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Site Name: Barbury Castle Country Park (Cowpat Hill)

County: Wilts

Nearest Place: Wroughton

Also Near: Marlborough Downs, Hackpen Hill, Uffcott, Avebury. Savernake Forest and Hungerford to the South.
Wroughton Airfield festival site nearby, with Science museums' land transport & aeronautical collection.

OS Grid Ref: SU 155 767 - Landranger: 173 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: 250 metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: 4 miles South of Swindon

Directions: M4 J.15 go South on A345 for 1 mile, then right on B4005 to Chiseldon. Barbury Castle is well signposted.

Parking: On site for 200 cars.

Facilities: Toilets on site. Nearest pub is Calley Arms, Hodson, near Chiseldon. Food & soft drinks available from Wardens Bungalow.

Accessibility:

Flying Area: About 100 acres. Good hillside site, flat on top.

Comments: W.H.K.F. on very good terms with warden, so please respect the site by remembering to shut all gates and clear away rubbish, broken lines etc.
The site is grazed by sheep & cows - watch where you step!

Local Clubs/Contacts: White Horse Kite Fliers here every 2nd Sunday

Nearest Retailer:

Report By: Steve Gibson File 1993.

Updates By: W.H.K.F. 01.09.96
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