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A bus station that has recently been redeveloped into a modern bus station that connects to the surrounding areas of Durham such as Hartlepool, Seaham, Sunderland, Durham, Peterlee, Darlington, Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesborough, Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe etc. It has 11 bus stands with 2 drop off zones just outside of the bus station as well as bus stops to the adjacent road.

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Co-ordinates: 54.77741, -1.581935 • what3words: ///eating.aware.legs

A famous Viaduct located on the East Coast Mainline that offers great views of the Durham City from above with the cathedral in the distance and see trains like Transpennine Express, LNER, Northern, Freight Trains, Cross Country, lumo that often use this line and viaduct. It's also a Grade 2 listed building.

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Co-ordinates: 54.77814, -1.583394 • what3words: ///branch.chains.void

Excellent FPV location but access is super limited so best suited to those that are agile as there is no actual access to the site without a bit of climbing, so a crashed drone is an adventure in its self. Parking is at the marker with a 200m easy walk to the main gate. flight is possible from there, but by going into the field to the left of the main gate and following the fence you can get a bit closer by the wall.

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Co-ordinates: 53.14305, -1.577571 • what3words: ///royal.bordering.intrigued

Nestled in the south downs national park All Hallows parish church in the hamlet of Tillington is a grade 1 listed building dating from 1180. Slight care needed for TOAL as it joins Petworth estate which is all National Trust

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Co-ordinates: 50.98934, -0.629148 • what3words: ///bulb.listed.inefficient

Wintersett Reservoir is a large, popular carp fishing lake in West Yorkshire, England, part of the Wintersett Fisheries complex, offering silver membership for its quality carp and other species, alongside walking trails around it and nearby Anglers Reservoir. It's known for quality fishing with large carp, features extensive fishing swims, and is surrounded by woodland, with ongoing improvements to access tracks and facilities.

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Co-ordinates: 53.62889, -1.432217 • what3words: ///nightcap.estimate.options

Twmbarlwm, also known as Twm Barlwm, Twyn Barlwm or locally known as "the Twmp" (translation: hump) is a hill situated 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast of Risca in South Wales. It is 419 m (1,375 ft) high and is a well-known landmark throughout the region.

It commands extensive views across the Motorway 4 corridor and out over the Bristol Channel.

At the top of the hill, near its summit, are the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, believed to have been built by the Silures, the Celtic tribe that inhabited the area before and during Roman times.

There is also a Roman signal point and a substantial Norman motte-and-bailey castle incorporated into the eastern end of the for. The area is a scheduled monument.

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Co-ordinates: 51.62703, -3.096079 • what3words: ///outermost.gourmet.eggs

Ford Green Hall stands quietly in the north of Stoke-on-Trent — a rare survivor from a time long before pottery kilns, factories, and industry reshaped the city.

Built in 1624 during the reign of King James I, this historic farmhouse was once the home of Hugh Ford, a yeoman farmer whose life was rooted in land, labour, and self-sufficiency. For nearly two centuries, the hall remained at the centre of a working farm, witnessing some of the most turbulent moments in English history, including the English Civil War, the execution of King Charles I, and the beginnings of industrial change.

Ford Green Hall is a beautiful historic building on the edge of the Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve— its architecture, interiors, surrounding farmland, and the quiet rhythms of rural life that once defined the area. It also reflects on the hall’s later history, including its survival through industrial expansion, flooding from the nearby Ford Green Brook, and its preservation as a historic house museum.

Blending calm narration with aerial footage, historic imagery, and atmospheric reconstructions, this video offers a gentle journey through four centuries of local history — reminding us that Stoke-on-Trent’s story began long before industry, shaped by land, labour, and ordinary lives quietly lived.

There is a carpark right next to the hall, but it is so close the road that there are loads of opportunities to park and film from. There is a petrol station opposite the hall so I'm confident that you could get a drink and a snack if you're feeling dry and peckish! The Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve looks superb, but I ran out of time to explore. I do know that it stretches back a fair way and you end up at the Whitfield Colliery Heritage Museum!

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Co-ordinates: 53.05491, -2.1696 • what3words: ///skips.actors.coast

Views across the two large greens in the centre of the charming Sussex village of Shamley Green complete with village pond and a cricket club.

Lots of room to fly but not a lot of parking space

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Co-ordinates: 51.18398, -0.524184 • what3words: ///repelled.left.respond

Fantastic views easily accessible from multiple locations straight off the road.

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Co-ordinates: 54.43731, -3.099599 • what3words: ///overdrive.farms.paddle

Another part of the Nottinghamshire oilfield, but unlike Eakring, this time with working Nodding Donkeys.
Parking close by, but probably prudent to ask the farmer if anyone is around to ask.

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Co-ordinates: 52.82104, -0.922398 • what3words: ///diplomats.flops.tracks