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Site Name: Sundorne Recreation Ground, Sundorne Road

County: Shropshire

Nearest Place: Shrewsbury

Also Near: Uffington ?

OS Grid Ref: SJ 518 145 - Landranger: 126 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: Outskirts of Shrewsbury - 3 miles N.E. of town centre

Directions: North on A.49, turn West onto B.5062 for 1/2 a mile.

Parking: Next to pavillion.

Facilities: The Coracle (pub) 400 yards away. Toilets in the pavillion, but that is open only when there are football matches on. Normally, it is closed unless there is a special event, e.g. Kite Festival! Supermarkets near.

Accessibility: Sundays in the football season, not available before 12.30pm. Anytime during daytime. Even when there are football matches on there is space for kiteflying.

Flying Area: 45 acres and excellent for kiteflying.

Comments: The Shrewsbury Kite and Boomerang Festival is held every year on the last "full" weekend in June.

Local Clubs/Contacts: There is now no organised group, but local fliers kites-in-shrewsbury often fly there, especially at weekends -- unless they've gone to a festival elsewhere!

Nearest Retailer: Sky Bums in Shrewsbury.

Report By: Steve Gibson File 1993.

Updates By: John Jordan 18.03.02 - Email: jj(at)kites-in-shrewsbury.co.uk
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