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The Severn Bridge added to Bridges in South West by clinkadink on 06/02/2023

Parking: 51.604840, -2.621987
TOAL: 51.605348, -2.626906

The closest place to park to the viewing point is in the Travelodge carpark. Then walk through the now closed Brightside Insurance car park. It takes about 5 minutes.

The Severn Bridge cost £8m to construct and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 1966. It replaced the vehicle ferry between Aust Cliff and Beachley Peninsula and carried the M4 motorway between England and Wales. The main section spans the Severn Estuary. The road continues on a smaller section across the river Wye and, a little further west, over the Wales Coast Path.

Two concrete piers, 988 metres apart, were built up from the bed of the estuary. The Aust pier rests on a limestone outcrop while the Beachley pier rests on hard mudstone. The bridge’s towers were made of high-tensile steel, weighing 2,700 tons in total. From these towers hang the suspension cables which hold up the deck.

An innovative form was developed for the deck to streamline it against the strong winds which sweep along the estuary. The edge of the deck on each side is like a blade, and the wind is smoothly directed over or under the deck. Without this aerodynamic design, the bridge deck would have been much heavier to withstand the wind pressures, which in turn would have required bigger and more expensive support structures.

The high winds caused many accidents, and the bridge was often closed during gales. Congestion began to occur at peak travel times, as traffic using the bridge increased by 63% from 1980 to 1990. In October 1990 a contract was signed for construction downstream of the Second Severn Crossing, to deal with growing traffic and provide a less wind-prone route over the estuary.

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Co-ordinates: 51.61398, -2.632241 • what3words: ///remote.funded.coverings
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 05/02/2023. 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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Allington Castle, Maidstone (By SteveClark)

A lovely place to fly, a superb building to photo/video and so close to to Allington Marina - 2 for the price if 1. This TOAL site is not ideal with overhanging trees and a narrow path to use but is manageable. Car parking is about 400m away.

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Co-ordinates: 51.29339, 0.511894 • what3words: ///brand.retrial.matchbox
Atwick Cliffs, East Riding of Yorkshire (By CutThroatJake)

Public footpath on top of the coastal cliffs at Atwick.
Coastal erosion taking its toll on the area.

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Co-ordinates: 53.94359, -0.181332 • what3words: ///reporting.cluttered.gymnasium
Annan Harbour (By Gogs1)

The town of Annan lies on the Solway coast in Dumfries and Galloway in the South west of Scotland. The harbour, now sadly in decline, has a rich history rooted in fishing, trade and shipbuilding, including in years gone by the construction of 1000 ton tea clippers. Annan Harbour Action Group is now leading a multi million pound regeneration project to restore the harbour and reconnect the town with its maritime history.

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Co-ordinates: 54.9817, -3.270892 • what3words: ///factoring.strut.asleep
Philipps House, Salisbury (By gasbag43)

Lovely location with far-reaching rolling parkland with tranquil views in the grounds of a Neo-Grecian house.

Philipps House (until 1916 Dinton House) is an early 19th-century Neo-Grecian country house at Dinton, overlooking the Nadder valley about 8 miles (13 km) west of Salisbury, Wiltshire.

The house was built in 1816. In 1916 the estate was bought by Bertram Philipps, who renamed the house after himself, then in 1943 he gave the house and grounds to the National Trust. The house is Grade II* listed and its parkland (known as Dinton Park is Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Although Philipps House only dates back to 1816, the parkland trees are evidence of a much more ancient landscape. Of particular note is the massive sweet chestnut near to the house.

Of particular interest (to me!) is the iron age hillfort hidden in the wood behind the house – Wick Ball camp – that I found when reviewing the location on the relevant Ordnance Survey map. The term ‘Wick’ often indicates the presence of a vicus – a Latin term for a settlement outside the walls of a Roman fort. Additionally, the term ‘ball’ often denotes a boundary, and is a shortening of the word ‘bailiwick”. I couldn’t see anything from the air so explored the wood on foot – the boundary ditch and earthworks are clearly visible up close but completely absorbed by the forest

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Co-ordinates: 51.08657, -1.995692 • what3words: ///hiked.link.succumbs
St Mary the Virgin church, Salisbury (By gasbag43)

The parish of Dinton lies alongside the B3089 nine miles to the west of Salisbury within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Church of England parish church is St Mary the Virgin, which was begun in the late 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building that backs onto the National Trust’s Dinton Park.

