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Welford Park added to Historic Buildings in South East by clinkadink on 25/02/2023

Parking: 51.460021, -1.415705
TOAL: 51.455132, -1.412745

There is a free car park just north of the park and then a 5 minute walk to the park. It costs £12 to get in, it is open 11 am to 5 pm. I got there at 4 pm, so haggled him down to a tenner.

During the Middle Ages, the monks of Abingdon Abbey owned the manor of Welford. The Dissolution of the Monasteries stripped the abbey of its possessions, but rather than sell off Welford, Henry VIII kept it for himself as a hunting lodge. Then in 1546, he granted it to Sir Thomas Parry, a courtier and later Treasurer to Elizabeth I.

In 1618 the Parry's sold Welford to Sir Francis Jones, soon to become Lord Mayor of London. This is the only time in the long history of Welford Park that the estate has been sold. In 1652 Richard Jones, Sir Francis' grandson, had the elegant brick house we see today built by architect John Jackson. Richard died without a male heir, and his daughter Mary married John Archer.

It was an altogether different Archer who had a more profound effect on Welford. In 1700 Thomas Archer married Eleanor Archer, Mary's daughter. Despite the confusion of names, Thomas was not related to the Welford Archers. He was, however, set to become one of the great architects of early 18th century England, and would leave his stamp on some of the great country houses of the day. The Jacobean house at Welford was really his first major essay at architecture. Archer renovated the front facade, adding Ionian columns to create a neoclassical look, and raised the roof by adding another storey.

An even bigger transformation came later, however, in 1840, when a courtyard behind the house was filled in to create the exceedingly large dining room.

The next few generations of Welford owners are a confusing jumble of marriages and name-changing in the aide of inheritance. The manor passed at length to the Eyre family and was let out to tenants. It served as a convalescent home in WWI but is once again a family home.

Because it is very much a family home, Welford Park house itself is rarely open to visitors. Not so, however, for the grounds, which are famous for their snowdrop display in early spring. Snowdrop opening times usually run from very late January through February. Check the website for current details.

If you are a horticulturalist you'll want to know that the snowdrops at Welford are primarily Galanthus Nivalis. They carpet the ground in a 5-acre beech wood beside the River Lambourn. Dotted amongst the beech trees are rare species like Lady Elphinstone and Lord Monstictus.

https://www.welfordpark.co.uk/

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Co-ordinates: 51.45607, -1.413458 • what3words: ///moved.whistling.funded
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 25/02/2023. 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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Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) Rhoscolyn, Isle of Anglesey (By LordEdam)

Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) is a sea arch on the cliffs between Rhoscolyn and Trearddur Bay, Anglesey. There is a footpath allowing you to stand on top of the arch if you’re brave enough. To the north is another sea arch called Bwa Du (the black arch)

Nb - this site is less than half a mile outside RAF Valley FRZ, and is an active area for military helicopter training. When I was there I had to abandon my flight because a helicopter decided to practice landing on the neighbouring headland

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Co-ordinates: 53.25381, -4.610481 • what3words: ///dunk.cashiers.format
Billingshurst Cricket Club, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Jubilee Fields in Billingshurst is home to a fine cricket ground with good spectator facilities in West Sussex.

There is a lot of room to fly out of the cricket season.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02715, -0.456963 • what3words: ///footpath.hotdog.special
St Bartholomew's Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

The church has a W tower, an aisled nave and a chancel with N chapel. It is a large, heavy building, largely of boulders and ashlar, standing high on a raised walled churchyard in the centre of the village. The nave (without aisles) and the chancel seem to be on the twelfth-century plan.

Aisles were added in the late 12thc., but the arcades were completely rebuilt at the restoration. A watercolour of 1868 (Twycross-Raines 1920, 29) shows the interior before the arcades were substantially rebuilt in 1870-1: they look very plain early pointed; he describes the assortment of piers and arches then existing. In the rebuilding a single design of capital was used throughout.

Inside in the S aisle is a sundial often dated to the early 11thc.. Reset in the same wall is a small figure, called a ‘Roman soldier’. The altarpiece in the N chapel is set with tile mosaic from Meaux, the pieces being brought from Hilston church after the bombing. The effigy in the chapel (in the general view) is of Sir John de Melsa, died 1377.

For our Corpus, there are 11thc. windows, blocked, in the N wall of the chancel; and a third windowhead with sculpture in the S wall of the chancel outside. Chevron voussoirs are reused over the 14thc. priest’s doorway nearby. A reset figure is included, but its date is uncertain. Twycross-Raines says that the chevron voussoirs and the windowhead are not constructed from the same kind of stone as that used in later parts of the pre-restoration building (1920, 30).

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Co-ordinates: 53.82985, -0.110963 • what3words: ///nightcap.internet.petty
Fraisthorpe Wind Farm, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power generating site located in the village of Fraisthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bridlington and 40 miles (64 km) east of York.[1] It was granted full planning permission in early 2015 when the Ministry of Defence dropped their objection to the site. This was despite the apparent vocal opposition by local people and councillors. It started generating electricity in August 2016.

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Co-ordinates: 54.04858, -0.230183 • what3words: ///javelin.chairing.filled
Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness North East (By JoeC)

The lighthouse at Dunnet Head sits on the most northerly point of mainland Britain. It was built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1831.

I was lucky enough to be there for a wedding so could take off from inside the grounds, but there's a good carpark and ample other places for TOAL from nearby.

Remember, the cliffs are 300m high so be mindful of distances and altitude ;)

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Co-ordinates: 58.67138, -3.376622 • what3words: ///acrobat.menswear.phones
Saunton Sands, North Devon (By Howard)

The location offers panoramic views of beach, burrows, estuary, and ocean at the northern end of Bideford Bay. Be aware that there is an MOD area to the south of the access point and NOTAMs may be active.

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Co-ordinates: 51.11667, -4.221529 • what3words: ///fixture.dizziness.reporting
St Peters cowfold, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Tucked away in the centre of the village is the 13th century St Peters parish church a grade 1 listed building. Close by is the recreation ground where there is a lot of room to fly.

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Co-ordinates: 50.99007, -0.273639 • what3words: ///decisive.distanced.found
Alport Falls, Derbyshire Dales (By bryand)

As the River Lathkill meets the River Bradford it cascades over a number of steps where the crystal-clear water foams over the falls. Easy to get to, with parking along Alport Lane and TOAL near the bridge.

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Co-ordinates: 53.17724, -1.67175 • what3words: ///pits.shadowed.surprises
Blackpool Senataph, Blackpool (By WorldInFocus)

The Cenotaph offers a perfect, centered top-down image. The symmetrical design contrasts heavily with the chaotic, linear layout of the promenade and beach.

Looking down, the drone captures the close proximity of the Irish Sea, the busy traffic on the promenade, and the towering, angular shadow of the Blackpool Tower looming nearby.

As a pilot, navigating near the promenade requires high awareness of tourists and strict adherence to height limits to avoid interfering with, or being blocked by, the Tower.

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Co-ordinates: 53.81986, -3.056059 • what3words: ///bleat.asserts.fend
Brock Aquaduct, Wyre (By MartG1960)

Brock Aquaduct is where the Lancaster Canal crosses over the River Brock, at Brock near Preston.

Note that it is adjacent to Myerscough College, so best to stay on the North side of the River, and also avoid the power lines just to the East of the Canal.

I parked on StMichael's Rd next to Guy's Thatched Hamlet, and walked along the towpath to the aquaduct ( about a 20 min walk )

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Co-ordinates: 53.8577, -2.752193 • what3words: ///plank.ticking.regress

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