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TOAL was from the grass verge and there is a layby just behind for parking 1 car. There is a tarmac pull-in opposite the Gatehouse and a 5 bar gate, but it was a bit too close for my liking.

TIXALL GATEHOUSE, STAFFORDSHIRE
Tixall Gatehouse was built around 1580, and is one of the earliest examples of the of Greek revival architecture in England. Its builder, Sir Walter Aston, was so besotted with this fashionable structure, that he had it constructed in a position close to the house blocking the views across the picturesque valley beyond. The back of the Gatehouse mirrors the front, and was separated from the house by a wall, all of which formed a courtyard. There are three storeys, topped by an open balustrade and at each of the four corners there is an octagonal tower topped with a stylish cupola and gilded weather vane that takes the structure up to approximately sixty feet in height. At the centre of the building there is an open archway that allowed carriages entrance to the enclosed courtyard and on either side were porters’ rooms with the servants’ apartments above accessed by a spiral stone staircase in one of the towers. The large windows are flanked by coupled columns, Doric on the ground floor, Ionic on the second, and Corinthian on the third.
Tixall Estate
Tixall Estate was purchased in 1825 by Viscount Ingestre, heir to the Earl of Shrewsbury, whose seat was the nearby Ingestre Hall. Tixall Hall fell into disuse after the 1st World War and apart from its fine Georgian crescent stables and the gatehouse it was demolished by the estate in 1927.

Over time, Tixall Hall had been renovated, knocked-down, rebuilt and finally demolished, yet as all around it had changed and fell, the Gatehouse survived. However, it too had come dangerously close to dereliction at the point it was purchased by the Landmark Trust in 1968 as an Elizabethan ruin, without roof, floors or windows and was being used as a shelter for cattle. It took years for the Trust to raise funds to pay for the restoration, and to draw up plans and have them agreed by the relevant authorities; but the restoration work finally began in 1975 taking 2 yrs to complete.

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Co-ordinates: 52.80408, -2.032449 • what3words: ///minority.chap.twinkling

The Duck At Drakeholes. Lovely spot to see Narrow Boats on the Chesterfield Canal and have a cool drink or a bite to eat. TOAL was parked up at side of Wiseton Road.Clear LOS

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Co-ordinates: 53.40559, -0.938813 • what3words: ///helpers.pots.supposing

Flew here today after much research, no actual access to site as is actively protected by security guards hiding in building wearing kharki, combat clothing was reported on other sites this their attitude to combat trespass. My drone did draw two guards out of cover whilst hovering above incredible old building in poor disrepute.

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Co-ordinates: 53.17417, -3.421029 • what3words: ///hippy.divided.hillsides

Gamelands stone circle lies between the village of Orton and the hamlet of Raisbeck. It is an oval enclosure of around 40 large stones, all of which have fallen, together with three smaller stones. The stones are set into a slight bank. All of the stones are of pink granite with the exception of one which is limestone. The stones are all below one metre in height and are arranged in an oval of 42 metres by 35 metres.

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Co-ordinates: 54.46751, -2.556853 • what3words: ///bonkers.ghosts.opposing

Teignmouth is a seaside town, fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Exeter.

Parked Car and TOAL from the Ness Car park.

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Co-ordinates: 50.53737, -3.499931 • what3words: ///emporium.screeches.breathing

Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay which was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera.

TOAL from a Bench on the promenade.
Last week in March so not many people about.

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Co-ordinates: 50.43277, -3.558799 • what3words: ///among.keeps.brass

Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

TOAL and Parking was on Higher Contour Road. ///roofed.clenching.glider

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Co-ordinates: 50.3489, -3.568722 • what3words: ///sings.rezoning.fists

Park up at the Forestry Commission car park - there is a charge, but also toilets - and walk the short distance to the loch to find a spot for TOAL, we chose the path near the bridge and flew from there.

It can get busy at certain times of day and year, especially when the Fantasy Forest is on in the Autumn, but definitely worth a stop, the reflections are awesome in the sheltered and still water...

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Co-ordinates: 56.71111, -3.765409 • what3words: ///galloped.pouch.store

Blagdon Lake lies in a valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, close to the village of Blagdon and approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water (Bristol Waterworks Company as it was known then), when it dammed the River Yeo, starting construction in 1898, to designs by Charles Hawksley, and completing this in 1905. The Wrington Vale Light Railway was constructed primarily to bring building materials for the lake.

On the edge of SSI, plenty of birds around the lake, so one to be mindful of.

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Co-ordinates: 51.33576, -2.706242 • what3words: ///promoting.throw.cowboys

Burrington Combe is a Carboniferous Limestone gorge near the village of Burrington, on the north side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in North Somerset, England.
According to legend Augustus Montague Toplady was inspired to write the hymn Rock of Ages while sheltering under a rock in the combe, although recent scholars have disputed this claim.

The Cobme is in a Amber zone for Scientific or Nature interest.
There is a herd of goats living wild among the rocks.

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Co-ordinates: 51.32418, -2.752609 • what3words: ///think.fire.producing

Barrow Gurney Reservoirs (grid reference ST5468) (also known as Barrow Gurney Tanks or Barrow Tanks) are three artificial reservoirs for drinking water near the village of Barrow Gurney, which lies southwest of Bristol, England. They are known by their numbers rather than names.

They are fed by several springs including one which becomes the Land Yeo. Some of the outfall is also used to feed the river which flows to the Bristol Channel.

The Tanks are right on the border of Bristol airport no fly zone.
Parking on the A38 is not practical so TOAL was Dundry Lane.

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Co-ordinates: 51.40883, -2.659324 • what3words: ///left.grant.pest