Maypole

Maypole Airfield was a general aviation airfield located 2.5 miles south of Herne Bay, and 5.2 miles north east of , Kent, United Kingdom. It was scheduled to close in January 2021, and is closed as of May 2021.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: disused airfield in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “EGHB”, “Maypole Airfield”, and “Maypole Farm Airfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Blean Woods and Wildwood Discovery Park.

Deciduous forest
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 151.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Herne Bay in . It is also a National Nature Reserve a Special Area of Conservation and a Nature Conservation Review site.

Zoo
Wildwood Trust is a woodland discovery park in Herne. It features over fifty species of native British animals and located along the main road A291 between Herne Bay and .

Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoath and Herne.

Village
Photo: JoshTilley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the local government district. The hamlets of Knaves Ash, Maypole, Ford, Old Tree, Shelvingford and Stoney Acre are included in the parish.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in district, in the county of , England. It is divided by the Thanet Way from the seaside resort of Bay.

Hamlet
is a village near , off the A299 road, in the Canterbury District, in the English county of . It is near the town of Herne Bay. is known for its iron-age pottery findings.

Maypole

Latitude
51.3375° or 51° 20′ 15″ north
Longitude
1.15551° or 1° 9′ 20″ east
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
9F3385P4+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 922081025
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
11711328
Wiki­data ID
Q16997460
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Maypole” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “EGHB”

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