RAF Benson HIVE
Contact Details
RAF BENSON HIVE
Wallingford
Oxon
OX10 6AA
Email: BEN-BSWHIO@mod.uk
Tel: 01491 827213
Mil: 95261 7213
Opening Hours 0800 - 1500
Information about RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a front line support helicopter base working within the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC).
Located in South Oxfordshire, the Station is home to:
• Puma helicopers of 33 and 230 Squadrons
• Merlin HC3 and HC3a helicopters of 28 (AC) and 78 Squadrons
• Tutor T1 Aircraft of Oxford University Air Squadron.
• RAF Reserve unit, 606 (Chiltern) Squadron
• Royal Auxiliary Air Force - Helicopter Support Squadron.
• Other lodger units Thames Valley Police helicopters of the Chiltern Air Support Unit.
RAF Benson is in a prime location; it has access to all major motorways, and is situated between two large towns. Oxford, to the North, is home to many well known museums, art galleries, colleges and universities, providing a wealth of culture and history. Reading to the South of Benson boasts two major shopping malls; one of which is The Oracle.
RAF Benson is located within the 'Chilterns', an area of natural outstanding beauty. The River Thames runs through Benson and down onto Henley-on-Thames.
The Unit is home to many amenities, including a gym and various sport and recreational clubs including football, archery and ceramics club. The Station has a learning centre, hairdressers, HIVE (free broadband internet access), 'Naffy Caffy', Families Club, thrift shop, and a wide range of activities for children, including parent and toddler group, scouts, rainbows, brownies and youth club.