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St Margarets parish church in Eartham West Sussex dates from around 1100 and is a grade 1

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Co-ordinates: 50.87614, -0.667245 • what3words: ///flat.fingertip.tactical

Blackpool Central Pier sits roughly midway along Blackpool’s famous promenade and extends straight out into the Irish Sea. Visually, it offers strong leading lines, Victorian structural symmetry, and a classic backdrop including Blackpool Tower and the seafront skyline. From an aerial perspective, it’s one of the most recognisable seaside structures in the UK.

Blackpool Central Pier lies just outside the Blackpool Airport Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ). Great care should be taken not to enter the FRZ. Flying north of the pier is guaranteed to stay out of the FRZ.

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Co-ordinates: 53.81071, -3.056731 • what3words: ///listed.gifted.traded

Perched on top of Lansdown Hill, Bath Racecourse holds the distinction of being the highest flat racecourse in Britain. Its elevation (roughly 780 feet above sea level) is immediately apparent in these photos, offering sweeping views that stretch toward the Bristol Channel and the Welsh mountains.

Racing has been a staple of this plateau since at least 1711, though the modern infrastructure seen here, such as the sleek, canopy-roofed Langridge Stand, reflects a multi-million-pound redevelopment completed in the 21st century. The course is renowned for its unique "anticlockwise" configuration and a final uphill pull that tests the stamina of the finest thoroughbreds.

The long, curving tracks showcase the meticulous maintenance required for "the turf." The contrast between patterned, man-made racing lines against the rugged, historic landscape of the Cotswolds creates a beautiful narrative of how Lansdown Hill has morphed from a site of ancient settlement and Civil War battle (the Battle of Lansdown, 1643) to one of the UK’s most scenic sporting venues.

In the immediate foreground, a rectangular green "island" sits preserved amidst a sea of freshly ploughed dark earth. This is a significant and protected archaeological site: a Romano-British enclosure. Believed to be pre-historic, it played a circumstantial role in the Battle of Lansdown Hill in 1643. During the battle, the Parliamentarian commander Sir William Waller used the existing terrain to his advantage. It has been suggested that the earthwork's ancient "old entrenchment" and associated stone walls provided a form of shelter which his troops could withdrew to take cover after their initial retreat.

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Co-ordinates: 51.41711, -2.406972 • what3words: ///passports.seriously.composts

These aerial perspectives offer a striking masterclass in Iron Age engineering and the strategic use of topography. Hinton Hill Fort (also known as Dyrham Camp) occupies a commanding 240-meter limestone spur of the Cotswold Edge in Gloucestershire. Its primary defensive feature—a massive, single ditch and bank—is most visible where the low morning sun casts deep shadows that emphasise the surviving earthworks.

While the ramparts we see today likely date to the Iron Age (circa 500 BC), the site is most famously associated with the Battle of Deorham in AD 577. This pivotal Saxon victory saw Ceawlin of Wessex defeat three British kings, effectively severing the link between the Celts of the South West and those in Wales. The fort likely served as a strategic lookout and a final rallying point during this Anglo-Saxon expansion.

You can clearly see the broad, semi-circular plateau protected by the steep natural scarp to the west and man-made ramparts to the east. The "scalloped" appearance of the greenery highlights how the land was sculpted to create a formidable barrier.

The images show how the ancient site is now integrated into the English pastoral landscape. The Cotswold Way passes through these ramparts, while modern roads and field boundaries now dissect the periphery of what was once a secure tribal capital.

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Co-ordinates: 51.4888, -2.373452 • what3words: ///random.scrolled.meant

Cuerden Valley Park is a 650-acre country park in Lancashire, managed by the Cuerden Valley Park Trust. For a drone pilot, it offers a varied landscape but requires strict adherence to local park management rules.

I contacted the park management in advance and provided evidence of Insurance and registration.

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Co-ordinates: 53.70749, -2.661772 • what3words: ///attitudes.navigate.brighter

Thirteenth century monastery ruins on an island in Lake Menteith. TOAL from the side of the road but high winds prevented flying all the way to the island. DJI Mini 5 warning: High winds. Your aircraft may not be able to reach the home point.

Cut if you go to Google Maps, DJI has a nice video of a flight over the site, presumably on a much calmer day.

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Co-ordinates: 56.17619, -4.298212 • what3words: ///divorcing.prepared.friend

Perched on the high ridges above Margam and Port Talbot, the remains at Graig Fawr represent a critical chapter in Britain’s World War II coastal defence. This site functioned as a Chain Home Low (CHL) radar station, specifically designed to detect low-flying enemy aircraft that the primary "Chain Home" system might miss.

Operational by the early 1940s, it provided vital early warning for the industrial heartlands of South Wales and the strategic shipping lanes of the Bristol Channel.

Once a low-flying raider was spotted, the information was flashed to the Sector Operations Room, which would then scramble Beaufighters or Hurricanes from nearby RAF Fairwood Common (now Swansea Airport) to intercept.

