The Red Arrows will perform at the show. Photo: Andy Cottington
Lincolnshire’s new airshow at RAF Scampton, north of Lincoln, will take place on September 9 and September 10, 2017.
It will take place at the home of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – The Red Arrows.
How to get there
Access to the airshow can be made via the A15.
RAF Scampton is based on the A15. Photo: Google Maps
Travelling by car
All Standard Admission ticket holders will have to use the free shuttle bus from the nearby Lincolnshire Showground.
Drivers arriving to the Lincolnshire Showground can follow the postcode LN2 2NA, which will get them to the general area. Local road restrictions will be in place around the immediate vicinity.
From Lincoln
The event will be clearly signed for all traffic from Lincoln along two routes, North along the A15 and North West along the B1398 Middle Street.
From Gainsborough
Take the A156 Southbound until Marton, then taking a left turn onto the A1500. Pass through Sturton by Stow and, from this point, all routes will be clearly signed and attendees should follow the yellow signs at all times to their designated parking area.
From Horncastle
Take the A158 towards Lincoln. Follow the Lincoln ring road from Wragby roundabout until the Riseholme Roundabout, turning right to follow the A15 North to the Lincolnshire Showground.
The Breitling Wingwalkers will perform at Scampton Airshow
Bus service from Lincoln
Organisers will be running a bus service from opposite Lincoln Central Station at a subsidised price of £3.
A number of road closures will be in place from Tuesday, September 5 to Sunday, September 10. Restrictions will be implemented as and when required in each location during this period.
Road Closure Orders in place on:
A15 (Closed Southbound only from A631 to Horncastle Lane), Caenby Corner/Grange De Lings
A15 (Horncastle Lane to A46), Riseholme/Grange De Lings
Horncastle Lane (Closed Westbound only from A46 to A15), Grange De Lings
Riseholme Park (Closed at junction with A15), Riseholme
Riseholme Lane (Closed at junction with A15), Riseholme
Hall Lane (Closed at junction with A15), Grange De Lings
A1500 Tillbridge Lane (B1398 to A15), Welton Cliff
Main Street (Village Hall Access Road to A15), Hackthorn
Old Ermine Street (A15 to Cliff Road), Hackthorn Cliff
Heath Lane (A15 to Brink Hall Farm Access Road), Welton Cliff/Welton
Middle Street (Ingham Lane to School Lane), Cammeringham/Brattleby
Ingham Lane/AKA Cow Hill (B1398 to A15), Cammeringham
Cammeringham Hill (Closed Eastbound only from B1398 to Middle Street), Cammeringham
School Lane (Closed Eastbound only from B1398 to Middle Street), Brattleby
Gibson Drive, Scampton
Middle Street (No through road off High Street), Scampton
30mph Speed Limit Order in place on:
A1500 Till Bridge Lane (From B1398 to A15), Scampton
No Right Turn Order in place on:
Scampton Way onto A15 (except for buses)
A15 onto Ermine Crescent
Ermine Crescent onto A15
40mph Speed Limit Order in place on:
A15 (Between Heath Lane & a point 1000 metres North), Scampton
No Waiting/No Loading At Any Time Order in place on:
A15 (Showground Main Entrance Gate 1 to Saxby Cliff Road), Grange De Lings/Saxby
B1398 (High Street to New Street) Fillingham/South Carlton
Saxby Cliff Road (From A15 to a point 1100 metres East), Saxby
Ingham Lane (A15 to B1398), Cammeringham
Middle Street, Cammeringham
School Lane, Brattleby
Heath Lane (Cliff Road to A15), Welton Cliff/Welton
Horncastle Lane, Grange De Lings
A1500 Tillbridge Lane (A15 to B1241), Welton Cliff/Sturton By Stow
Thorpe Lane (B1398 to a point 200 metres West), Brattleby
Moor Lane, Aisthorpe
Church Lane (Middle Street to Moor Lane), Aisthorpe
Main Street (B1398 to Church Lane), North Carlton
Public Right Of Way (PROW) Closure Orders in place on:
PROW 38 (From B1398, Aisthorpe to RAF Scampton Boundary)
Scampton Viewpoint Car Park (Located Northwest of B1398/A1500 junction)
Local diversion routes and access arrangements will be signposted.
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