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London Luton airport began life as an aerodrome opened in 1938 as the Luton Municipal Airport by the Rt Hon. Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air. With the onset of World War II the airport was still used for commercial flights as well as a base for 264 Fighter Squadron and was an important site for the Percival Aircraft Company, to enable the development and manufacture of the balsa wood wonder, the Mosquito fighter bomber, which was build under licence from the De Havilland Aircraft Company.

AFter the war in 1952 the airport was redeveloped completely to introduce a modern control tower. The airport’s passenger numbers increased dramatically with the coming of inexpensive package holidays to Spain and other European destinations in the early 1960’s. In 1962, the newly formed Euravia, opened the doors to UK cheap travel. Two years later the airline changed the name to Britannia Airways. Britannia Airways was successful and reformed itself in 2004 to become Thomsonfly.

As Britannia Airways was growing using Luton, Monarch Airlines also established a base at Luton. Real growth began in 1986 when Monarch Crown Service created by Monarch Airlines and started to charter scheduled flights to Spain and later Ryanair a new airline emerged and offered flights to Ireland. Luton was fast becoming an international airport and altered its name therefore to “Luton International Airport.”

More development came in the early 90’s when Ryanair began to offer cheap scheduled flights to Europe and other no thrills airlines like EasyJet followed suit in the mid 90’s. This all assisted a boost in passenger figures and helped make Luton airport the fastest growing airport measured in both flight and passenger numbers in the last 20 years.

London Luton Airport is the UK’s busiest airport with over 9.94 million passengers every year, and London Luton Airport motorhome hire is no exception, proving popular with visitors from across the globe.

What better way to experience the UK and all it has to offer than by starting in the nations capital!

To get started, try exploring some of London’s unmissable attractions such as the British Museum, one of the greatest museums in the world and host to artifacts from the prehistoric era to modern times. Everything from the Rosetta Stone to sculptures from the Parthenon can be found at the British Museum. There is enough on offer to fill several days so you may wish to plan your visit in advance to make sure you have time for other activities! The British Museum, like all of London’s museums is free to all visitors.

Continuing on in central London, the London Eye is another unmissable attraction, elevating visitors 135 metres above London to enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of London’s recognisable skyline.

Once you’ve had your fill of the vibrant city of London, your motorhome hire London allows you to have the  freedom to explore the surrounding area: travel south to Hampshire and visit the New Forest National Park, or perhaps travel north to Cambridgeshire and witness the historic town of Cambridge with its infamous University which taught the likes of Issac Newton and John Cleese.

Whatever you wish to explore, motorhome hire London has it all for you.

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) was opened as Yeadon Aerodrome in 1931. It comprised of 60 acres of grassland beside the Bradford to Harrogate Road. Club flying and coaching was done in Cirrus, Gypsy Moth and later Puss and Leopard Moth airplanes.

In 1935 the airport was expanded to 95 acres and delivered scheduled flights to Newcastle and Edinburgh with North Eastern Airways. The West Coast Air Service offered services to Blackpool and the Isle of Man.

With the outbreak of war in 1939, the adjacent Avro Factory built many important aircraft modesl: Avro 652 Anson - coastal patrol reconnaissance aircraft, the Dam Buster’s Lancaster Bomber, York and Avro Type 694 Lincoln aircraft.

After the war BKS Air Transport offered flights to Belfast, Jersey, Ostend, Southend and the Isle of Wight. In 1955 Düsseldorf was added. By the 1960’s the airport had been modernised with amended facilities. Aer Lingus started operating services to Dublin in 1960.

In 1976 tour operators such as Thomson Holidays used British Airways to offer flights to the Iberian Peninsula.

Today customers from across the world can enjoy Leeds Bradford Airport motorhome hire.

Since its re-opening in 2005, Robin Hood Airport is the new name for Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Located in South Yorkshire and well-connected by the M18 motorway, Robin Hood Airport motorhome hire a popular option with customers. Added to this, Robin Hood Airport is close to Doncaster train station which offer strains to London Kings Cross in 1 hour 35 minutes.

Robin Hood Airport hosts many facilities for its customers, including Wi-Fi internet access, various shops, and pubs, restaurants and cafes.

Travellers can reach over 35 destinations across the globe from Robin Hood Airport.

London city airport is merely 6 miles away from central London, and serviced by the London underground in addition to regular bus services.

In 1981 the idea for using London City docklands, the backyard of London, as an airport was conceived. It was not until 1987 that the airport was opened.

