Best place to fly a kite

Wormella

Wormella

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We were considering a bit of kite flying tomorrow - where's got plenty of space, wind and no powerlines?
 
Withnail

Withnail

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Milford Common also good. If not enough wind, you can climb up the hill to here which has the added attraction of a saucer barrow.
 
Gramaisc

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John Marwood said:
Doxey Marshes North

Access via Cresswell Farm Drive

See the funny man shout at the trains
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There used to be a 132kV line across there, but it's gone now, even the pylons. There was a move to make the base of one into an elevated bird hide, but it came to nothing.

Would have been ideal for hiding any elevated birds that you might find lying around the place.
 
Gramaisc

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I did see this flying over the Common a few years ago

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Alee

Alee

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Millenium green ?
Watch you don't get told off though. My partner got a right telling off for allowing the dog to run through the long grass/wildflowers the other day :-/
 
Mikinton

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stoofer34 said:
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Its a big one!

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Yelverton field?

I used to fly kites there 10-20 years ago. I've still got the kites, so maybe I should dig them out now that I've retired - a good way of keeping fit.

I used to launch parachutes off them using a kite messenger - a device that travels up the line, is triggered near the top, drops the parachute (or whatever) and slides down the line for the next parachute. I say "whatever" - as well as parachutes, we used to launch a flat foam Lancaster bomber off it, reinforced by balsa wood and weighed down by a penny taped to the nose. On one occasion, it crossed the field and flew 100 yards up Torrington Avenue. I dread to think what would have happened if someone had been driving down the road. It'd make for an interesting insurance claim form.

I also used to fly kites at the castle when they held Kite Days. I never had too many problems getting them in the air, but with the uneven ground and the trees surrounding it, I don't think it's the best site.
 
stoofer34

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Yes it was Yelverton Field, I still own a "quiver" of kites ranging from 1.5 sq m up to 5.3 sq m
Not been out of the bag for a couple of years!

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