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Site Name: Calshott - Panoramic View + Local Panoramas

County: Hants

Nearest Place: Fawley

Also Near: Hythe

OS Grid Ref: SU 480 014 - Landranger: 196 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: 0 metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: Situated at the mouth of Southampton Water

Directions: South from junction 2 of M27 on A326. At Holbury take left fork at roundabout signed to Calshott.

Parking: Pay and display - outside of Calshott Activity Centre, active every day and rather expensive.
There is a small amount of free park on left hand side of road just before site is reached.

Facilities: Not far from the Flying Boat Inn. Public toilets near beach huts. Good windsurfing on sea (waves) or lagoon (no waves), showers and changing available at Calshott Activity centre.
Also indoor velodrome, dry ski slope, climbing artificial walls, sailing, etc.

Accessibility: OK

Flying Area: There is a strip of grass just across the road from the beach which is excellent for flying in on-shore breezes, and pretty good most of the time.

Comments: Beware the occasional helicopter!

Local Clubs/Contacts: Solent K.F. / Wessex K.G. / Tony Bates + Fractured Axel

Nearest Retailer:

Report By: Tony Bates WKG 23.4.97

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