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Bigbury Beach / Burgh Island - South Devon added to Beaches and Seaside Resorts in South West by Bobbysmile on 16/01/2023

One of the few relatively easily accessible patches of crown foreshore that you can actually stand on (i.e it isn't a rocky cliff) in South Devon.

Fairly small country lanes for the latter part of the drive, with steep hills, but since surfers love the site you'll see a fair number of 4x4's and vans on the roads so take care.

Parking at the main Bigbury car park is £1.5 an hour, can pay by Ringo and there's a WiFi network to pay for parking as signal is a bit spotty. Toilets and café opne most of the year next to the car park.

Burgh Island is an interesting landmark, with the bar you walk on for access submerged at high tide.

The real highlight here are the surfers. Due to it's orientation, and the river outflow, there's almost always good surf here. The waves and swell can be pretty dramatic, and it isn't always suitable for novices, but you're almost guaranteed to find a couple of people on the water here.

The river/tide interaction can produce some particularly nasty rip currents here (and strong currents in general), so if you do fancy a dip be careful!

In the summer both Bigbury, and Bantham (across the river) become very crowded (so flying may not be possible due to assemblies of people), and the roads are a nightmare. For me, it's best avoided in the peak holiday season.

I have seen a medevac from Bantam with a helicoptern as during the summer there's no way an ambulance would get there in a timely manner. If on duty the lifeguards will give people warning but do keep your ears open as well.

View and discuss this location in more detail on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 50.28141, -3.896165 • what3words: ///windows.treatable.curated

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 16/01/2023. 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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Bealach na Ba, Ross and Cromarty South West (By AlbionDrones)

The iconic Bealach na Ba, 'Pass of the Cattle' on the NC500, Applecross, WesterRoss, Scotland.

The road over the historic mountain pass was built in 1822 and is engineered similarly to roads through the great mountain passes in the Alps, with very tight hairpin bends that switch back and forth up the hillside and gradients that approach 20%. It has the greatest ascent of any road climb in the United Kingdom, rising from sea level at Applecross to 630 m (2,070 ft) in about 6 km (3.7 mi), and is the third highest mountain pass in Scotland.

A feature of the NC500 and mobbed during summer months we planned our recent NC500 trip to ensure we were able to take in this wonderful place for the first time - the last section of the NC500 we had left to do.

The drive is steep and twisting, and can be extremely busy, but in late October we only saw a handful of cars, and were fortunate that the weather was perfect, views that stretched for miles and late afternoon light with some drama in the skies.

There is a decent car park at the top, with plenty of space, amazing views over to Skye, Arochar, Rum and Eigg (when the weather plays ball), and the road has recently been resurfaced. As to difficulty, in a modern car it is not too bad, in a camper van it would be challenging. I would rate it not quite as difficult as Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, but not far behind...

No facilities at the car park, but plenty in Applecross and Lochcarron