hobby shops in the UK?

ziomatrixacs · Sep 13, 2009, 03:09 PM

Hello, I just moved to the UK and I am looking for some hobby shops. Would any one be able to tell me where some are or how to find them? Thanks!

AD. · Sep 14, 2009, 10:20 AM

Well compared to the US the UK is very small. But there aren't really any big "chains" of hobby stores so it would help if you told us where abouts you are?

ziomatrixacs · Sep 14, 2009, 01:41 PM

Thanks for the reply, I am in RAF lakenheath, near Mildenhall. Its also near Cambridge.
Surrounded by mostly farm land, think the farmers would allow me to fly over head?

AD. · Sep 14, 2009, 02:06 PM

I don't know too much about shops in that area but I think there is a Hobby stores there (http://www.hobbystores.co.uk/).
I wouldn't have thought that the farmers would mind as long as you don't land on their crops but i would advise you to ask the farmer first.

Adam

TabukToné · Sep 14, 2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziomatrixacs

Thanks for the reply, I am in RAF lakenheath, near Mildenhall. Its also near Cambridge.
Surrounded by mostly farm land, think the farmers would allow me to fly over head?

Hi,
I'm sure there are a few shops in Cambridge you can go to.
Refer to the 'yellow pages' in the telephone book.
Since most of the models you buy is at 'dollar for pound'

in this country, I would have thought it would be better for you to shop from your USA local hobby shop?
I checked on the horizon hobby USA as one example and they will give you free shipping with no size restrictions.

As to flying over farmer's fields, do try and get the farmer's permission first. Please keep in mind that we are restricted to fly outside a 2 1/2 mile distance - radius of any active airfield.

I'm sure Lakenheath has a model flying area on base - outside as well as indoor fly in a sports hall / hangar.

Hope this helps, and welcome to England.

Regards,
Toné

Punkie · Oct 05, 2009, 02:55 PM

Huntingdon Inwoods http://www.inwoodmodels.co.uk/
Bury st Edmunds Model junction http://www.modeljunction.com/
Ipswich Galaxy models http://www.galaxymodels.co.uk/
Cambridge, Trumpington has the local Hobby stores, nice kids work there, one of them has a really nice custom Scooter.

Sep 13, 2009, 03:09 PM	#1
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Sep 14, 2009, 10:20 AM	#2
AD. Whatever it takes Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 109	Well compared to the US the UK is very small. But there aren't really any big "chains" of hobby stores so it would help if you told us where abouts you are?

Sep 14, 2009, 01:41 PM	#3
ziomatrixacs Remove before flight Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmund St Bury, UK Posts: 1,293	Thanks for the reply, I am in RAF lakenheath, near Mildenhall. Its also near Cambridge. Surrounded by mostly farm land, think the farmers would allow me to fly over head?

Sep 14, 2009, 02:06 PM	#4
AD. Whatever it takes Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 109	I don't know too much about shops in that area but I think there is a Hobby stores there (http://www.hobbystores.co.uk/). I wouldn't have thought that the farmers would mind as long as you don't land on their crops but i would advise you to ask the farmer first. Adam

Oct 05, 2009, 02:55 PM	#6
Punkie Love & a Molotov cocktail Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: on a boat on the river cam Posts: 277	Huntingdon Inwoods http://www.inwoodmodels.co.uk/ Bury st Edmunds Model junction http://www.modeljunction.com/ Ipswich Galaxy models http://www.galaxymodels.co.uk/ Cambridge, Trumpington has the local Hobby stores, nice kids work there, one of them has a really nice custom Scooter.