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Brunswick Wharf, Manchester added to Everything Else in North West by kvetner on 28/05/2021

This is an urban location with good views of the River Irwell in central Manchester, and across the Manchester cityscape.

My take-off-and-land location was at the mouth of the long-disused Brunswick Wharf / Brunswick Basin (a canal which branched off the river and ran underground). After dark, it was quiet and I saw nobody else while I was there. It is accessible from Water Street M3 4JQ. Walk south past the Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, then follow footpaths west alongside the disused basin once past the hotel forecourt. This leads to a riverside path with some suitable spots to take-off right next to the bascule bridge.

Accessibility: There is no parking on street, but other parking is available nearby and then it's a five-minute walk. The TOAL point was accessible via steps.

Hazards: It's a city-centre environment so there are pedestrians, cars, trains etc, and sometimes boats on the river during the daytime. You may be challenged by security from the hotel or nearby sites, so if concerned about that you may want to notify the police about your flight in advance. Brunswick Basin itself is not well-lit after dark, and there could be anti-social use after dark. During the daytime I would not expect this.

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Co-ordinates: 53.47927, -2.257595 • what3words: ///vest.gravy.speaks

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 27/05/2021. 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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Ayr Harbour (By Zipco)

Ayr Harbour, located at the mouth of the River Ayr, is a historic port on the west coast of Scotland with a commercial focus and facilities for leisure craft. It features lighthouses on the north and south breakwaters, as well as range lights within the dock area. The harbour has a rich history tied to the movement of goods like coal, wool, and fish, as well as shipbuilding.

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Co-ordinates: 55.46785, -4.638196 • what3words: ///scrapping.ranges.earphones

Crossraguel Abbey, Carrick South (By Zipco)

The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although it is a ruin, visitors can still see the original monks’ church, their cloister and their dovecot.

Founded in 1244 by Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick, following an earlier donation of 1225, to the monks of Paisley Abbey for that purpose. They reputedly built nothing more than a small chapel and kept the balance for themselves. The Earl took the matter to the Bishop of Glasgow for arbitration and, winning his case, forced the monks to build a proper abbey.

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Co-ordinates: 55.33878, -4.720914 • what3words: ///robes.whirlwind.cemented

Dalquharran Castle, Carrick South (By Zipco)

Dalquharran Castle was designed by Robert Adam, the architect responsible for the building of nearby Culzean Castle. Despite enormous investment in the preservation of the 18th century Culzean Castle by the National Trust of Scotland, its contemporary Dalquharran has for various reasons fallen into disrepair and ruin in recent years.

Similarly to Culzean Castle, Dalquharran was designed as a family mansion incorporating castle-style features. It was commissioned by Thomas Kennedy in 1785 as a new ancestral seat for his descendants, after Old Dalquharran Castle (ruins of which stand on the same land approximately 300m away) became uninhabitable. The old castle is now a listed monument.

Overlooking the Water of Girvan, sadly the new castle is also now in a ruinous state after Kennedy’s heirs sold the property in the 1930s. Eventually, Dalquharran became too costly for subsequent owners to maintain and was abandoned, with the roof strategically removed in the late 1960s as a means of avoiding paying tax. Although by early 2017, the interior of the castle were in total ruin and entry into the building was prohibited for safety reasons, Dalquharran stands as an evocative and romantic echo of its cousin Culzean, located a mere 8 miles away.

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Co-ordinates: 55.28324, -4.724879 • what3words: ///porridge.debater.dented

Cobham recreation ground, Elmbridge (By grandad1950)

A multi use sports facility and playground very close to the centre of Cobham in Surrey

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Co-ordinates: 51.33246, -0.413854 • what3words: ///pass.kept.energetic

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton (By richrab)

Sixfields Stadium is an 8,203-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in October 1994. It was also rented by Coventry City between July 2013 and August 2014. Aside from being a sports venue, Sixfields also houses conference facilities.

It is now in the middle of a comprehensive leisure park with lots of places to eat.

TOAL was in the Odeon car park, out of the way.

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Co-ordinates: 52.23515, -0.933559 • what3words: ///traded.logic.later

St. John the Baptist Church, Vale of White Horse (By gasbag43)

St. John the Baptist Church in Kingston Bagpuize has a history spanning over 700 years, with the current building erected in 1799-1800 on the site of earlier churches. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was funded by the Blandy family, who were Lords of the Manor and owners of Kingston Bagpuize House.

The first church on the site was built shortly after the Norman Conquest, likely between 1076 and 1099, by Ralf de Bachepuise and Adelelm. The original church served the community for nearly 700 years before being replaced.

The present church was built in the late 18th century and was completed in 1800.

The church is a Grade II listed building, recognizing its historical and architectural significance.

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Co-ordinates: 51.68021, -1.41228 • what3words: ///reserve.sprayer.sunflower

Kingston Bagpuize House, Vale of White Horse (By gasbag43)

Situated in the Vale of the The White Horse and surrounded by its beautiful garden and parkland, it is an early Georgian family home. It was built in the 1660s and later remodelled

To this day, Kingston Bagpuize House remains a family home. Surrounded by garden and parkland this beautiful early Georgian style house is in red brick with stone quoins, banding and window surrounds.

The gardens are notable for an large collection of plants, while the raised terrace walk lead the visitor to the 18th-century pavilion

The House and grounds offer exclusive use for weddings, private and corporate events and filming (including scenes in Bridgerton; Emma by Jane Austen; ITV’s Downton Abbey, BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time and Tortoise in Love.)

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Co-ordinates: 51.67854, -1.412408 • what3words: ///gears.compound.gong

King George V playing Fields, Guildford (By grandad1950)

King George V playing fields is a multi sport area with rugby, tennis, athletics, football etc. Loads of space in the lovely parklands. Close to Leatherhead in Surry.

Loads of room to fly

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Co-ordinates: 51.27037, -0.39436 • what3words: ///owls.mutual.stop

National Lift Tower and Franklin's Gardens Rugby Ground, Northampton (By richrab)

The National Lift Tower (previously called the Express Lift Tower) is a lift-testing tower built by the Express Lift Company (a lifts division of the General Electric Company off Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 November 1982. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1997
Designed by architect Maurice Walton of Stimpson Walton Bond, the tower is 127.5 metres (418 ft 4 in) tall, 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) in diameter at the base and tapers to 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) at the top. The only lift-testing tower in Britain, and one of only two in Europe.

Franklin's Gardens (currently known for sponsorship purposes as cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens) is a purpose-built rugby stadium in Northampton, England. It is the home stadium of Northampton Saints and Loughborough Lightning. The stadium holds 15,249 people. It is also a conference, meeting, and events venue, as well as the only Premiership Rugby ground with its own cenotaph, the setting for a ceremony every Remembrance Weekend.

I was at max allowed height, so could not get a top down picture of the tower.

Quite a strange location as the tower is in the centre of a hosing estate, parked on the street in between the tower and the stadium

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Co-ordinates: 52.23885, -0.921164 • what3words: ///sticks.trails.spend

West Bay, West Dorset (By richrab)

West Bay, originally known as Bridport Harbour, is a small harbour settlement and resort on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England, sited at the mouth of the River Brit approximately 1.5 miles south of Bridport. The area is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.

The beach and harbour were quite busy so TOAL was from public carpark back from the seafront.

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Co-ordinates: 50.71082, -2.762831 • what3words: ///paradise.gratitude.magnum

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