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The Black Friar is an award-winning historic pub and restaurant in Salford, Greater Manchester.
The Black Friar in Salford was built in 1886.
While the current building dates to the Victorian era, the site has a longer history.
Early Origins: A tavern has reportedly existed on this site since at least the 13th century.
Previous Names: Before becoming The Black Friar, the pub was known as the Old School Inn and earlier as the White Lion, Golden Lion, or Black Lion.
After lying derelict for roughly 15 years following a fire, the pub underwent a major £1.4m restoration and reopened in July 2021.

I found the size of pub fascinating when compared with towers standing next to it.

I couldn't really make a video there, as the pub is on busy crossroad and you have to go down to 20m to get a picture of it.

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Co-ordinates: 53.48653, -2.253494 • what3words: ///fund.smart.shout

The "Bolt of Lightning" is a landmark memorial sculpture in Warrington, England, unveiled in September 2025 to honor the personnel who served at the historic RAF Burtonwood airbase.
The sculpture depicts a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft appearing to soar into the sky from a steep dive, leaving dynamic steel "trails" behind it.
Standing 22.5 meters (nearly 74 feet) high, it is taller than the famous Angel of the North in Gateshead. It weighs over 12 tons and is constructed from marine-quality stainless steel.

Easy to park next to the statue.
No issues flying there.
Just one thing only, the light on statue changes brightness, so to get better results I would prefer to shoot it during blue hour.

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Co-ordinates: 53.41426, -2.653035 • what3words: ///clap.usual.shop

The stop was designed with a striking, curved canopy structure that gave it its unique nickname.
The stop is located in the Central Park area of East Manchester, on the Oldham and Rochdale line.
Although built in the mid-2000s, the stop stood empty for several years before the tram line was completed. Trams finally began stopping there in 2012, seven years after construction of the stop itself was finished.
The space-age Metrolink stop that cost £36m to build

Metrolink stop is really great landmark, you don't really realise that until you have your drone above it.
No obstacles around and no issues with signal.
I would say that it is beginners friendly location.

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Co-ordinates: 53.50161, -2.199076 • what3words: ///most.little.brains

Burry Port Lighthouse is disused but was used in conjunction with the Whiteford Lighthouse on the opposite side of the Loughor Estuary. It is located a few miles west of Llanelli, South Wales. There is easy parking and access to the beach. If the tide had been in l would have image the harbour as well.

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Co-ordinates: 51.67747, -4.251173 • what3words: ///blotches.replayed.fewest

A large park just above Peacehaven on the Sussex Coast.

Multi use sports facilities and a very good children's play area. Views to the sea, the town and the downs.

Lots of room to fly and good parking.

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Co-ordinates: 50.79443, 0.010943 • what3words: ///racing.sculpting.cork

Noup Head Lighthouse is a great place to fly not just because it is one of the most northley lighthouses on Orkney, and is in a great cliff top, but involves an adventurous journey to get to it apart from the 1 and half hour boat trip from the Orkney mainland there is then a 2ml off road drive to get to it, which can be a bit testing in places.

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Co-ordinates: 59.33105, -3.06946 • what3words: ///procured.bulbs.vies

Nestled in the South Downs National Park is the remote village of Coates with its 12th century St Agatha's church, The church is a grade 1 listed building.

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Co-ordinates: 50.95108, -0.581396 • what3words: ///maddening.lizards.blend

Every town has to process its waste water and sewage and in the South Downs National park it is a challenge to not spoil the environment. The treatment works in Peacehaven achieves this by almost burying itself in the folds of the landscape covered by a grass roof. A fine piece of design.

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Co-ordinates: 50.79574, 0.015428 • what3words: ///clothed.salutes.patrolled

There is very little left of England's first onshore oilfield, near Eakring in Nottinghamshire. Its production peaked in 1944, when the crude was sent to Castol in Wakefield to make lubricants.
There are several derelict 'Nodding Donkey' pumps in the woods. Probably best to look for them in winter, when you can see through the foliage.
The SSSI is almost entirely flora-related, so won't mind being overflown.

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Co-ordinates: 53.13455, -0.988442 • what3words: ///diplomat.eternally.dated

The Parish church of St John the Baptist in the village of Kidford, West Sussex.

The oldest parts date from the 12th century and it is a Grade 1 listed building.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02863, -0.548823 • what3words: ///tangling.glider.liberty