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Ashby-De-La-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire added to Castles and Fortifications in East Midlands by D0c.Col on 29/04/2023

I checked on DS and there is no FRZ or Bylaw that I could find tonprevent flight. Just be mindful of the Heritage Staff that might challenge you from the ticket office

THE CASTLE
Ashby de la Zouch Castle is a ruined fortification in the county of Leicestershire, England. The castle was built from the origins of an earlier 14TH CENTURY manor in 1473 by William, Lord Hastings. Two large towers and various smaller buildings were added over the subsequent 10 years and the Hastings family used the castle as their seat for several generations, improving the gardens, and hosting royal visitors.
During the English Civil War, Henry, a younger son in the Hastings family, became a Royalist commander in the Midlands. It didn’t go well for Henry as he was forced to surrender the castle after a long siege and later, after a fresh rebellion occurred in 1648, Parliament slighted the castle in order to reduce its standing as a military base. The two towers were badly damaged with gunpowder and undermining and Parts of the remaining castle were turned into a new house, and continued to be used by members of the Hastings family for many years, although they moved their main residence to Donington Hall.
The castle became famous after it featured in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe in 1819, and its owner, Francis Rawdon, opened the ruins to visitors.
Restoration work was carried out over the course of the next century, but by 1932 the Rawdon family could no longer afford to maintain the castle. It passed into the hands of the Ministry of Works, who carried out extensive repairs and opened the castle gardens. The castle is currently managed by English Heritage as a tourist attraction, receiving over 15,000 visitors a year and historians consider the site to be an outstanding example of a late medieval castle.

I TOAL just outside the English Heritage Site next to the double wooden gates. You can get a good view of your flight from here.

Parking nearby can be problematic but I parked up Warwick Way just off South Steet/Warwick Street and walked back towards South Street to a large field on the right marked as Memorial Grounds in Google Maps and has public right of way (marked on DS map). The lane on the opposite side of the field leads to my TOAL point not far from the ticket office.

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Co-ordinates: 52.74591, -1.467151 • what3words: ///senders.cried.spend

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 12/04/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Powfoot Beach, Annandale West (By Trainman)

A very large area of beach with few visitors . Plenty of space for flying with great views of the land and sea.
There is a small car park nearby but also plenty of lay byes making parking easy.
Even a very nice pub to sit with a beer examining your footage lol.

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Co-ordinates: 54.97567, -3.335552 • what3words: ///thumbnail.attend.imperious

Mallards way Park, Maidstone (By grandad1950)

A fine park tucked away in a residential area of Maidstone.

Lots of wildlife on the lake

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Co-ordinates: 51.26154, 0.568344 • what3words: ///blank.bonus.names

Crail harbour, Crail and Boarhills (By outRAGEis)

A great wee place to film, not very busy and the harbour is actually quite small given how popular this area is with fishermen and other boating related activities. There's not too many people, but there are a few birds that'll come to investigate so keep your guard up especially if you need to get that footage from a high vantage point.

parking is easy, up on the road and it's free too. Just be mindful of other road users and locals alike.

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Co-ordinates: 56.25755, -2.629429 • what3words: ///satin.distanced.enabling

Red Castle (By outRAGEis)

A great place to get out and boost your Vitamin D supply in the sun and get some great flying time too. The Red Castle is easy to get to, there;'s access from the road which is big enough for only one car. I never realised this until I got home and viewed the footage back as I parked at nearby Lunan Bay. A few birds are nesting, pigeons, seagulls and Kites which can be a bit tricky depending on the time of day that you arrive.

All in all a really great place just be mindful of the the sun's rays on the water and surrounding beach so I needed a ND64 filter even at 12pm. Access is simple as I've mentioned above, Lunan Bay car park is free, just make sure that you're away by 9m or you get locked in. The Flight Restricted Zone nearby notification is for the railway line. Just don't do anything stupid such as low flying over the tracks when a train passes by, or even try to follow the train for a more "cinematic" feel.

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Co-ordinates: 56.65092, -2.509648 • what3words: ///hurls.nags.warthog

Wharton Hall, Eden (By markas)

Wharton Hall is a fortified manor house, situated two miles south of Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. The hall was founded around 1415 by the Wharton family, who further extended the property in the middle of the 16th century. A deer park was established around the enlarged manor house, requiring the relocation of the local village community.

Wharton Hall fell into disuse and was sold off in 1728 after the attainder of Philip, the Duke of Wharton. James, the Earl of Lonsdale, restored much of the hall in 1785, letting it out for use as a farmhouse. It continues to form part of a farm in the 21st century.

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Co-ordinates: 54.45079, -2.354878 • what3words: ///kipper.bounding.discount

Lammerside Castle Cumbria, Eden (By markas)

Lammerside Castle is a 12th century building which was rebuilt and strengthened in the 14th century as a Pele tower, to provide protection against scots raiders. It is situated on the bridle path between Pendragon Castle and Wharton Hall.

The ruins include the upstanding remains of a C14 tower or wing which originally formed part of the building’s central core, together with the earthwork remains of buildings to the north and south of the tower and a barmkin wall which enclosed a yard to the west of the tower.

The castle was occupied by a branch of the Wharton family, but is thought to have been abandoned in C17, when the family moved to the fortified manor house, Wharton Hall, near Kirkby Stephen.

The tower is constructed of coursed, squared rubble, measures 14m by 11m, with a barrel-vaulted ground floor, and survives to two storeys high.

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Co-ordinates: 54.43785, -2.352185 • what3words: ///sailed.contrived.supply

St John the Evangelist RC church, Bath and North East Somerset (By gasbag43)

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is located on the South Parade in the south-east section of Bath City Centre

The structure was designed and built between 1861-3 by Charles Francis Hansom, who was the brother of J. A. Hansom, the creator of the Hansom cab.

While Bath is perhaps better known for the Anglican Abbey just up the road, it is the spire of St John’s that dominates the city’s skyline as it is the tallest building in the area – its 222-foot (68 m) spire was added by Hansom in 1867.

TOAL was from the public footpath directly opposite on the other bank of the river

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Co-ordinates: 51.37979, -2.355543 • what3words: ///ramp.groups.twin

The American Museum and Gardens, Bath and North East Somerset (By gasbag43)

The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath.

Its collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon.

Parking was in the lane leading to the access to the museum, TOAL from the entrance to its car park

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Co-ordinates: 51.37534, -2.311206 • what3words: ///such.cape.before

Palladian Bridge at Prior Park, Bath and North East Somerset (By gasbag43)

Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust.

The garden is Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.

The Palladian bridge, one of only four found in the world, is a copy of the one at Wilton House (also on Dronescene) and has been designated as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument.

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Co-ordinates: 51.36849, -2.345045 • what3words: ///yoga.pokers.stared

Thomas A Becket church, Bath and North East Somerset (By gasbag43)

The church of Thomas à Becket, Widcombe is
believed to be the oldest parish church in Bath and
stands on what has been a consecrated site for over
1,000 years. A Saxon chapel existed before the
Norman church, which was dedicated to the memory
of Thomas à Becket, and probably dated from about
the time of his martyrdom, 20 Dec 1170.

The present church was built between 1490 and 1498 and is a Grade II listed building

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Co-ordinates: 51.37346, -2.34659 • what3words: ///unwanted.doctor.both


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