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Finnich Glen added to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Scotland by stubbyd on 31/12/2019

Parking: There is a tiny lay-by which will take 2 or 3 cars but ¼mile up the road is a junction with more parking there.

Access: access is via style and / or gate (if fixed) and is through a forested area. This can be very wet and muddy and treacherous underfoot so extreme caution is advise as you are near to a gorge. If you follow the footpath for approx 10 / 15m walk you will see an obvious cleft the descends into teh gorge and it has a staricase [fx: cough]. When I was there this taircase was slippy, non-existant in places and plain suicidal in others. Hopefully it will get fixed up due to the interest generated by Outlander.

Weather: Pay attention to the wetaher as flash floods occur in these gorges and you may not get the same access as myself after a relatively dry summer / autumn.

Bottom Line: I do not advise tackling this unless you are either nuts, a regular hill / cliff scrambler or both. I got down but typically wear full wet weather gear so I was sliding at some points. Suffice to say it's a "little bit iffy".

Flying Your Drone:this is a bit like the access and I don't advise doing so or not doing so, just that I did. Be sure your manual flying skills are up to scratch though as my drone would not get a reliable GPS lock due to a. being in a gorge and b. possibly the iron ore in the rocks messing with it. I tried to hover at one point to grab a 360 pano and my drone simply would not remain stable and drifted several metres in random directions.

HOWEVER: if you do go then what you are greeted with is stunning red and green cliffs and a red stream / river running through. If you decide to wade upstream then you can get to the devil's pulpit (the lump or rock middle top in my image).

Would I go again - hell yes.

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 56.03136, -4.417421 • what3words: ///envoy.scrolled.examine
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Stevenston Burn (By Kcscott)

Wooded area with a small burn running though it and a public dirt path to one the side of it.
Great area to practice flying with obstacles and confined spaces.

Can be accessed easily over the foot bridge behind Kerelaw Castle as well as from the old Kerelaw School site on the opposite side of the river to the Castle.

Footpath can be busy at times with dog walkers as well as Horse riders so caution should be used when flying round corners etc.

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

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Co-ordinates: 55.64889, -4.752469 • what3words: ///dentistry.flashback.depended
Kerelaw Castle (By Kcscott)

Old Castle Rusins with a large Park area on both sides and plenty of Room to Manoeuvre. The castle grounds itself is fenced off with no access due to structural safety concerns.
The castle does Boarder a housing estate so caution should be used when flying over or close to private residence.

Good place for Beginners.

History Of Kerelaw Castle:
Kerelaw Castle is an altered massive ruined 13th- or 14th-century tower and courtyard, which is much overgrown. The basement was vaulted, and the building was remodelled in the 16th or 17th century.
Kerelaw was a property of the Lockharts in 1191, but later passed to the Campbells of Loudoun. The castle was built by the Cunningham Earls of Glencairn (Maxwelton), but was apparently destroyed (or sacked anyway) in a feud in 1488, and then sacked by the Montgomerys of Eglinton in 1528. Eglinton Castle was burned in retaliation. William Cunningham, 9th Earl, was active as a Covenanter, and led an unsuccessful rebellion against Cromwell’s occupation in 1653. He was made Chancellor of Scotland, after the Restoration, from 1661 to 1664.
The property had been sold to the Boyds in 1609, then to the Cunninghams of Cunninghamhead, before going to the Hamiltons in the middle of the 17th century. The ruined castle was remodelled around 1830 as a garden folly for Kerelaw or Grange House, an 18th-century mansion, which has itself been demolished, when large Gothic windows were inserted.

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

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Co-ordinates: 55.64835, -4.75232 • what3words: ///drank.emerge.unfilled
Erith Pier (By grandad1950)

Erith Pier is the longest pier on the River Thames in London. Originally used for shipping it is now used for leisure and fishing activities. Good views along the river I parked in the Morrisons car park, free for 3 hours. Good views along the river.

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

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Co-ordinates: 51.4823, 0.184613 • what3words: ///dull.mason.beans
Hoober Stand (By Jim437)

Hooper Stand you can go up the pyramid however its only open 12-3 on Sundays

Hoober Stand is a 30-metre-high (98 ft) tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. It was designed by Henry Flitcroft for the Whig aristocrat Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton (later the 1st Marquess of Rockingham) to commemorate the quashing of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. It lies close to his country seat Wentworth Woodhouse. Its site is approximately 157 metres (515 ft) above sea level and from the top there are long-distance views on a clear day. Hoober Stand is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park;

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 53.48203, -1.387487 • what3words: ///matter.breed.unfit
National Coal mining Museum (By Jim437)

Email the mine manager for permission to takeoff and fly over the site ,be mindful there can be a lot of visitors including children at the site

onsite carpark

Land owner permission obtained.

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Co-ordinates: 53.64321, -1.62003 • what3words: ///flop.dignitary.luckier
Wybunbury Tower (By McBrowser)

The leaning tower of Wybunbury in Cheshire. An interesting place to fly. I parked at the Red Lion car park, which is currently closed down.

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 53.04529, -2.448924 • what3words: ///unloading.quilting.galaxies
Lesnes Abbey ruins Bexley (By grandad1950)

The Abbey ruins are in Abbey Woods. Easy parking and TOAL , the ruins are well worth exploring

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

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Co-ordinates: 51.48837, 0.128502 • what3words: ///dating.strut.runs
Brixham (By richrab)

Brixham Harbour is located on the southern side of Tor Bay and boasts one of the largest fishing fleets in the UK, plus a thriving fish market to support it.

Nice place to TOAL for good views of the Harbour and surrounding area.

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 50.40076, -3.517543 • what3words: ///river.tungsten.cooking
Alexandra Park (By SkyPirate)

TOAL from the field across the road, or on footpath. I did take off and land from the grounds, as the website does state that this is a public accessible and funded place. Security tried to stop me, but I did carry on, but if anything, just take off and land from across the road. I parked in the car park I the Palace, which cost me about £5 for the day.

The views of the Palace and of London in the distance, are absolutely stunning here.

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 51.59387, -0.129712 • what3words: ///shrimp.hint.twigs
Thundridge Old Church (By SkyPirate)

I parked for free on Cold Christmas Lane, and followed a public footpath up to the Old Church.

The Church itself is said to be haunted, and there was a tragic story about the deaths of children.

Land owner permission not required.

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Co-ordinates: 51.83782, -0.015578 • what3words: ///shirt.fakes.likely

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