Other than to others interested in military history, the concrete remains themselves may not be the big draw for a long climb up from the valley below. It’s the location and the views it offers that make this a recommended place to visit and fly around – not a great surprise when you consider the location was chosen because of its clear and unobstructed commanding views over the Bristol Channel it needed to perform its vital task

The top-down and close-up aerials reveal the rugged, reinforced concrete foundations. These pillbox structures were built to withstand near misses from Luftwaffe bombers. You can see the distinct rectangular footprints where the transmitter and receiver huts once stood, shielded by thick earthen embankments that are still partially visible.

The panoramic shots emphasize why this specific peak was chosen. From this height, the radar had an unobstructed "line of sight" across the water.

The iron-stained concrete indicates where the massive metal gantries for the rotating antennae were anchored. These antennae scanned the horizon 24/7, manned by members of the RAF and WAAF who lived in nearby temporary camps.

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Co-ordinates: 51.56979, -3.742781 • what3words: ///clincher.assorted.fended

Tucked away in the hills above Margam, Brombil Reservoir is a striking example of industrial infrastructure evolving into a natural landmark. Originally constructed in the early 20th century, the reservoir was designed to supply water to the burgeoning heavy industries of Port Talbot, specifically it’s massive steelworks (seen towards the horizon in some of the shots beyond the valley)

It represents a vital era when South Wales was the engine room of the British Empire, requiring sophisticated water management systems to fuel its furnaces.

The turquoise colour of the water visible in the photos capture the reservoir’s most famous trait: its vibrant, almost tropical blue-green water. This colour isn't natural and is caused by the refraction of light against the white calcium carbonate (limestone) lining or mineral deposits from the surrounding colliery waste, creating a stark, beautiful contrast with the rugged Welsh hills.

You can clearly see the valley’s industrial scars slowly being reclaimed by nature in the shot’s which show the reservoir framed by the steep, dramatic slopes of the valley, and how the site has transitioned from a strictly functional utility to a "reclaimed" wilderness. The crumbling concrete edges and the heavy stone masonry are leftovers of it's industrial past, now being slowly softened by the encroaching ferns and gorse.

In the wide-angle panoramic shots, the reservoir appears like a jewel in the landscape. It sits at a strategic elevation, demonstrating how Victorian and Edwardian engineers utilized gravity to transport water down to the steelworks on the coastal plain below.

Today, Brombil is no longer operational, having been decommissioned as more modern supply systems took over.

There are a number of different TOAL points at the site which I’ve marked, but it’s the one at the higher elevation that gives the wider contextual view. The best place to park is before the flyover which takes you back under the M4

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Co-ordinates: 51.57719, -3.736181 • what3words: ///rafters.muddle.strictest

The Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation (AKA St Mary’s) at Inchbrook stands as a product of the 19th-century revival of Roman Catholicism in England. Built in the early 1840s, it formed part of a larger religious complex established by the Catholic convert and landowner William Leigh. At a time when Catholic worship was re-emerging after centuries of restriction, the church symbolised renewed confidence and patronage among wealthy converts.

Designed in a Gothic Revival style, the building reflects the architectural ideals popularised by figures such as Augustus Pugin, favouring pointed arches, steeply pitched roofs, and a strong vertical emphasis. Its tall spire and elegant tracery windows were intended not only to inspire devotion but also to assert a visible Catholic presence in the rural landscape of Gloucestershire.

The church originally served a nearby community of nuns and was closely associated with Woodchester Priory, much of which has since disappeared. Despite these losses, the church itself has remained a focal point for local worship and identity.

The church is a nice drone location in its own right, but is also one of 2 recommended Parking locations for flights over the nearby Woodchester Park NT property.

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Co-ordinates: 51.70806, -2.230422 • what3words: ///exact.recitals.sulked

North of Hereford, Sutton Walls Hillfort began as a major Iron Age stronghold, later occupied into the Roman period. It is also tied to Saxon legend as the site where King Æthelberht of East Anglia was murdered by King Offa of Mercia in AD 794—an act of political betrayal that marked its shift from tribal centre to royal residence.

These images reveal key phases of the site’s history. The deep hollows visible are the result of 20th-century gravel extraction. While destructive, this work exposed evidence of mass burials—likely Iron Age warriors killed during a Roman assault.

You can clearly see the surviving ramparts, whose steep banks rise sharply from the flat Herefordshire plain. These defences once included a deep V-shaped ditch and timber palisade, making the fort highly defensible and visually imposing.

Today, Sutton Walls appears as a green plateau surrounded by farmland, yet it still retains the commanding presence of a former Mercian power centre.

One of the most striking discoveries came from in the late 1940s. At the western entrance, archaeologists uncovered a mass burial of around 24 young men. The bodies had been thrown into the defensive ditch, many showing signs of extreme violence—decapitation, sword wounds, and injuries from behind, suggesting execution. Dating evidence places this in the mid-1st century AD, during the Roman advance into the Welsh Marches. The findings indicate the fort was violently taken rather than surrendered, with defenders killed at the gate and discarded in the ditch.

The undisturbed western ramparts likely mark the site of this final conflict, capturing a moment of brutal transition from native stronghold to Roman control.

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Co-ordinates: 52.11395, -2.694601 • what3words: ///splits.completed.install