Is there a viewing area specifically for wheelchair users?

Yes, please call Customer Services on 01285 713456 for more information.

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Yes, all visitors with a Blue Badge, in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), middle or higher/enhanced rate of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for care and Mobility attending on the public days of the show (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) are entitled to bring one PA/Carer free of charge.

The PA/Carer concessionary ticket must be requested when placing your order by telephone and full details can be found HERE

Children (aged under 18 years) with a disability must be accompanied by a paying adult, as with all child tickets for the venue before an adult PA/Carer's ticket can be requested.

Please note our Personal Assistance Scheme is not available on our Park and View days.

To book please contact Customer Services here. 

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Yes, there are two designated accessible car parks. One is close to the Customer Entry Point in the Red Car Park and the other is close to the Customer Entry Point in the Green Car Park.

Visitors with a Blue Badge are automatically entitled to park in the Designated Accessible Car Parks. Please ensure you have your Blue Badge details to hand when contacting Customer Services here.

Visitors who receive the mobility component of DLA/PIP, can apply for a RIAT Accessible Parking Permit which will allow them to park in the designated car parks.

Visitors who hire an electric scooter/manual wheelchair from the Event Mobility Charitable Trust, but do not have a Blue Badge or receive the higher/enhanced mobility component of DLA/PIP can also apply for a RIAT Accessible Parking Permit allowing them to park in the designated car parks. Please have your Event Mobility booking reference number to hand when contacting Customer Services here.

The closing date to apply for a RIAT Accessible Parking Permit is Friday 5 July 2024.

There is no designated accessible parking in the Blue Car Parks and we recommend that visitors with mobility difficulties do not park here as they are all grass field car parks with uneven ground and are some distance from the Blue Customer Entry Point.

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Yes - but please ensure that the battery is fully charged before your arrival as there are no facilities available to recharge them should they go flat.

We also recommend that you bring a puncture repair kit/pump in case of a flat tyre.

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Yes, there are accessible toilets in each toilet block on the showground. There is also a High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the Accessible Viewing Area. If you haven't booked a place in this area but need to use HDU at any time during your visit to RIAT, please speak to the staff in the Accessible Viewing Area. If you have your own RADAR key please bring it with you.

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Yes, there is a High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the Accessible Viewing Area. If you haven't booked a place in the Area but need to use HDU at any time during your visit to RIAT, please speak to the staff in the Accessible Viewing Area. If you have your own RADAR key please bring it with you.

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There are plenty of hard standing walkways along the showground where the static aircraft are parked however there is also a grassed area from the hard standing to the crowdline which can be uneven in places and not always practical for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

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Unfortunately, pet dogs and any other animals are not permitted entry to the showground, Park & View areas or official RIAT car parks. This is not only for health and safety reasons, but the vast majority of aircraft at RIAT are extremely noisy and very likely to cause distress to any animal. 

RIAT is committed to being a fully inclusive event and because of this, we do recognise that some visitors will require a dog to accompany them for medical reasons.

In compliance with the Equality Act 2010, we will accommodate them in this situation via a case-by-case basis.

To proceed with an application, contact us via enquiries@rafcte.com.

Once you have done this, you will be sent a form which must be completed in order for us to collect the relevant information about you and your animal.

Following a successful application, you will be supplied with a reference number for your dog which will allow us to identify it.

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Electric scooters and manual wheelchairs must be booked in advance. To book visit www.eventmobility.org.uk, email: info@eventmobility.org.uk or contact the office on 01386 725391 to request an advance booking form.

The pick-up/drop-off points will be close to the customer entry points in the Red Car Park on Friday and both Red and Green Car Parks Saturday & Sunday and by the Yellow Customer Entry Point for those coming by bus/coach.

If you hire an electric scooter or wheelchair from Event Mobility this entitles you to a RIAT Accessible Parking Permit for our designated car parks - please call our Customer Services Department (01285 713456) to order your permit. Please note you will be asked to quote your Event Mobility booking reference number, so please have this to hand when calling.

You are welcome to bring your own electric scooter with you to RIAT, but please ensure that the battery is fully charged on arrival as there are no charging facilities available at the show.

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