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Site Name: Gogmagog Down

County: Cambridgeshire

Nearest Place: Great Shelford, Stapleford

Also Near: Cambridge

OS Grid Ref: TL 489 530   Landranger: 502 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: 4 miles South-East of the centre of Cambridge

Directions: From the A11 take the Haverhill to Cambridge Road A1307 heading into Cambrige, and the road is dual carriageway up a hill when you get to the top, turn left to Shelford, and Gog Magog down is just down on the left hand side.

Parking: Good Car Park

Facilities: None

Accessibility: Good

Flying Area: Sort of on a hill works best in a westerly wind or better in a NW. The prevailing SW and indeed a southerly is adversley affected by the trees on the top of the hill.

Comments: Great for Kites Buggying is not brilliant here as there are quite a few non kite flyers using the down and if its busy it gets a bit hairy trying to avoid folk.

Local Clubs/Contacts: Great Ouse Kite Fliers

Nearest Retailer: KiteShop Ltd (Wolfgang), Cam(at)ridge

Report By: Tom Ashworth (TomAshworth(at)bigfoot.com) 28.07.00

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