Owners and guests
From the aircraft steps to the gangway, every journey for owners and guests is arranged with discretion: chauffeured cars, private jets met at the terminal, helicopters, hotels and the best of the United Kingdom ashore.
What we arrange
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Chauffeured cars
Licensed chauffeurs for every journey, from the aircraft steps to the yacht and on to lunch, the races or the theatre. A separate vehicle carries the luggage.
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Close protection
Officers licensed by the Security Industry Authority, arranged where you instruct it and working to your own security team's brief.
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Meeting the aircraft
We work with the fixed base operator before the aircraft lands, and where the terminal permits it the car meets the aircraft at the steps.
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Helicopters
Charters with licensed operators, for transfers and days out, with the landing site's permission obtained before the flight.
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Entry to the United Kingdom
Electronic Travel Authorisations and visas, arranged through a specialist for guests who need them.
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Hotels and appointments
Hotels ashore, and medical and dental appointments with private clinics whenever they are needed.
London Heliport at Battersea is open from 07:00 to 23:00, seven days a week.
Private aviation
Passengers clear Border Force in the terminal itself. The aircraft operator files the General Aviation Report, and the notice required depends on where the flight began.
- London
- Farnborough
- Under an hour by road from central London
- London
- London Biggin Hill
- Helicopter shuttle
- London
- London City Private Jet Centre
- Three miles from Canary Wharf
- The Solent
- Southampton Airport
- Signature Aviation; General Aviation Report 4 hours ahead from the EU, 12 from the Channel Islands, 24 from elsewhere
- The Solent
- Solent Airport Daedalus
- 09:00 to 18:00; Border Force Certificate of Agreement for EU and Channel Islands arrivals
- Poole
- Bournemouth Airport
- XLR Jet Centre, 07:00 to 19:00 and around the clock on request
- Dartmouth and Plymouth
- Exeter Airport
- XLR Jet Centre, 08:00 to 20:00 and around the clock on request
- Fowey and Falmouth
- Cornwall Airport Newquay
- Weston Aviation, 08:00 to 19:00, customs fast track
- Dover
- Heathrow and Gatwick
- 95 and 78 minutes by road
Helicopter landing sites
- London
- London Heliport, Battersea
- 07:00 to 23:00, seven days; customs by General Aviation Report on 12 hours' notice
- The Solent
- Solent Airport Daedalus
- Helicopter transfers to London
- Poole
- South Quay
- Landing area by request to the port
- Dartmouth
- Daddyhole Plain, Torquay
- Booked with Torbay Council on seven days' notice
- Plymouth
- By arrangement
- Falmouth
- Pendennis Shipyard
- Private helipad; guests are flown direct to the yard, with prior authorisation
- Isles of Scilly
- Penzance
- Scheduled helicopter to Tresco and St Mary's
Where guests go
- London
- Most guests stay close to Mayfair, Knightsbridge and St James's, at Claridge's, The Connaught, The Dorchester or The Lanesborough, a short drive from the Pool of London.
- The London summer
- The Chelsea Flower Show in May, Royal Ascot and Wimbledon in June, Henley Royal Regatta in early July, polo at Guards and Cowdray Park, and Glyndebourne from May to August.
- From the Solent
- Goodwood, with its own aerodrome, for the Festival of Speed, Glorious Goodwood and the Revival; the British Grand Prix at Silverstone; the New Forest; and Cowes Week in August.
- From Dover and Poole
- Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle, the Kent vineyards and Royal St George's at Sandwich; from Poole, the Jurassic Coast, Studland and Sandbanks.
- The West Country
- Dartmoor and the South Hams from Dartmouth; the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan from Fowey; St Michael's Mount, St Ives, the Minack Theatre and Tresco from Falmouth, where guests can fly direct to the helipad at Pendennis.
- In the autumn
- Partridge from 1 September and pheasant from 1 October, and grouse from 12 August on the moors of the north of England and Scotland, reached by private aircraft.
Questions
Which airport is best for a superyacht guest arriving in London?
Farnborough is under an hour by road from central London, London City Private Jet Centre is three miles from Canary Wharf, and London Biggin Hill has a helicopter shuttle. We meet the aircraft and arrange the transfer to the yacht.
Can a helicopter land near the yacht?
In London, helicopters use London Heliport at Battersea. Elsewhere there is a landing area at South Quay in Poole by request, a private helipad at Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth, where guests can be flown direct with prior authorisation from the yard, and a public site at Torquay for Dartmouth, booked seven days ahead.
Can you arrange a chauffeur and close protection for guests?
Yes. We arrange licensed chauffeurs, with a separate vehicle for luggage, and close protection officers licensed by the Security Industry Authority where you instruct it.
Where do superyacht guests go during a stay in the UK?
In London, Mayfair, Knightsbridge and St James's, with Royal Ascot, Wimbledon and Henley in the summer. From the Solent, Goodwood, Silverstone and the New Forest. In the West Country, Dartmoor, the Eden Project, St Michael's Mount and the Isles of Scilly.
Do superyacht guests need an Electronic Travel Authorisation?
Guests who are not British or Irish need one before they travel. We arrange it through a specialist.
