Rendlesham

A coach trip from London to Rendlesham Forest with audio commentary, pub lunch and full guided tour of the mysterious 1980 UFO sightings.

The truth may never be known about the incidents that took place in Rendlesham Forest in December 1980. They have since begun to drift into the mists of folklore, and the mythological fog of war, and have been described as 'Britain's Roswell'.

But something truly unusual did happen. A large number of United States Air Force personnel from the nearby twin bases at RAF Woodbridge and RAF Bentwaters witnessed phenomena that none of them have ever been able to explain. The official memo spoke of ‘unexplained lights’ – UFOs being too emotive a term – but, as later emerged, there was much more to it than that.

Master storytellers Minimum Labyrinth have created an experience that takes you on a trip from London to the silent beauty of the Suffolk woods, from the present day to the height of the Cold War, from the everyday to the uncanny. Whether you want to believe, or you are resolutely sceptical, within the remarkable events we find a story of our own fears and compulsions.

Your guided walk around Rendlesham Forest is led by Robert Kingham, presenter of Pagan London.

Ticket price includes

Return trip on a luxury coach from London

Full audio narrative of the 1980 UFO incident on the journey, by the writers of The Thin Veil of London and Bluebird

Ticket price excludes

Pub lunch and drinks

Tour guide donation: we will pass a hat around on the way back, and you can pay what you can afford and what you think it was worth

Itinerary

10:00 meet at the coach pick-up point near Stratford Station, London

12:30 pub lunch at Ego at The Deben Seal, Woodbridge, Suffolk

14:00 coach transfer to Rendlesham Forest for guided walk

16:00 coach transfer to The Deben Seal

18:00 coach transfer to London

20:30 estimated arrival time at Stratford Station

The walk

The guided tour takes place on a public walking trail managed by Forestry England.

Some of the walk is through narrow paths in woodland during winter and so appropriate footwear is essential.

The entire walk is c. 4.75km (c. 6,750 steps) and takes c. 90 minutes including stops. You will need to be physically able to complete the circular route. There are no hills on the route.

The route is not, unfortunately, suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.

Limitations on liability

The coach operator is fully insured for all journeys.

Participants must ensure their own safety and comfort on the walks and in the pub.

Minimum Labyrinth can accept no responsibility for injury, radiation burns or sickness, missing time, abduction, biological experiments, mutilations, implants, phantom pregnancies, involvement in hybrid EBE-human genetic engineering, or the actions or inactions of governmental or quasi-governmental agencies.

A note on sources

The audio narrative and guided tour draw information from previously published accounts of the events surrounding the Rendlesham Forest incident.

Minimum Labyrinth aim to present a balanced view of the available evidence to an interested but non-specialist audience, enriched by a political and cultural perspective of the time.

We must stress to specialist ufologists that no previously unseen testimonies or evidence will be presented.

What’s for lunch?

In advance of the event, we will ask you for your lunch orders. This year we will be at Ego at The Deben Seal.