Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green (EGBO)

Matthew Stibbe

15 years ago

Nearest town: Stourbridge (18m by car), Staffordshire

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGBO

Phone: 01384 221 350 (Airport Administrator); 01384 221 378 or 08081 003 362 (ATC).

Landing fees: £10 – £45 plus an additional £15.00 per tonne.

Runway: 1182m x 30m, Asphalt; 1067m x 23m, Asphalt; 604m x 18m, Asphalt

Opening times: Winter – 0900-1700; Summer – 0800-1700.

Fuel: AVTUR JET A-1, AVGAS 100LL, AL48

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Handling: 01384 221 350
Taxis: Airport Transfers (01902 894 294), APS Luxury Travel (01902 896 028) and Signal Cars (01902 700 900).
Car Hire: MHL Self Drive (01902 771 344), Enterprise (01384 424 666, www.enterprise.com) and Terminus Contract Hire (01902 420 204).
Passenger facilities: Restaurant. Customs and immigration by arrangement.
Fixed wing charter: Halfpenny Green Flight Centre (01384 221 456) and The Flying School Ltd. (01384 221 700).
Rotary charter: Heliflight UK Ltd. (01384 221 215).
Microlight & flexwing charter: Hadair (01214 578 337 & 01384 221 130).

The Great Western, Wolverhampton (01902 351 090). CAMRA National Pub of the Year 1991.
The Codsall Station, Wolverhampton (01902 847 061). Friendly traditional pub with an annual beer festival.
Windsor Castle Inn, Lye (01384 893 666). Excellent menu with an emphasis on real ale.

French Connection, Sturbridge (01384 390 940). Classic French cuisine with good wine list.
Lyttleton Arms, Hagley (01562 882 213). Seasonal menu with a bias towards local produce.
Bhan Thai, Kingswinford (01384 292 002).

Himley Country Hotel, Himley (08706 096 112, www.himleycountry-hotel.co.uk). Renovated Victorian schoolhouse.
Blakelands Country House, Stourbridge (01384 221 000, www.blakelands.co.uk). A 17th Century Grade II listed house set among eight acres of mature walled gardens, orchards, paddocks and one acre carp lake.
Kingfisher, Kingswinford (01384 273 763, www.kingfisher-hotel.co.uk).

Halfpenny Green Golf Course and Driving Range, Dudley, 01902 326 682.
Enville Golf Club, Stourbridge (01384 872 074, www.envillegolfclub.com). English Golf Union seniors championship 2007 and The Open Regional Qualifier 2007-2011.
Swindon Golf Club, Swindon (01902 895 226, www.swindongolfclub.co.uk). An 18 hole parkland course with abundant wildlife.

Stourbridge Canal Arm (01384 375 912). Trips on the Blackcountry Man narrowboat.
Wolverhampton Racecourse (www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk). Britain’s first floodlit all-weather racecourse.
Moseley Old Hall, Wolverhampton (01902 782 808). Elizabethan House, famous for its association with King Charles II.