The Late Diana, Princess of Wales re-launched the redeveloped airport with elongated runway in 1992.

Services are now offered from London City Airport to Dublin, Brussels, Geneva and numerous additional European Capital cities.

London City motorhome hire is ideal for visitors to the UK who wish to begin their tour in the capital.

Right in the centre of the UK and Britain’s second largest city, motorhome hire Birmingham has a lot to offer holidaymakers.

In the city itself there are plenty of attractions to interest everybody, and this is a great place to begin your motorhome holiday. There is everything you could wish for in Birmingham, just one example is the Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum - a huge exhibition space brimming with science-related fun activities, factual information and breathtaking displays.

A little further afield you will find Selly Manor, one of Birmingham’s oldest houses which dates back to Tudor times. Selly Manor is in the village of Bourneville which is perhaps better known for being the home of Cadbury chocolate. Today, Cadbury World remains a firm favourite with adults and children alike and offers tours of its flagship factory, fun rides and exhibitions and, of course, plenty of taste-testing!

In your motorhome hire Birmingham you can explore the wider areas such as Staffordshire with its theme parks and famous pottery, or Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare.

Coventry Airport chief executive, Chris Orphanou has pointed out that additional commercial flights would absorb the falloff produced by the departure of their biggest passenger carrier and promised that passenger flights would come back to Coventry.

The airport was opened 1936. Armstrong Whitworth, aircraft manufacturers was based nearby at Whitley Aerodrome and they grew an aircraft factory on the airport site soon afterwards.

During World War II the site was called RAF Baginton, and RAF Fighter Squadrons were based there. The base’s runway was gravely damaged during the Luftwaffe bombing of Coventry.

After the war the RAF transferred the base to civil authority use and Coventry Airport was extensively employed as a commercial freight hub.

Pope John the Second travelled to Coventry airport in 1982 by blue and gold helicopter before leaving in the popemobile.

Facilities at Coventry Airport include: an ATM and currency exchange facilities, available to exchange currency. Paid Wi-Fi Internet access is useable both landside and airside in the departure area (landside in Max Bean’s Café and airside in the departure lounge).

The airport has two self-service restaurants and a bar available and there is a shop, which sells gifts, perfumes, papers, magazines and books.

Coventry Airport motorhome hire is a popular choice with travellers wishing to explore central England.

Newcastle airport began in 1935 as a modest airfield with workshops.

In the 1950’s Newcastle airport offered up package tours to European destinations. These package deals quickly got off the ground and proved to be popular and by the 1960’s Newcastle airport had extended with the building of a new tower and runway to cope with the high demand.

In the 1970’s the airport was upgraded and became acknowledged as a regional airport with jumbo jet flights to the U.S.A.

The airport now deals with over 5 million passengers every year and some of those will take up the offer of Newcastle Airport motorhome hire.

London Southend Airport is situated in Rochford close to Southend. Airlines including Flightline and Flybe provide steady scheduled flights to Cologne/Bonn, Lyon, Vienna and Jersey.

Southend Airport offers up passenger charter flights, cargo flights and a pilot training area. The airport possesses 2 primary service hangers for larger aircraft like the Boeing 757 and Airbus A321.

Southend Airport motorhome hire is available for those passengers wishing to continue their journey and holiday by motorhome.

Perhaps the most vibrant city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a great place to begin a motorhome holiday. For that reason, motorhome hire Leeds is an ideal holiday option for families and couples alike.

There are scores of historic houses to explore in the Leeds areas, such as Harewood House - a magnificent Georgian mansion with extensive sculptured gardens. Another attraction unique to Leeds is the Thackray Museum, a museum dedicated to telling the history of medicine with a unique medical library and archive open to the public. Other attractions include Leeds City Art Museum, the Royal Armouries Museum and Temple Newsam.

A little further afield the beautiful countryside of Yorkshire. For adrenaline junkies there are plenty of opportunities for adventure: North Yorkshire offers many great rock climbing locations and the Go Ape! experience at Dalby lets visitors experience the thrill of Tarzan swings and zip slides as they cross the tree-tops.

After all that adventure you might wish to enjoy something a little more relaxing. Well, motorhome hire Leeds gives you easy access to some of Yorkshire’s finest spas and pampering experiences such as the Turkish Baths in Harrogate which date back to 1877 and offer a range of beauty treatments and massages guaranteed to relax even the most stressed motorhome traveller!