Other places · North East England
RAF Boulmer
In or near Lesbury.
RAF Boulmer in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alnmouth · 1.8 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit RAF Boulmer, the nearest railway station is Alnmouth, located 1.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE66 3AS. Entry details are not specified.
About
RAF Boulmer is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland, England, and is home to the Air Command and Control Force, 19 Sqn - Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) Boulmer, 20 Sqn - Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) and 144 Signals Unit (SU). The School of Aerospace Battle Management and support staff was based there until 26 July 2019; it has since moved to RAF Shawbury. Until 30 September 2015, it was also home to A Flight, No. 202 Squadron RAF, who flew the Westland Sea King HAR.3 in the SAR (Search and Rescue) role.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.4070, -1.6230
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Lesbury
- Postcode
- NE66 3AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1940
- Nearest railway station
- Alnmouth — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275191 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Boulmer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Boulmer?
- RAF Boulmer is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 3AS), in the parish of Lesbury.
- What is RAF Boulmer?
- RAF Boulmer in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Boulmer?
- The nearest railway station is Alnmouth, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE66 3AS.
- When was RAF Boulmer built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Who owns RAF Boulmer?
- RAF Boulmer is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Boulmer a protected site?
- Yes — RAF Boulmer is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to RAF Boulmer?
- The nearest railway station is Alnmouth, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 3AS.