Manchester Barton Aerodrome in Salford

My mum passed away, a couple of years ago, she would have loved the Saturday Carboot at the Barton Aerodrome, Bolton and Chelsford. More importantly she would have loved the fact that the aerodrome gave young people opportunities in this industry! Oh and a memory of her teens, and her friend dated the GI’s at the time!

Had a few hours here, Kids wanted to watch the helicopters and small planes take off! Even saw a girocoptor! Had food here, which I must say was well worth the money. Good few hours out, and fed and watered, now tired!

Great open area , really good staff. Great show

Awesome night watching the jacksons

A great day out to see the light aircraft take flight. A nice cafe and park makes for a nice family friendly place.

Good on Monday nite for bike meet .bar and food available .nice seating area chill out and watch helicopters coming and going

Always good to see old friends and have a natter.

Nice afternoon outside in the sunshine

On any nice days we always seem to have very noisy little propeller power light aircraft aeroplanes diving and repeatedly circling at lower altitudes the West Chorley area from this airfield. Inconsiderate and unpleasant noise for those living beneath. G-CGVT G-ZXCL

Fantastic GA airfield, enthusiastic staff and very helpful. If you are looking for an airfield close to Manchester without the hassle of flying into the main airport, Barton is a perfect alternative for both small GA aircraft and rotary to get you closer to your meeting in the city.

We went on a relaxed Sunday and we got to see a lot of cool vintage cars.We also saw helicopter landing .Brilliant place to get interested in aerospace.You have flight simulation courses also available but need a booking.its lovely place to visit with your kids.

I would like to congratulat the pilot F172H who piloted his plane over my GPS were he bank round very sharply he look like he was in difficulty, it look like his soul purpose for his flight path, I was so concerned I rang the air Feild with in 7 minutes to urge my concerns of the behaviour, I feel the is that many low fly overs on my town its a recipe for a disaster

Lovely place family friendly, busy with alot of activity so saw alot of take off and landings, my little boy loved it, staff were all very friendly, will defo become a regular visitor now we know where it is

Friendly staff and friendly community. The runway isn't paved so it often has closures due to wetness however, overall pretty good. Small airport and community

Lovely friendly airfield for a quick fly-in and cuppa

Lovely little airport. Cafe is great and even sells alcohol and decent food. Plenty to see/ lots going on and is historic! Really relaxed feel about the place. Some great flight simulations on site but you need to book. Great afternoon out.

A great place for all the family to watch light aircraft, helicopters and the occasional visitor. Plenty of space for children to run around and enjoy themselves.

First time visiting this place, sadly all we saw was the police helicopter take off and return which was a bit of a disappointment but that couldn’t be helped, we still enjoyed it it has a lovely old fashioned feel to the place. There is a restaurant on site which I believe is independent of the airport which was nice.Great place to take children or if you have an interest in aviation.

I had a fantastic experience day here flying a helicopter. The Instructor was really good, funny and knowledgeable which helped ease and anxiousness. Had to drop it 1 start tho because the route into the car park is riddled with potholes. Drive round extra slowly to avoid damage. Some holes are filled with water so you can't see how deep they are.

Great day out for family. Lots of picnic benches looking over the air field, a play area and a great cafe.

What a great little airport. If you like to watch small planes and helicopters then this is the place to come. The parking is free and they have a lovely cafe /bar to eat and drink, with outside seating to watch the aircraft. Throughout the year they hold various different events, I'm going to join the car boot sale for the first time this year, music festivals, fairground etc. They regularly refuel military helicopters, such as the chinook and merlin, quite the spectacle. Well worth a visit, especially during the sunnier months.

A great place........as simple as that !!!! Nothing has changed.....26/9/23

Good time, family place, food to buy, or picnicking. Great day out, get some flying lessons.

Great couple of hours out, went for pizza and a drink while watching the planes and the helicopters.

Rearly enjoyable to sit watch the aircraft take of and land, grab a bite to eat and a drink of alcohol or tea. Very friendly staff and a great atmosphere. If your a biker Monday evenings are biker evenings, brilliant.

Nice place for afternoon and tea.Very interesting 👍

A view of aircrafts. A place to relax and unwind.

It was alreet, I was picking up generators from a festival held there so I wasn't flying anywhere. It seemed pretty good

Space was great. If the weather had been better it would have been fab but I can't fault the setup.

Fantastic place. Kids loved it.

Went along as a car boot seller; kept waiting to go in a long time and not enough buyers at this one. Nice place to be on a summer Saturday tho.

