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JCB Lake, JCB World Headquarters, Denstone, Uttoxeter added to Lakes and Reservoirs in West Midlands by D0c.Col on 14/04/2023

JCB Lake Park is open to the public and the 1.9km circular walk around the lake will take approximately 30 mins for an able bodied person and is wheelchair friendly. I was not staying long so I parked just off New Road (exactly where I placed the location pin) in the entrance to the Anglers Club gate. Carrying on a short distance up New Rd and you'll come across twin roundabouts. Take the left turn on both and after the second left there is a large carpark. My son-in-law visited the lake recently and he assured me it was free and available! A bit further on from the twin roundabouts up New Rd is Denstone Farm Shop and Cafe , which is a 2.5mile round trip by foot to the lake.

There are no restrictions with regard to FRZ and East Staffordshire Council do not have a conflicting bylaw.

Great open place to fly with areas where you can quietly TOAL at your leisure.

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Co-ordinates: 52.95725, -1.846286 • what3words: ///blogging.scrambles.finds
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 13/04/2023. 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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Garth Mountain, Cardiff (By TheJohnster)

Mountain to the NW of Cardiff, visible from pretty much everywhere in the city. Open moorland between the villages of Pentyrch & Taff's Well, the location for the romcom 'The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain', which is a local legend but I have no idea if there is any truth to it! Superb viewpoint, bit hazy when I went up on Monday evening (when there was a gorse fire as well which didn't help)

Easy walk up from Mountain Road, parking for half a dozen vehicles at the start of a farm track, or at various locations further east along that road. No restrictions.

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Co-ordinates: 51.5432, -3.294199 • what3words: ///procures.premature.dimes
Roddlesworth Reservoir, Chorley (By Seadog)

A nice scenic location close to Abbey Village, Nestled between Chorley & Blackburn. Good walking, bird watching area.

Parking a bit of a pain, I parked just up Brinscall road (limited), popular with fell and dog walkers.

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Co-ordinates: 53.69574, -2.529216 • what3words: ///sapping.bridges.island
The Tollard Royal Folly, North Dorset (By gasbag43)

The Tollard Royal folly, a 65-foot-high, rendered concrete structure in an Indian Mogul style, is located on the Rushmore Estate in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire.

Built in 2009, it was originally intended to accommodate and hide 5 mobile phone masts to be installed by O2, but the phone company pulled out before it was built and the landowner went ahead and built it anyway.

At the time of construction, it was thought to be the tallest folly built in the UK for more than a century.

Parking was a small dirt layby (space for 2 cars only) and the TOAL point a public footpath

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Co-ordinates: 50.95046, -2.074743 • what3words: ///steered.homeward.tops
Cheesefoot Head, Winchester (By OzoneVibe)

Following a meetup here (https://greyarro.ws/t/meetup-southampton-area-cheesefoot-head-winchester-10am-on-30th-march-2025/93365), popped back and took the 360.

Car park is small - and you need to climb past some barbed wire to get to the field beyond the end of the car park, and there's a trig-point located in that field.

On the day of the meet (a Sunday), there was a coffee van in the car park, too .. but not on the following day.

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Co-ordinates: 51.04611, -1.243719 • what3words: ///segregate.scorpions.geologist
Stanton Drew ancient stone circle, Bath and North East Somerset (By gasbag43)

The Stanton Drew stone circles are just outside the village of Stanton Drew in Somerset.

The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain - it is widely considered to be one of the largest Neolithic monuments to have been built.

The date of construction is not known, but is thought to be between 3000 and 2000 BC, which places it in the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. It was made a scheduled monument in 1982

The Great Circle was surrounded by a ditch and is accompanied by smaller stone circles to the northeast and southwest. There is also a group of three stones, known as The Cove, in the garden of the local pub. The Cove has been shown to be around 1000 years older than the stone circles, and so date from 4000–3000 BC

Parking close by (see icon) - honesty box £1 charge

TOAL from public footpath running parallel to site

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Co-ordinates: 51.36697, -2.576024 • what3words: ///tripling.detection.duck
Somerset Memorial, South Gloucestershire (By gasbag43)

The Somerset Monument north of the village of Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire, was built in 1846 to commemorate Lord Robert Edward Somerset. It is a Grade II listed building, and on the Heritage at Risk register.

Lord Robert Edward Somerset was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. From 1830 he sat in the House of Parliament for Gloucestershire and from 1834 to 1837 was MP for Cirencester.

The stone tower is around 100 feet (30 m) high and has a viewing platform at the top. However, the structure is considered unsafe and not open to visitors so the only view from the top is via drone(!).

The structure tapers slightly and has four panelled sides. On the southern panel is the arms of the Somerset family.

TOAL point was from a public footpath running close to the monument (part of the Cotswold Way)

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Co-ordinates: 51.58717, -2.330134 • what3words: ///paint.swoop.most
Worcester Lodge at Badminton House, Cotswold (By gasbag43)

Worcester Lodge is a Grade I listed building designed by William Kent, with southern facing parkland, leading towards the three-mile avenue to Badminton House.

It was completed in 1746 and served as a banqueting hall, a central feature in the landscape, a gatehouse with accommodation for a gatekeeper and a place to watch the Beaufort Hunt based on the estate of Badminton House . Today the grand room inside can be hired as a private dining space and the park in front for weddings and large outdoor events.

The Badminton estate is perhaps best known as the location for the much televised annual Badminton Horse trials

TOAL is from the grass verge that runs alongside the main road that passes in front of the building

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Co-ordinates: 51.58278, -2.275308 • what3words: ///ducks.altering.reduction
Jervaulx Abbey, Richmondshire (By ChrisM)

Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton in North Yorkshire, 14 mi (23 km) north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building.
It has been owned by the Burdon family since 1971.
Car parking is over the road and is by honesty box £1
Access to the abbey is 24 hours and is by honesty box £5
There are tearooms adjacent to the car parking.
I gained permission to fly through the owner's daughter, Anna Burdon. ( [email protected] ). It was suggested that I flew before 10.00 a.m or after 4.00 p.m.
I've visited a number of times over the years and have never found it to be very busy.

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Co-ordinates: 54.26713, -1.737342 • what3words: ///than.dumplings.compacts
River Ribble and Roman baths, Ribble Valley (By Seadog)

From this location there are excellent views up Ribble Valley towards Clitheroe & Pendle. A short walk up the creek you come to the remains of a Roman Baths.

Need to be considerate of the school adjacent to the river.

Best to fly here out of season (early spring). To avoid traffic chaos. I parked in pay and display car park in village (about 1/4 mile walk). Some nice benches to sit on near by overlooking river and catch some sun.

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Co-ordinates: 53.81149, -2.530975 • what3words: ///oven.plots.restores
Knowle Park, Waverley (By grandad1950)

Knowle Park is a new 60-acre country park and nature reserve in the heart of Cranleigh, featuring a lake, outdoor performance spaces, and an adventure park.

Lots of space to fly but can get busy at weekends

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Co-ordinates: 51.13911, -0.495892 • what3words: ///steamed.grins.jetliner

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