miles.
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High Street / Tarrant Street (Silver Nemesis): 6.97 miles.
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Arundel Castle (Silver Nemesis): 7.06 miles. 
Trivia:
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As an Aviation Museum staff member wryly observed: "Tractors don't need concrete sound walls!"
Further links about the location:
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Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
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Tangmere Airfield Nurseries Ltd
Related Stories
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Revelation of the Daleks [10 Jan 1985]
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