Great airfield with top flying schools, including LAC and North West Aerobatics

Barton is a lovely old airfield with some quite notable art deco architecture around the hangers and the control tower (which I understand to be the oldest operational control tower in the country - don't quote me on that though) With a decent cafe and a nice relaxed old-fashioned atmosphere, it's certainly somewhere that would be of interest to any aviation enthusiast, including the rotary wing gang, as there is a heliport at the airfield. As such, you never know what may arrive next, from a DeHaviland Rapide to a military Lynx or some kind of fancy Airwolf looking thing. If you're in the area, pop in!

Went to car boot massive,lots of stalls very busy

Car boot was okay, more like a market in terms of the things you can find there, a lot of stuff from China and TikTok shop, not many old fashioned second hand stuff which is what I look for in a car boot.

Nice place where can enjoy free time take a food and drink either

Easy and free parking, lots of planes to watch today. kids play area or refreshments available. Currently there is a funfair set up. Be sure to join the friends of Barton club for all the benefits they provide. The tower balcony is closed at the moment, not sure how long for ?

great place to look at small planes and the ocasional helocopter. theres plenty of planes taking off and landing on good days. the flight sim is also great and the watch tower has great views over the whole runway.

I went for a helicopter pleasure flight from City Airport. The whole experience went extremely smoothly.

Helicopter experience was good today, nice weather. Cafe at the Airport was clean anx good va

Plenty of parking. Good food and drink and toilets open. Cafe been updated. And watching planes.

Really great for aviation enthusiasts.

Great place for a visit. Take a picnic, sit and watch the planes helicopters. A nice little park for the kid's. A good place to get food and drinks. Flying and helicopter lessons. Virtual flying a range of planes. Look it up on line for further details.

There are many schools here. Including flight simulators and actual small planes and helicopters flights 🚁 Staffs are very knowledgeable and professional.

We went to the cafe. Food was excellent and they sell beer as well.

Great little airport and very conveniently placed next to the city.

Amazing experience for a 1st flying lesson, All staff were helpful but instructor was above and beyond

I learnt to fly at LAC. The old one. Great place.

Deserted! Only two helicopters present. Whatever happened to the row after row of parked light aircraft? All gone! The Sopwith cafe was open though and that was as good as ever.

Airport for small Cessna type planes only. Also helicopters.

Good Flying Facilities For Private Pilots, Enjoy a drink or something to eat at the Sopwith Bar and Grill/ Veterans Bar inside or out. A good day out for families with an interest in Flying or not. Motorbike night Mondays with Car meets and Car Boot sales at other times.

Lovely little pleasure airport, 2 cafes, 1 bar, lots of small planes and helicopters taking off/landing.

Great place to visit to watch small general aviation aircraft movements, especially if the weather is nice, also a very nice cafe with great selection of cakes and a bar with inside and outside seats with the added bonus of very friendly Staff, well worth a try because occasionally they hold things like car boot sales.

I been at it yesterday the first time I enjoyed i will come again

Visited the airport to go on the 747deck Highly recommend great day out

Lots of light aircraft taking off and landing giving good views for photography, the restaurant has good food at reasonable prices, the staff in the restaurant were very friendly and helpful

This place was much better than anticipated. Booked a flying lesson for my son and was wondering what I was going to do for an hour. Car boot was on so that was that. There is also a cafe and bar. The hour went very quickly!

Visited main air flying school ans was made very welcome.... Nice cafe too.... Something for everyone

Really good simulator and now they have the cut off business class deck from a 747 that you can go on and sit in the cockpit. All with a price.

I’ve been meaning to come here for years and finally got round to it, I wasn’t disappointed. No military visitors but plenty of movements and I loved going up to the balcony on the control tower, lovely food and people, well worth a visit for any aviation spotter or Photographer.

Brilliant atmosphere really enjoyed

Organised carboot sale here at 8am was queues from 730, Sellers on first due to it being a live airport and security reasons, u get time to set up before sellers allowed on too. Worth it just to watch aircraft. Was funfair on today for kids

Nobody there welcomes you but it says open to visitors, there is no staff to guide you, that's bad.

Drinks very expensive, food was limited unimaginative tasteless and poor value

Had a helicopter trip from our Son for our 60, me and my partner. It got pushed back to a another day, today at 1500. Where now 61 and cancelled Because of the weather. They told us yesterday at 11am, not to worry they will extend the voucher another year. What 😳

Love this place...worth a visit

Good car boot sale every Saturday starts 0900

We had a lovely time. Mr Smith showed us around the place and provided us with a very informative tour. We couldn't thank him enough. We would definitely visit again.

Lovely morning watching the helicopters 🚁 😀

Staff are very helpful. Carbost is well organised

Fabulous place welcoming staff worth a visit as free which makes a change.

