I will be in the UK for two weeks starting on Monday August 24th. I will be spending time in Blackpool, York, London, and Penzance, and Edinburgh Scotland. Are there any Rocketry Shops anywhere close to these locations I might be able to visit while I am there?
Hi Kitbasher
We don't have any physical shops in the UK, everything is either done mail order or on site at events.
There's a couple of events which may or may not fit your schedule.
IRW 2015
Start: 24/08/2015 - 10:00
End: 31/08/2015 - 16:00
The 30th Annual Rocket Flying Event in Scotland.
The annual International Rocket Week is an event for Model, High Power, and Amateur rocketry building, flying, discussing, enjoying for and by rocketeers and rocketry followers of all ages. The IRW encompasses Open, Competition, and Experimental/Research flying.
For more details see IRW website at
https://irw.rocketry.org.uk
Also:
Midland Sky 2015
Start: 12/09/2015 - 10:30
End: 13/09/2015 - 17:30
Midland Sky 2015 (MRC's annual weekend event) is being held on the 12 -13 September
(Set up and camping from the Friday night)
Checkout the MRC website for further details and directions - midlandrocketry.org.uk
These are two of the biggest events on the UK rocketry calendar. I believe there will be at least 4 M powered launches at Midland Sky.
Hope you can make one of these!
There is also a EARS monthly launch on Sunday 6th September, just north of Cambridge (
www.ears.org.uk)
Best
Andy