Stumpy 284 #1 July 23, 2001 Any English skydivers out there who know any good dropzones in the southwest (ish)? I last jumped a year ago in Oz (I only have 22 jumps and really need a refresher) and really want to get back into it, but don't know of any dropzones in this end of the country - anywhere within an hour or so would be good.Blue skies,StumpyEdited by stumpy on 7/23/01 10:09 AM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #2 July 24, 2001 Stumpy,An hour or so from where?? There are the following DZs in the SW:1) Cornwall Parachute Centre in Wadebridge2) Devon and Somerset Parachute School in Dunkerswell, nr Honiton3) The London Parachute Centre just off J6 of the M40.You can check the DZs out for yourself on the BPA website - www.bpa.org.uk and go to the "dropzones" menu at the top of the screen.Happy trails!B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff 0 #3 July 24, 2001 There are some military DZs which are open to civilians, are BPA affiliated, but not listed on the BPA web site.Try http://www.netheravon.com/Geoff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 July 24, 2001 It appears that some of my responses are getting lost in cyberspace! Anyway, I answered yesterday that I visited Netheravon for a weekend while on holiday two years ago and had a blast. Jumps were only 8 pounds to 12,500, which is pretty damn inexpensive over there as I understand it.Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff 0 #5 July 24, 2001 Don't get too excited about the price if you're a civilian- it's 8 pounds for military personnel (not sure of the exact definition) but 16 for us civvies (which is an average price for UK DZs) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #6 July 25, 2001 No your replies aren't getting lost - its my fault, I somehow managed to save my post twice so your answer is on the other one as well, sorry about that! Thanks for your (and everyones) replies - I think I should be able to find something to suit now - getting in touch with the Bristol University Skydive club seems like a good bet.Blue Skies,Stumpy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallDown 0 #7 July 25, 2001 bristol uni jump at netheravon, uwe jump at weston, near oxford, and i personaly jump normaly at dunkerswell. i like the place although it is small in comparosion to nethers. i would recomed it but i will say check out the others to, phone the cci's and maybe visit them all and then decide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