Was at a classic car show and motorcycle show good day out. 👍👍👍 and won a fabulous raffle prize thank you. 😊 👏❤

I attended a KTM demo day here (12 June 2022). The lady on car park duty was happy and helpful. The cafe was very busy so I decided not to use it.

Lovely breakfast barm, great here!

DGR ride out finished at the airport, playground for the kids, and good food

Nice place to watch Airplanes & Helicopters takeoff and land with a nice bar serving food beer coffee ect also a really nice children's play ground.

Really good experience for someone who doesn't know a thing about planes, had sam as a great teacher. Good fun

Great watching the planes but food outlet is poor!

New cafe..sit inside or outside..during summer it's lovely to sit down and get a burger, beer 🍻 and watch the planes and helicopters. And and American show first Sunday every month

Really nice place! Only had a couple of drinks, but will go back 2 try the food

Was a great visit only downside went to see planes NOT a fair on the carpark so had to park in a very muddy field shies ate ruined

Stop in here occasionally to nerd out the police helicopter and air ambulance. Shame about the car park being shut due to Coronavirus but the layby out the front is still open. And it has one of the best butty vans in the North West on it. Edit - it's all back open now. And it's still awesome.

Great place lots of interesting people, great food and drinks. Well worth a visit.

The Sopwith cafe wasn't busy, it was Wednesday 11am. 3 staff dashing about and no one getting served. Waited 30 minutes for coffee and a further 15 for the toast! They need to get organised. And stop petting dogs between serving food. Not really hygienic. Should have gone to the lorry park 200yds down the road, cheaper and quicker service.

Rather disappointed after seeing positive posts. I ordered cappuccino/ tea & plate of Fries. My cappuccino came with chocolate on the top which I didn't ask for, the tea and fries were fine. The fries came with no condiments or fork or serviett. When I asked for vinegar. Was told where it was. Not I will get for you. Finally the music was so loud, you couldn't hear yourself think. So rather poor service, we like to see local businesses do well , but there are better places to go - unless it improves

It's a small airfield, but nice little pub. Great view of police helicopter station. Could be easier for wheelchair users.

Very friendly staff, preferred when the Bar was Runway 26 as it is now overpriced, but, it does go to charity so that is an upside. Overall good place, good facilities and an excellent community.

Unbelievable deceit on the part of City Airport last night.

Being in such close proximity to dogs 4 rescue. Last nights fireworks display sounded like something from Beirut. Despite being assured they would be low level. You've scared witless already traumatised rescue dogs... Shame on you.

This airport knows that a dog from Dogs 4 Rescue died from a heart attack due to fire works and STILL decided to host a large and loud display right next door to the rescue. Disgusting disregard for life

Don’t even want to give one star. Totally disgusted in this establishment and the management. In previous years you used silent fireworks, yet you use the for Halloween! What have fireworks got to do with Halloween anyway. TOTALLY NO CONSIDERATION FOR DOGS4RESCUE who previously praised you for using silent fireworks… not this year it’s all about profit. SHAME ON YOU. it’s not just about the dogs, it’s the horses and wildlife around the moss and everyone with PTSD. Inconsiderate, heartless organisation who needs naming and shaming Everyone boycott any further events

Absolutely disgusted that a firework display tonight has terrified many rescue animals that live next door. In previous years the Airport has worked alongside the rescue to ensure the safety of the already abused and traumatized animals. Something went badly wrong tonight, apologies don't cut it. Many months and years of rehabilitation destroyed in minutes. So deeply upsetting and disappointing.

5 stars from me, I’m a teenager and love planes this is my favourite place to go on a weekend to watch the GA traffic in the pattern and operating in and out . It’s great for all ages. The seperatly run Cafe is slightly over priced but the food and drinks are good , there is always something happening from Cessna 152 to cirrus sr22s and even some what look to be vans RV9s all in all a great little place !

Great place to take young children. Free play area plus a small funfair, give the children plenty to do while watching the small planes and helicopters. The bar welcomes the whole family and serves drinks and food as well as alcohol. Will definitely be back.

i love this airport in my opinion if you want to watch the aircraft at a manchester based airport so to speak i reccomend coming here

Always a great experience here at city airport

Veterans garage a brilliant breakfast

Loved watching the planes and helicopters and the vintage emergency service vehicles were fantastic

Get up close and personal with light aircraft and helicopters. Great for a couple of hours out with the kids. Veterans bar and café with picnic tables facing the runways, plenty of military movement too. Great atmosphere and friendly people.

Well..... what can I say. Not been there for 18 months. Club house has had a refurb. Looks lovely although not quite finished. Not enough seating inside. Lots of great seating outside. Fanfare??? Not enough rides for the little ones and no bouncy castle. Tower is closed due to maintainance. Worth a visit but still needs more. Not a lot of air traffic today......