The north doorway survives from the earliest work, while the rest of the church is largely from the 13th and 14th centuries

It’s a picturesque church in its own right, but its proximity to Dinton Park’s rolling countryside as a backdrop that makes it a recommendation to visit

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Co-ordinates: 51.0842, -1.988053 • what3words: ///greyhound.terribly.badminton
Codford Circle, West Wiltshire (By gasbag43)

Codford Circle is a Neolithic enclosure, possibly a hillfort, located on the summit of Codford Hill, a chalk promontory of Salisbury Plain, near to the village and civil parish of Codford, in Wiltshire,

It dates from the transition between the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and probably had a agricultural function, maybe for granaries. Hilltop enclosures are very unusual, with less than 30 recorded and only in England (though some may have been later been developed into more defensive sites, so disguising their origins). Most are found on the chalk downland of Wessex, Sussex and the Cotswolds, with a few in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire

The site is oval in plan and approximately of 3.6 ha (8.9 acres). It is surrounded by a bank 6.5 m (21 ft) wide and up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) high, then a ditch 5 m (16 ft) wide and up to 0.5 m (1.6 ft) deep, although an area on the south eastern edge has been reduced by ploughing. Aerial photography shows signs of an inner ditch, possibly signs of a former palisade fence, and entrances on the east and west sides. The entrances on the southeast and northwest sides are later in date

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Co-ordinates: 51.16379, -2.026119 • what3words: ///enacted.punch.straying
ANZAC hill carving, West Wiltshire (By gasbag43)

The Codford area has had a long history with Anzac (Australian and New Zealand) soldiers and during World War I large training and transfer camps were established for the tens of thousands of troops waiting to move to France.

Codford also became a depot in 1916 for the men who had been evacuated from the front line and were not fit to return to the front.

Codford's 'Anzac Badge' was the idea of an Australian Brigade Commander during World War I who wished to leave a visible memento of his brigade when it departed. This consists of a gigantic Rising Sun badge (measuring 53 x 45 metres), carved into the grass of 'Misery Hill' (exposing the underlying bright white chalk) in 1916.

The initial work on the badge was started by the 13th Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). The badge was then embedded with green, brown and clear beer bottles to make it shine bronze like the badge worn on the Australian uniform.

Maintaining the badge became the focus of punishment parades and as a result the spur on which it is carved became ‘affectionately’ known as Misery Hill by Australian troops

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Co-ordinates: 51.15362, -2.024145 • what3words: ///shovels.enchanted.unite
St Michael the Archangel church, Salisbury (By gasbag43)

St Michael's Church in Mere, Wiltshire, is a Grade 1 listed building. It has a rich history dating back to at least the 11th century, with evidence suggesting a Saxon church existed on the site.

The church is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel and features a striking 15th-century tower, visible for miles around. Over the centuries, the church has been expanded and modified, with significant additions and rebuilds in the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries

The church is tucked away in a quiet part of town surrounded by cottages of Mere stone. The 15th century tower looks down on a churchyard with 12 yew trees clipped in the shape of skittles and known as the 12 Apostles

The backdrop to the church in this photo shows just a small part of the miles upon miles of lush rolling Wiltshire countryside that surrounds the village with a significant number of ancient earthworks – field systems and forts dating back to the Iron Age – in close proximity making Mere a great base from which to explore the area.

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Co-ordinates: 51.08894, -2.271037 • what3words: ///famed.pictures.auctioned
Mere Castle, Salisbury (By gasbag43)

Castle Hill, also called Mere Castle, was a medieval fortification built by Richard, the Earl of Cornwall, in 1253 on a hill overlooking the town of Mere, Wiltshire.

It is a very prominent landmark, rising up on the north edge of the town and overlooking the settlement on one side, and the downs to the north

The castle was constructed in stone, with six towers, inner buildings and gates. It was abandoned in the 14th century and stripped of its stone and metalwork. Only earthworks remain in the 21st century

The site is protected under law as a scheduled monument owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and leased to the local parish council

The hill itself is picturesque, but the view from altitude (summit plus 120 metes) is of stunning Wiltshire landscape

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Co-ordinates: 51.09169, -2.27284 • what3words: ///flame.bead.napkins
Goddington Park, Bromley (By grandad1950)

aerial view of the 64 hectare Goddington park in Orpington in the London borough of Bromley. Extensive sports facilities and lovely parkland with trees

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Co-ordinates: 51.36705, 0.115153 • what3words: ///cages.signal.strict

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