With due respect Alan I think that while the points you raised are valid they don’t address the point of pricing people out of visiting. If you live close to Duxford then a pass is good value. I don’t for example so if I wish to visit it is a considerable amount of travel expenditure and then full price tickets as it is unlikely I’ll be able to make another trip. These memberships only work if you are reasonably local or wealthy enough to travel back and forth.
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Both my wife and I are retired and don’t have big pensions. We are 60 miles from Duxford, and after making three
trips last year, thought the 12 month pass was worth getting this year. Yes, if you live a couple of hours or more
away, it can still get to be an expensive day out, once you have eaten etc.

As far as the CADW membership is concerned, I don’t think we used it at all last year, as we haven’t been away for a while.
There aren’t too many of their properties around here either. The nearest being Audley end. We have just renewed
it though.