Durleighmarsh Farm Airstrip

The closure was a private decision by the landowner. There is no evidence of a specific incident or regulatory action. The most likely reason is a change in the landowner's priorities, as the farm has significantly developed its commercial, public-facing operations (farm shop and PYO fields), making a private airstrip impractical or no longer desired.

The site is now fully integrated into the active and commercially successful Durleighmarsh Farm. The area of the former runway is used for agriculture and may be obstructed by crops or farm equipment. The location's primary identity is the Durleighmarsh Farm Shop & Pick Your Own, a popular local attraction with a cafe, shop, and extensive fields for customers to pick their own fruit and vegetables.

Durleighmarsh Farm Airstrip was a private grass runway primarily serving the UK's General Aviation (GA) community. Its significance was local, operating as a typical 'farm strip' for recreational flying of light aircraft, likely used by the farm's owner and potentially a small number of associated pilots. It represented the freedom and accessibility of private aviation in rural areas but did not host commercial, military, or scheduled flight operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airstrip. Given the success and physical footprint of the commercial farm shop and 'Pick Your Own' business on the site, a return to aviation use is considered extremely unlikely.