Are you able to use any of the check in chill out facilties at either your hotel or one nearby? I've done this before even though I wasn't booked through VH although it was a few years ago.
I turned up at check in 2 hrs before the flight and the place was deserted, only one other passenger was checking in at the same time. This was at 19.30pm though and may be different for the early evening flight.
Thanks all. No CICO service at the hotel, so we did indeed turn up 4 hrs before the flight and check in was open (we wanted a good bit of time at the Concorde experience).
Glad you made it home safe and sound and hopefully that bad weather you brought with you was only for the one day[:D] Did you enjoy Concorde. I thought it was Brill.