Hi,
I am wondering if anyone knows of any good places that are just outside of London to go flying?
I have been looking at Heaver Castle but I think they might charge a fee (according to the website) to fly there
London’s a big place @alexmciver 
North, south, east, west? Or any direction?
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South but any direction is fine
Heaver Castle wont allow recreational private flights on or from their land. They’ll charge commercial bodies like the BBC a substantial amount to use and film on their land but for the likes of us mere mortals it’s a no no. By all means find a bit of public land nearby if there is one and take off from there and fly over.
Google maps is a great place to start to find good areas of open land to fly from. Drone Assist will help and Grey Arrows very own Dronescene.co.uk is very good.
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Yeah I have had a look at Drone Scene as well as adding some cool locations to it before.
I have had a look at Reculver towers as well
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tbh all over uk is better to fly than in london
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If you fancy a castle, Bodiam has a couple of locations on Drone Scene which allow you to get a some great shots.
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I’m in North London and prior to lock down used to head over to Hertfordshire (so think Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead) at least once a month…some of the rural views are stunning, so it got me thinking, now I have a drone maybe with all that open space I should do a few flights….question is, if I start flying over fields and meadows, who do I ask permission from and how do I find these people as I know not all the land is council owned.
Thanks for the recommendation of Bodiam castle it’s not too far away from me
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It’s where you take off & land that matters, not where you are flying over (while abiding by any restricted zone rules). There are a few institutions that try to make you think otherwise (National Trust).
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You’re welcome buddy. 
Thanks, much appreciated