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KAZ | 17:23 Thu 04th Jan 2007 | Travel
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Where are the best places to watch planes at heathrow?
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I beleive when I have been there that they have a viewing place where you can watch them from inside and outside.
The official viewing areas are both currently closed.

The Spectator's Gallery, on the roof of Terminal 2, used to be a great place to take aircraft-mad youngsters (despite the fairly hefty admission charge). This is now closed 'until further notice' which, in view of security considerations, probably means 'for ever':
http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/controll er/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=5ece844f76a32010VgnVCM1 00000147e120a____&ChID=f33eaaf1ae522010VgnVCM1 00000147e120a____&Ct=B2C_CT_GENERAL&CtID=448c6 a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____&ChPath=Hom e%5ELHR%5EAirport+Information%5ETerminal+3%5ET erminal+A-Z%5ESpectators+Gallery

The alternative official viewing area is the Heathrow Visitor Centre, on Bath Road (which offers free viewing facilities). Unfortunately, this is also closed but it is due to re-open, after refurbishment, 'in early 2007':
http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/controll er/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=382286879f932010VgnVCM1 00000147e120a____&ChID=fa3d7acbce543010VgnVCM1 00000147e120
Aagh!

Those massive URLs have resulted in the second part of my post disappearing!

For unofficial places to view aircraft at Heathrow, see here:
http://www.photovation.net/Spotting/SpottingLH R.htm
and/or here:
http://www.plane-mad.com/guide_view.php?guide= lhr

Chris

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