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Site Name: Ridgeway

County: Berks/Oxford border

Nearest Place: West Ilsley about 1 mile to North-West.

Also Near: Didcot 5 miles to North-East.

OS Grid Ref: SU 478 840 - Landranger: 174 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: - CAA Limit:

Location: Junction of Ridgeway Long Distance Path and local road from A.34 to West Ilsley.

Directions: Off A34, about 5 miles North of M4 J13. Turning signposted "W Ilsley & Ridgeway".
Site is 1/2 mile West of A34.

Buses (Ridgeway Explorer) run, Sundays only during Summer, between Reading & Swindon.

Parking: Good, on site. Bury Down Car Park - area each side of road.

Facilities: NONE (not even a hedge to "go" behind). W. Ilsley nearest.

Accessibility: Good - park & fly.

Flying Area: Good high, windy, site. Most flying on Ridgeway Path. Use short lines there.
Beware barbed wire fences. Take wellies if wet - rough ground and long grass in some areas.

Comments: Farmer does not object to fields being used providing no crops are being grown, do ask him if he is working nearby. Landmark - Didcot power station visible 5 miles to the North-East.

Local Clubs/Contacts: Loddon Valley K.F. + White Horse K.F.

Nearest Retailers: Tradewind Kites, Reading + Cochranes of Oxford, Witney + Odballs, Oxford

Report By: Peter Twivey 16.7.96

Updates By: Richard Nourse 21.09.96
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