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A great location where you can fly straight from the car park. The M62 runs over the dam creating amazing opportunities for long exposures after dark. There's an odd tower thing sticking out of the water near the dam which is ilt up at night too. There's a sailing club and outdoor pursuits centre nearby so there's opportunities to capture boats on the water, though you have to be aware of overflying if there's a lot of people on the water.
It's worth noting that the car park closes at 6pm so make sure not to get locked in. There's plenty of parking on the road adjacent to the car park.

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Co-ordinates: 53.64397, -1.921964 • what3words: ///losing.irrigated.coupler

Great views over the lagoon, Shoreham Harbour, and along the coast into Brighton.

Fantastic at sunrise and sunset, highly recommended.

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Co-ordinates: 50.82666, -0.199996 • what3words: ///works.melon.critic

This is the beautiful Loch Thom on the Old Largs Road between Largs and Gourock, Inverclyde.

Where I flew from is off the road up a track, perfectly legal in Scotland as we have no Trespass Laws for land like this. This is a great vantage point as it is above the loch.

Although the hills to the left have Orange Significance Warnings, the Loch and Reservoir do not.

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Co-ordinates: 55.91544, -4.769204 • what3words: ///outdoor.fully.aimlessly

This is an incidental parking area, when we were there, three cars, ours a WAV Wheelchair accessible vehicle with ramp, plenty of room.

We stopped on the spur of the moment, heading further on to a carpark, but this wee spot had a bench, so was ideal for lunch with my wife where I could get her wheelchair beside the bench.

While there the owners of one of the cars came back with their canoe, had lunch and left, then another family, mum with paddle board and kids with a canoe launched from this spot. That was the ideal time for me to take off and fly around the loch.

What a beautiful spot.

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Co-ordinates: 56.18806, -4.488382 • what3words: ///curly.picturing.fewer

My wife was looking for a spot near the Lake to stop, we found this place, parking for 2 hours is £4, staff were about and never asked what I was doing, I was out of the way by the water, not flying directly over anyone, I am not sure if you need permission but seeing there was no problems with the staff watching me, I don't think it is an issue, it may become one if loads turn up at once, but for the 30 minutes we were there there was no issues :)

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Co-ordinates: 54.40809, -2.947987 • what3words: ///tutored.bypasses.finely

Dumfries House is an impressive Palladian country house in East Ayrshire. It is owned and maintained by The King's Foundation and sits in a 2000 acre estate which also has impressive gardens and an ornate maze.

Although not in an FRZ at the time, it's always worth checking as temporary restrictions have been known.

Contact the estate for permission to fly from their property (I can't see any good way to get decent images of the house and gardens without this). When I flew there I had to submit a flight plan (with risk assessment) and have £10m public liability insurance.

There is ample parking on the estate, but they've just introduced a £5 fee. If you live locally you can apply for a free annual parking pass.

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Co-ordinates: 55.45547, -4.307885 • what3words: ///downsize.short.books

Cinderbarrow is home to the Lancaster & Morecambe Model Engineering Society (LMMES) who were previously based in Steamtown Carnforth. The land is owned by Lancashire County Council and it's a picnic area as well as the trains, sitting alongside the West Coast mainline. The site is open 24/7 but the train areas are fenced off.

LMMES have a website, https://lmmes.co.uk/, which is down at time of writing but they are active on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LMMES2018. Opening times are SUNDAYS and BANK HOLIDAYS 10.30-12.30 then 1.15 to 3.45 plus Thursdays during the school summer holidays, check their Facebook page before travelling if you want to ride the trains. They accept donations for rides.

On-site parking is free and if full, there's space on parts of the lane that approaches the site.

No drink or food sold on site nor are there toilets but about a mile away on the A6 there's a garage/Spar where I've always found the fuel to be cheaper than elsewhere.

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Co-ordinates: 54.17614, -2.745829 • what3words: ///mailboxes.wicket.reapply

Stambermill Vidauct just outside stourbridge town centre.

I parked on a small carpark just up the road however you can park on the roadside near by. It is a very quiet "park" but its essentially just a field which no one really goes in, perfect for practicing.

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Co-ordinates: 52.45773, -2.134352 • what3words: ///push.rings.await

A lovely country park with a large lake, walled gardens and fine parkland. A good farm shop sells excellent produce and a good ice cream. You have to pay for parking.

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Co-ordinates: 50.87637, -0.978365 • what3words: ///rural.risk.contracts

The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin is a chantry chapel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, and is designated a Grade I Listed building by Historic England. It is located south of the city centre on the medieval Chantry Bridge over the River Calder. It is the only survivor of four chantries in Wakefield and the oldest and most ornate of the surviving bridge chapels in England.

Parking by the Dominos pizza shop, walked to the end of the bridge for TOAL.

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Co-ordinates: 53.67667, -1.489439 • what3words: ///throw.exist.basis